Ramaphosa in the Driving Seat but the Road Is Still Long – Economists

Despite the fact that Ramaphosa seems to be scoring huge successes both as the president of the country and that of the ANC, there is a lot that he still needs to do before he can get the country out of the woods, so to speak. This is the message that emanated from several economists as they spoke to the media. “The recent spate of announcements are long overdue and send the right signal about the government’s commitment to unblock the obstacles that have been holding bac... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 12th, 2021

Despite the State of Covid in SA, the Worst is Yet to Come

Even though it appears that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit us in South Africa, experts in the field have warned that the worst is yet to come. This warning was sounded by the Covid-19 expert, P... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Ramaphosa Approves Amendment of Electricity Regulation Act to Address Load Shedding

In an unprecedented move, the president of the republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa made a statement on Thursday in which he addressed a number of issues that have been bedeviling the power utility, Eskom.... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Health Minister Mkhize Placed on Special Leave

Amid claims that there is a political agenda in the Digital Vibes debacle, health minister Zweli Mkhize has been placed on special leave to allow him to attend to the allegations and investigations surrounding ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, June 7th, 2021

Mkhize Most Likely to Be Replaced by One of Two Women

As the skeletons come tumbling out of the cupboards, new brooms are said to be on the ready. This is the picture that has been presented by the news doing the rounds in the political circles as it emmerges that... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 6th, 2021

TB Joshua Condolence Messages Flood Social Media

Fans from all over the world and across the continent of Africa have sent messages of condolences and solidarity to the family of popular preacher, prophet and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, who was po... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 5th, 2021

A Call for Zweli Mkhize to Step Down as Health Portfolio Committee Meets

In spite of the fact that he did not attend the meeting on Friday, the Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, came under heavy criticism from the health portfolio committee as well as members of the opposition. Mkh... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, June 4th, 2021

JSC Decision on Hlophe Postponed to 30 July

The judicial services commission has postponed the decision to the 30th of July decision on whether the Western Cape judge president John Hlophe should be impeached. The spokesperson for the JSC, Doris Tshepe, ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

Gupta Lieutenant Sharma Stands Trial in Bloemfontein

  The four people that are accused of being involved in the failed Estina Dairy Project appeared before the magistrate in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Thursday facing charges ranging from fraud to... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

Heads Begin to Roll as Gupta Investigations Gather Momentum

Heads have begun to roll because of the state capture as the Investigating Directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority begins making arrests. On Wednesday, the directorate announced that they have arreste... Read more »