Articles containing the tag ‘ANC
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 6th, 2014

ANC is African National Criminals: Malema

It may have taken several hours but it finally happened on Sunday afternoon. They had waited for him since morning and even had to run around the streets singing praise songs and castigating the opposition much... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, March 31st, 2014

Zuma Speaks for the First Time About Nkandla

The ANC NEC has come out in support of its leader, saying President was still ‘the face of ANC’. This is what the Secretary General of the ruling party said in response to questions by members of th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, March 30th, 2014

Parties Complain of Zuma’s Silence on Nkandla Report

When it seemed that the Nkandla saga has played itself out, it seems the opposition parties are not satisfied and would like more done. This came out in separate incidents over the weekend when opposition parti... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, March 29th, 2014

ANC NEC Meeting Places Nkandla Report on the Agenda

In a media briefing on Saturday, the spokesperson of the ANC, Jackson Mthembu, confirmed that the the top decision-making body of the ANC, the National Executive Committee, would discuss the Public Protector... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, March 27th, 2014

Dina Pule Denies ANC Nomination

As the election date draws close, the pressure mounts and some reactions begin to emerge. After the release of the ANC’s list of candidates, there was a lot of reaction to this in all the forms of media. ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, March 21st, 2014

Nkandla Report – Are we Taking the Axe to Our Democracy?

Africa is a very interesting continent. It is the only place where history always seems to repeat itself with deadly accuracy. Many countries in Africa go through the same experiences but nobody seems to be lea... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, March 21st, 2014

ANCYL Calls for the Resignation of the Public Protector Following the Release of the Nkandla Report

It has been a roller coaster ride for the public protector Thuli Madonsela since she presented her report aptly called ‘Secure in Comfort’ in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon. This was a report on th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, March 20th, 2014

Nkandla Report Backlash: DA and EFF Lay Criminal Charges against Zuma

The now notorious Nkandla report has come and gone but it has left a lot of bickering in its wake. In the aftermath of this report, two parties have officially laid charges against President Jacob Zuma and the ... Read more »
By Helen Zille On Monday, March 17th, 2014

The Revenge of a “Worst Order” Racist

It is intriguing — and difficult — to predict which issues will seize the media’s imagination. It is often even more surprising to see which issues are neglected or ignored. Two weeks ago — ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, March 17th, 2014

ANC Takes to the Churches in Campaign

The ANC yesterday took to the churches to help their campaign as the race for the 7 May elections hots up. Gwede Mantashe and Cyril Ramaphosa were in various churches in the Free State province in an apparent a... Read more »