Articles containing the tag ‘ANC
By Robert On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Nkandla: Ad hoc Committee to be Established

The National Assembly has stated on Tuesday that an ad hoc committee will be established in order to review the response of President Jacob Zuma with regards to the reports on his Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-N... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

ANC Must Not Attack Press Freedom, says DA

The Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s main opposition, has told the African National Congress, the ruling party that attacking the Beeld publication editor, Adriaan Basson about his opinion piece on the... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

DA to Seek Legal Action on Nkandla

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that they will go to court in order to get president Jacob Zuma to submit a final full and comprehensive report in response to the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

President Zuma Must Lead or Step Down – Maimane

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane, challenged President Jacob Zuma in his speech in response to the president’s budget vote speech, to either lead the country which ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, July 20th, 2014

Malema Takes Modise to Court over Parliamentary Ejection

When the president of the Economic Freedom Fighters promised that he would bring fireworks into parliament, he was talking literally and he seems to be keeping to his word. He has decided to take embattled chai... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, June 20th, 2014

EFF to Seek Legal Advice on Pending Parliamentary Sanctions

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, has said that his party will seek legal advice on how to deal with the pending parliamentary sanctions for him and his party. Speaking during his part... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, June 16th, 2014

South Africa Celebrates Youth Day

South Africa celebrates youth day today in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprisings. On this day, 38 years ago, a group of schoolchildren set off from Morris Isaacson, located in Orlan... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

Zuma to Miss Youth Day Event and Lekgotla

President Jacob Zuma is going to remain at home to rest during both the Government’s Lekgotla and he will no longer deliver the main address at the annual Youth Day address, which is to be held in Kimberk... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, June 9th, 2014

Platinum Strike Continues as Ramatlhodi Pulls Out of Wage Negotiations

Newly appointed South African Minister of Mines, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has pulled out of his wage talks which were currently underway between AMCU and the platinum mining companies, Lonmin, Anglo American Platinum... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 7th, 2014

Thabo Mbeki’s Mother Dies as Zuma is Admitted to Hospital

It is a bad weekend in South Africa. As the nation mourns the death of the mother of former president, Thabo Mbeki, the serving president, Jacob Zuma, was admitted to hospital on Saturday. It started with the n... Read more »