Articles containing the tag ‘ANC
By Robert On Saturday, June 7th, 2014

President Zuma Decides to Take Post-Election Break

South African president, Jacob Zuma, has made the decision to take a break after what the ANC dubbed, “an intense election campaign”. Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe let reporters know today that ... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, May 30th, 2014

“Congress of Clowns” Cartoon – EWN and Writers Apologise and ANC Taking No Further Action

A cartoon posted by news service, EWN, on their website  titled, “Congress of Clowns and the clowns who voted them in,” caused outrage across social media in South Africa on Wednesday. The cartoon... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

The New Cabinet – The Reshuffled Ministries

In his introduction of ministers on Sunday evening, President Zuma announced a number of new ministries and mergers in addition to new ministers. There will be three completely new ministries in the Republic of... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Seven New Ministers in Zuma’s Cabinet

Most of South Africa woke up to a new cabinet on Monday after the new cabinet was announced on Sunday night by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. In the announcement of his new cabinet, ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

Outcry as ANC Appoints Only One Female Premier

In a marathon meeting that started at 8:00 am on Monday and lasted until late in the evening, the names of the provincial premiers were put forward by the province for the approval of the National Executive Com... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

ANC Premiers Announced-Mokonyane Not Included

The African National Congress has announced today the premiers for the provinces which it governs. There have been three changes from the premiers of years past, with the removal of Noxolo Kiviet in the Eastern... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 18th, 2014

The Election Aftermath: Makhonyane May be Reappointed

As is always the case, the aftermath of elections is always littered with political injuries, both minor and profound, and in some extreme cases, political corpses. This will be in everyone’s mind on Mond... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, May 15th, 2014

Nkandla Report – Govt Taking Legal Measures, “unconstitutional”, states Madonsela.

Government has issued a statement on Thursday saying that it will approach the high court to receive clarity on the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela’s report on the President’s Nkandla homestead. The Pupli... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 11th, 2014

Violent Protests Reported in the Aftermath of the 2014 Elections

While we may all heave a sigh of relief that the elections have come and gone with little or no change to our everyday life, we need to take cognisance of the fact that there are always loose ends to be tied a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, May 10th, 2014

Elections 2014: ANC Wins With a Weaker Majority

On Friday afternoon, in the aftermath of the election and with almost all the votes having been counted, there have emerged many views about the tentative results. The African Union observer mission to the elec... Read more »