Articles containing the tag ‘president
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Stricter Lockdown Looming as Gauteng Registers in Excess of 10 000 daily cases

As the country battles a runaway Covid-19 infection rate, the president of the republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, was announced to be planning a meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to discuss t... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Zambia’s First President Kenneth Kaunda Dies at 97

Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, has died at the age of 97. Kaunda, who is the first democratically elected president of the southern African nation, was admitted to a military hospital on Monday... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 13th, 2021

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 woo... 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 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 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 Tuesday, June 1st, 2021

Pan-African Parliament Fails to Elect President Amid Regional Clashes

Immediately after it went into session, the Pan African Parliament again erupted into the chaos that it has come to be known for. The session on Tuesday, which was meant to elect its president, could not go ahe... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

Zuma Corruption Case Moved to 19 July as Dali Mpofu Joins Defence Team

Parties to the case in which former president Jacob Zuma is facing corruption charges, racketeering and fraud have agreed to have the case moved to the 19th of July to allow the prosecution enough time to perus... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 23rd, 2021

Zuma Will Have His Day in Court – Ramaphosa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his predecessor, Jacob Zuma will appear before the nation’s courts and will get a fair trial. The African National Congress president was speaking on France2... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, May 20th, 2021

Zuma Camp Hands Over Special Plea: Want Senior Prosecutor Out

The prosecuting lawyers in the case against the former president, Jacob Zuma, and his co-accused, the Thales company, have indicated that they have received the special plea that the former president had indica... Read more »