President Cyril Ramaphosa has been called out for caving into United States of America (USA) pressure not to protect Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was expected to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month. The West has also been accused of undermining South Africa’s sovereignty and independent foreign policy, by weaponising trade and resorting… Continue reading Ramaphosa Called Out For Caving Into US Pressure Over Putin
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Gauteng ANC Back To The Drawing Board As Ekurhuleni Conference Nullified
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng is expected to make public its response to a damning ruling by the Johannesburg High Court that uncovered traces of factionalism in last year’s Ekurhuleni regional conference, which has since been declared invalid and set aside. ANC provincial spokesperson Lesego Makhubela told African Times that the provincial executive… Continue reading Gauteng ANC Back To The Drawing Board As Ekurhuleni Conference Nullified
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s Sherpa Speaks On Single BRICS Currency
The BRICS countries continue to discuss the possibility of introducing a common single currency and the implications of such a move. Pavel Knyazev, Russia’s Sous-Sherpa in BRICS, gave an exclusive commentary to TV BRICS, where he outlined how this decision could help the development of the states of the Five. “This issue has been coming… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s Sherpa Speaks On Single BRICS Currency
De-Risking – I Want Your Market, But You Need To Slow Down Tech Development
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — The talk of de-risking from China has been gaining ubiquity among Western politicians and business communities recently, while the de-coupling approach seems to be put away, at least in rhetoric. Don’t get fooled. The nature of the new De-word is in fact to re-define risk and decouple from China in… Continue reading De-Risking – I Want Your Market, But You Need To Slow Down Tech Development
Limpopo “Forgot” To Charge Officials Implicated In Tender Irregularities, Scopa Told
A public hearing has revealed shocking developments within the Limpopo Department of Education, where supply chain officials and companies contracted to advertise tenders have been doing as they please without any consequences meted against them. The provincial Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) heard that some officials signed off tenders at their own discretion, disbursing… Continue reading Limpopo “Forgot” To Charge Officials Implicated In Tender Irregularities, Scopa Told
North West Terminates Ndhuna Tender After Legislature Demands Answers
North West Public Works and Roads MEC Saliva Gaoage Molapisi ordered his department to terminate the controversial Ndhuna Civil Engineering Services contract after the Provincial Public Accounts Committee (PPAC) demanded answers. After initially ordering an internal probe into the R134 million Khunotswana tender, widely viewed as an attempt to cover up alleged tender fraud and… Continue reading North West Terminates Ndhuna Tender After Legislature Demands Answers
McKenzie, Kunene Take PA’s Coalition Research To Israel
Patriotic Alliance (PA) President Gayton McKenzie and his deputy Kenny Kunene will next week fly to Israel to study how the apartheid country has managed to run coalition governments over the past 70 years. The PA delegation plans to leave South Africa on July 23, and will spend six days in the Middle East country,… Continue reading McKenzie, Kunene Take PA’s Coalition Research To Israel
ANC To Meet Sepulana Activists Over Language Exclusion
Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga have set a date and time to sit down with the marginalised Mapulana tribe from Bushbuckridge to discuss how their language can become recognised. In May, the Mapulana Renaissance Group (MRG) wrote to the ANC as a policy-maker, pleading with the party to consider amending the… Continue reading ANC To Meet Sepulana Activists Over Language Exclusion
Xinhua Commentary: G7 Should Be Renamed G1+6
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — In the just-ended Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Japan, a symbolic show of solidarity couldn’t paper over cracks in the group. Selfish Uncle Sam has made it increasingly difficult for the bloc to forge a unified will as more countries realize that the world’s sole superpower is maneuvering to… Continue reading Xinhua Commentary: G7 Should Be Renamed G1+6
Project-Abandoning Contractor Pleaded Poverty While Cruising In Luxury Cars
The contractor who abandoned projects in North West after pocketing R25 million pleaded poverty while driving to meetings and construction sites in new luxury cars, sources said. According to government officials, civil engineers and business associates, businessman Oberon Sungulani Matsuvuki rocked up for meetings with officials and civil engineers in expensive cars but continued to… Continue reading Project-Abandoning Contractor Pleaded Poverty While Cruising In Luxury Cars