South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila has defended the party’s decision to dump the ANC and contest elections independently, saying they sought to protect the revolution rather than act as observers when the Democratic Alliance (DA) has more influence in government than the communist party. He says the SACP wants to “tackle… Continue reading Mapaila Defends SACP Decision to Contest Elections Independently
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IFP Downplays Tensions Between KZN CoGTA MEC Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi and ANC GPU Partners
The chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, has downplayed the reported tensions between the MEC for CoGTA, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi and the ANC in the government of provincial unity (GPU) and in the province. Ntuli, who is also the premier in the GPU, says it was always expected that there… Continue reading IFP Downplays Tensions Between KZN CoGTA MEC Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi and ANC GPU Partners
ANC, Students Call On UNISA Community To Rally Behind Reappointed Vice Chancellor Professor Puleng LenkaBula
The African National Congress (ANC) and UNISA’s National Student Representatives Council (NSRC) have called on the institution’s community to rally behind re-appointed Vice Chancellor Professor Puleng LenKabula in her second term. Together with the Academic and Professional Staff Association (APSA) of South African Universities, South Africa’s governing party and student body NSRC have expressed support… Continue reading ANC, Students Call On UNISA Community To Rally Behind Reappointed Vice Chancellor Professor Puleng LenkaBula
Privatisation And Commodification Of Energy Behind The Recoding Of Prepaid Meter Chaos
Long snaking queues in the baking sun formed around Eskom offices and service centres in many black working-class areas. Many people arrived at the offices the previous night sleeping over to avoid the stampede, including the elderly, frail and sick. A man died in Orlando Community Hall. He was 59-year-old Joseph Fikile Busakwe, he was… Continue reading Privatisation And Commodification Of Energy Behind The Recoding Of Prepaid Meter Chaos
Presidency Clarifies Comment On Easing Visa Regulations For Nigerians Coming To SA
Following an online backlash, the South African Presidency has come out to clarify the comment by President Cyril Ramaphosa that visa regulations for Nigerian tourists coming to the country would be eased. The clarification has eased the pressure on Ramaphosa who was already facing an online backlash for suggesting that in order to ease the… Continue reading Presidency Clarifies Comment On Easing Visa Regulations For Nigerians Coming To SA
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Halts Relocation Of CoGTA’s Traditional Offices To Ulundi
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has been temporarily stopped in his spirited bid to relocate the department’s traditional affairs division to Ulundi. The opening was billed for Thursday, 5 December 2024, but it was halted after Premier Thami Ntuli intervened. Ntuli said the halting would be… Continue reading KwaZulu-Natal Premier Halts Relocation Of CoGTA’s Traditional Offices To Ulundi
AMCU’s Joseph Mathunjwa Lays Into Jacob Zuma And His MK Party
The president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Joseph Mathunjwa has lambasted former president Jacob Zuma, saying he should have done the things he is now promising the people while he was in power for nine years between 2009 and 2018. Mathunjwa said this on Friday while campaigning for the AMCU funded… Continue reading AMCU’s Joseph Mathunjwa Lays Into Jacob Zuma And His MK Party
ANC To Decide KZN PEC’s Future As Mbalula Dismisses Mtolo’s Call For NEC To Take Responsibility For Electoral Loss
The future of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee (PEC) of the ANC chaired by Siboniso Duma now lies with the party’s national executive committee (NEC) following today’s behind closed doors meeting with the national working committee (NWC). This was said by the party’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula while addressing the media in Boksburg on Friday after… Continue reading ANC To Decide KZN PEC’s Future As Mbalula Dismisses Mtolo’s Call For NEC To Take Responsibility For Electoral Loss
IEC: It’s All Systems Go For The Highly-Contested Thabazimbi By-Elections
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in Limpopo says it’s all systems go for the by-election in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. The Provincial Electoral Officer, Nkaro Mateta, says the commission is ready to receive the over 51,000 registered voters expected to cast their ballots. Addressing the media on… Continue reading IEC: It’s All Systems Go For The Highly-Contested Thabazimbi By-Elections
KZN ANC Secretary Bheki Mtolo Says NEC Should Also Account For Electoral Drubbing
In what appears to be a push back ahead of Monday’s “compulsory” meeting with the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC), the provincial secretary of the party in KwaZulu-Natal has said top leaders must also account for the May 29 electoral drubbing. Bheki Mtolo says it is fair that all party members, from branches to the… Continue reading KZN ANC Secretary Bheki Mtolo Says NEC Should Also Account For Electoral Drubbing