Justice and constitutional development minister Ronald Lamola has denied ANC cadre deployment was the cause of Eskom’s woes. Speaking during the state of the nation address debate this week, Lamola defended cadre deployment and said it was not to blame for looting at Eskom and corruption at the South African[…]
JOHANNESBURG – Civil society organisation Stand Up SA said that it supported the proposal to declare load shedding a national state of disaster. The call was initially made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was supported by many organisations across the country. The African National Congress (ANC) also deliberated on the[…]
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has conceded that a decision to declare a national state of disaster around the country’s energy crisis is long overdue. Eskom is currently implementing Stage 5 and 6 rolling blackouts till further notice. Mbalula delivered the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla, where he[…]
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party’s Lekgotla has resolved to declare the country’s energy crisis a National State of Disaster. He was speaking at the end of the governing party’s two-day NEC Lekgotla at Esselen Park, in Ekurhuleni, on Monday evening. The meeting was also attended by former[…]
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has accused the government of not having a plan to bring an end to load shedding. Malema addressed party members at the party’s 4th Annual Plenum of the 2nd National People’s Assembly – an event aimed at taking stock of the party’s achievements in the[…]
Social Development Minister, and African National Congress (ANC) NEC member Lindiwe Zulu, says moving the State of the Nation Address (SONA), to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, is a costly exercise for Parliament. COPE spokesperson and Member of Parliament Dennis Bloem, suggested the move – as Parliament building has yet to[…]
African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that a reshuffling of Cabinet will take place after month end. He says the cabinet reshuffle is inevitable. The reshuffle will be preceded by the ordinary sitting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the ANC Lekgotla at the end of[…]
Voting is expected to take place from nine o’clock on Sunday morning for the Top 7 positions of the African National Congress (ANC). Delegates began nominations late on Saturday night, a process that ran into the early hours of Sunday morning. A total of 19 nominees are competing to be[…]
Political Analyst Ongama Mtimka says it may not have been a wise move by the five African National Congress (ANC) MPs to have voted against party after the debate on the report of the Section 89 Panel into the Phala Phala saga. The first and leading vote in favour of[…]
African National Congress (ANC) Presidential hopeful Dr Zweli Mkhize says his campaign to lead the governing party is anchored on four pillars. He was speaking in an exclusive interview with the SABC. Mkhize resigned as Health Minister following allegations of corruption in the over R150 million Digital Vibes scandal. He[…]
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