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National Assembly to debate motion to remove Zuma

The National Assembly on Tuesday is set to debate a motion tabled by the Democratic Alliance to have President Jacob Zuma removed from office. This follows last week’s Constitutional Court ruling that Zuma failed to uphold the Constitution when he did not comply with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s remedial action[…]

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O’Sullivan: Stop me if you can, Zuptas

Stop me if you can. So said forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivanin a daring e-mail threatening to expose alleged corrupt activities by President Jacob Zuma and top police officials. This was to be exposed at a media conference in London on Monday, but a 15-member Hawks team on Friday night stopped[…]

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Party leaders must remove Zuma – Maimane

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane called on leaders of different parties on Friday to vote to remove President Jacob Zuma from office. “President Zuma has consistently failed to protect the Constitution… he is not fit to be president, acting in a criminal way and still remains as the head of[…]

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Zuma must now be impeached: Maimane

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has called for President Jacob Zuma to be impeached following the Constitutional Court’s finding that he had flouted the Constitution. “This morning we have already filed a motion to say Zuma must be impeached because he is unfit, and it is quite clear that the[…]

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There is proof Guptas are meddling – DA

Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor’s allegation that the Gupta’s had offered her the position of public enterprises minister a few years ago, with conditions, proves that the politically connected family has captured the state, the DA said on Tuesday. “There is growing evidence that the Guptas are complicit with President[…]

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Burgess ‘unacceptable’ for top spook job: DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday said it would reject a renewed bid by the African National Congress (ANC) to get Parliament to approve the appointment of ruling party MP Cecil Burgess as inspector-general of intelligence. The National Assembly is to vote on a report from Parliament’s joint standing committee[…]

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DA councillor’s wife jailed for R900k theft

A former estate agent and wife of a Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor has been sentenced to an effective eight years imprisonment for theft involving almost R900 000. Forty-three year old Yvette Greyling appeared in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes court on Thursday. She was accompanied by family members and her[…]

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#SONAdebate turns ugly

The debate on President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address ended on low note on Wednesday night after MPs engaged in name-calling and opposition parties angrily accused presiding officers of bias towards the ANC. With words like “rubbish”, “bulls**t”, “political dwarfs”, and “se voet” being bandied around, the presiding[…]

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Chaos in Parliament over ‘rubbish’

The National Assembly descended into chaos halfway through Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota’s speech, leading to DA Chief Whip John Steenhuisen being asked to leave the house. Steenhuisen was asked to leave after he said deputy chairperson Raseriti Tau was speaking rubbish in Parliament. Tau had told Lekota that he could[…]

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Party leader: Blacks disrespected in DA

A Soweto West DA senior official has lambasted the party and its seniors for “disrespecting blacks”. Speaking to News24, DA Soweto West branch secretary Billy Nyaku condemned his own party, saying blacks were not treated equally with whites within party structures. Nyaku said his frustrations started when he discovered none[…]

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