Cosatu has vowed on Thursday to hold mass protests until the new tax rules are scrapped. The trade union federation came out strongly against the new ‘Tax Administration Amendment Bill’ declared as a law by President Jacob Zuma last month. Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini has stated that “there was no[…]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will not be part of any agreement on the Nkandla matter if that deal does not affirm the powers of the office of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and uphold the Constitution, party leader Julius Malema said on Thursday. “We are not going to agree to[…]
Following an overwhelming response from the broader community, the Shukrul Mubeen Water Project will be able to distribute water to drought-stricken provinces around South Africa this weekend. 4500 bottles of water has been collected at the Shukrul Mubeen masjid and will be stored at the Gift of the Givers (GOTG)[…]
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Thursday rejected President Jacob Zuma’s claim that she leaked “confidential contents” from a consultation meeting he had with Premiers last month. Zuma on Wednesday said he was “disappointed” that Zille had again released confidential information to the public ahead of the State of the[…]
President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has claimed that his client has always been prepared to pay back a portion of the public money spent on upgrading his Nkandla home if a proper mechanism was used to determine whether and how much he owed the state. Michael Hulley said a settlement proposal[…]
Mr Assange claimed asylum in London’s Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex assault claims, which he denies. The Met Police says Mr Assange would be arrested if he does leave the embassy. He earlier said his passport should be returned and his arrest warrant dropped[…]
With the recent increase in gang violence across the city, community activists will be mobilizing together under the banner of #GangsterismMustFall in a mass march in Manenberg on Saturday 6 February. The march will start outside the Manenberg Police Station at 10am and make its way to the Athlone Civic[…]
Barack Obama offered an impassioned rebuttal of “inexcusable” Republican election rhetoric against Muslims on Wednesday, on his first trip to an American mosque since becoming president seven years ago. Obama, whose grandfather converted to Islam, made the short trip to the Islamic Society of Baltimore to call on Americans not[…]
Syria’s army and its allies have broken a three-year rebel siege of two Shia towns in northwest Syria, the government and rebel groups said, cutting off a main supply route to nearby Turkey. The breakthrough comes after days of rapid military gains north of the major city of Aleppo, with[…]
The Constitutional Court has asked all parties involved in the Nkandla court case, to inform it by 4pm on Friday if they accept President Jacob Zuma’s payment proposal. The Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters and the Public Protector were set for a massive court showdown with President Jacob Zuma over[…]
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