President moves to consolidate his power, taking NEC members to task over contrary comments and urging restraint President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC camp flexed their muscles at the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting this weekend, reading the riot act on so-called loose cannons within the party and calling for discipline.[…]
Various role players in the agriculture and land reform sectors have come out in full support of newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza. With the tough task of implementing government’s land reform resting on her shoulders, Didiza has her work cut out. Didiza is no[…]
The MyCiti bus service between Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha has been suspended until further notice. The City says it’s negotiating a new operating contract with two associations to get the N2 Express service operating again. The City of Cape Town says it’s doing everything it can to negotiate a new[…]
An investigation has been launched into what led to the collision of a passenger train and a rail maintenance locomotive which left at least 50 passengers injured in Mamelodi, Pretoria on Saturday. Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson, Lillian Mofokeng, said the accident happened at about 18:24 at Eerste Fabrieke Station. She said[…]
Vacant land in Atlantis, Cape Town, has been freed up for the production of medical cannabis, the City of Cape Town announced on Thursday. The City approved the decision, “which will set the foundation to unlock Cape Town’s potential in this untapped sector”. “This positive move by the City gives[…]
Digital industry leaders are calling for increased access to the Internet across all sectors of society. Speaking at the IAB Summit19 held at the Johannesburg Theatre, CEO of Project Isizwe, Dudu Mkhwanazi says data has become an essential service for every South African. She says the high data costs in[…]
What do ministers in Cabinet get in terms of salaries and perks? This is the question on everyone’s mind. Africa Check looked at the numbers and has the answer. President Ramaphosa vowed to reduce the size of Cabinet. And he has – by eight people. We currently have 64 members in total,[…]
With the new Cabinet Ministers appointed, President Cyril Ramaphosa will now turn his focus to the State of the Nation Address (SONA 2019), where he will outline the vision and plans for the country. Related: SONA 2019 well delivered: Now it’s time for action, Mr. Ramaphosa When is the second SONA 2019[…]
A lawyer by trade, Ronald Lamola seems like a perfect fit for the Department of Justice in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet. ANC Youth League and Lamola falling out of favour Early in his career Lamola was a rising star in the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League and was deputy president[…]
Good party leader and former Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille, says she is “deeply honoured and humbled to have received the call to serve as a minister in South Africa’s new Cabinet” and that it is time South Africans demonstrate their ability to “rise above party political differences”. President[…]
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