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Draft regulations for state of emergency drawn up

For the first time in 20 years, the Presidency has started to compose regulations for a state of emergency. Rapport, sister publication of News24, saw the draft regulations in terms of the State of Emergency Act 64 of 1997. In terms of these draft regulations, any security official will have[…]

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ANC’s splitting heirs, says analysts

As African National Congress delegates gather this week to pick a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma, they face a challenge that is threatening to overshadow the contest: to stop the party from splitting.The likelihood of a break-up is probably the biggest in the ANC’s 105-year-old history, especially if[…]

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NPA says Abrahams is not Zuma’s ‘puppet’

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is disputing claims that its head, Shaun Abrahams, is one of President Jacob Zuma’s puppets. Abrahams has given Zuma an extra seven weeks to make his case for why he should not be prosecuted for the multimillion-rand fraud and corruption case against him. The NPA[…]

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ANC wants Hawks to swoop down on De Lille

The ANC in Cape Town wants South Africa’s elite crime-busting unit to probe allegations of wrongdoing and corruption which implicate mayor Patricia de Lille. Last month the city was rocked by an allegation by Craig Kesson, executive director at De Lille’s office, that she had asked him to bury a[…]

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Post Office, banks to deliver grants in hybrid model

The South African Post Office will handle core functions of a new social grants system, while commercial banks will play an increased, direct role for more than 2 million beneficiaries. The inter-ministerial committee on social security, headed by Minister Jeff Radebe, announced on Sunday that a “landmark” deal had been[…]

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Should it be CR or NDZ? What ANC leaders say

Water Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has criticised ANC presidential hopeful Cyril Ramaphosa for being two-faced towards President Jacob Zuma and warns that there is “danger” about him. “I sit with them [Ramaphosa and Zuma] in the national executive committee (NEC), national working committee (NWC) and Cabinet and you see them[…]

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Chiba’s letter to Zuma read at funeral

At the funeral of Laloo Chiba in Lenasia on Saturday, his son-in-law read from a letter that the struggle stalwart had written to his political comrade Jacob Zuma asking him to step down as president. Chiba, 87, a close friend of the late Ahmed Kathrada, died on Friday. Rashid Moosa[…]

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ANC condemns Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The African National Congress (ANC) has strongly condemned the decision by the US Administration to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a Friday press statement, the ANC said: “This blatantly provocative move severely undermines the spirit of multilateralism and is a significant setback to a fragile and[…]

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