The #OccupyLuthuliHouse movement said on Monday that the threats of violence it received from some quarters of the ANC, and the “baffling” security measures outside the party’s headquarters resembled tactics used by the apartheid regime. The movement said in a statement that because it wasn’t naïve to the threats, it[…]
The crime statistics for 2015/2016 have provided South Africans with a reason to reflect on the country’s social behavioral patterns. This is according to Minister of Police‚ Nathi Nhleko‚ who presented a report on understating the sociology of crime in South Africa in Parliament on Friday. The analysis presented by[…]
South Africa will push for sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs and the reduction of illicit financial flows at the G20 Summit which begins in Hangzhou, China this weekend. President Jacob Zuma is leading the country’s high level delegation of ministers and business people to the two[…]
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) says it plans to announce its turnaround strategy in September. Prasa’s image has been negatively affected by internal problems and the continued vandalism of its infrastructure. The Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, addressed the media in Cape Town. “We will[…]
The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) set up by Cabinet to probe why South Africa’s banks blacklisted Gupta-owned businesses recommended a judicial inquiry be set up, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said. Zwane, who headed up the committee, said in a statement released late on Thursday on the department’s website, that the[…]
About 2 500 Grade 12 learners from Vuwani and the surrounding villages in Limpopo are expected to start with their preliminary exams on Thursday after it was delayed by a week. The Basic Education department says the reason for the delay is that learners were still behind with their school[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will answer oral questions in the National Assembly Thursday afternoon. He is expected to explain what he will do to ensure that ministers attend all oral question sessions in the third and fourth term of Parliament. On the eve of Ramaphosa’s appearance to the National Assembly,[…]
Western Cape ANC chairperson Marius Fransman called for party unity and an end to public fighting on Wednesday, for the sake of the people of the province, he said. Fransman said on Wednesday that he was pleased that a controversial series of statements had at least cleared up that he[…]
Sports minister Fikile Mbalula says South Africa will chase more medals at future Olympic Games, but he has asked for a larger budget to achieve the goal. According to Netwerk24, Mbalula was speaking at the annual general meeting of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). Mbalula used[…]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has reportedly conceded defeat to President Jacob Zuma as Treasury reportedly included South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni in its board recommendations to Cabinet on Wednesday. Having allegedly failed to get Zuma’s approval for a board without the controversial chair at the helm, Treasury has[…]
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