There has been a “vigorous contestation of ideas” within the ANC around the possibility of cutting the number of provinces in South Africa, according to political analyst for Ethicore political consulting, Abdul Waheed Patel. The topic came to the fore over the weekend during the ANC in the Western Cape’s[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape has identified three key areas of government policy that are in urgent need of address. The branch met over the past weekend for a Provincial General Council (PGC) meeting, aimed at reviewing party policies and performance, with a particular focus on the Western Cape.[…]
Yemen’s exiled government said on Sunday it would no longer attend U.N.-mediated peace talks with its Houthi adversaries. Loyalists of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have been battling the Iran-allied militia across the country since late March, when the group forced him and his administration to flee to Saudi Arabia. A[…]
The judiciary is not guilty of interfering with the other arms of government, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said on Thursday. “As the judiciary, we obviously don’t think that we are overreaching. But you can’t always be the best judge of yourself,” he told reporters after a meeting between several judge[…]
Turkey will hold a snap election on November 1 and an interim government will be formed in the meantime, if necessary with members from outside parliament, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said in televised remarks broadcast by the Turkish media. The official timing of the elections will be set by[…]
The miners arrested and injured at Marikana launched a civil claim against government totalling more than R1bn on Friday, their lawyer said. “The team led by Advocate Dali Mpofu, SC, launched the civil suit on behalf of 275 miners,” the miners’ lawyer Andries Nkome told News24. “The suit launched is[…]
South Africa has been named amongst the eight worst corruption hotspots on the African continent, in a survey conducted by law firm ENSafrica. The findings placed the country 7th in terms of corruption and bribery across the continent, although it also highlighted an increase in anti-bribery compliance awareness amongst those[…]
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has announced the “liberation” of the country’s second city, Aden, following four months of intense battles between Houthi rebels and forces trying to oust them. Exiled Vice President Khaled Bahah said on his Facebook account on Friday that his government will try “to restore life” to[…]
The government has filed a notice applying for leave to appeal a ruling that it should have detained Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who was in South African for an African Union summit. Al-Bashir was meant to be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC). ”It was filed yesterday at[…]
The first officially acknowledged peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul have concluded with an agreement to meet again after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, according to Pakistani officials. Taliban issue strains Afghan-Pakistan ties Pakistan hosted Tuesday’s meeting in a step towards ending more than[…]
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