President Jacob Zuma said he was not nervous about the EFF’s threat to disrupt his state-of-the-nation address this week, The Star reported on Monday. “Parliament acts according to a set of rules. I have never been nervous in my life,” he was quoted as saying in Pretoria on Sunday. Zuma[…]
The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) will re-launch its application at the Western Cape High Court in March to push President Jacob Zuma to enact the Muslim Marriage Bill into law. The bill has divided Muslim opinion and has been fiercely contested by individuals and organisations in South Africa. This has[…]
In 10 days, seven hours and 39 minutes the EFF will hold President Jacob Zuma accountable to the country for the upgrades to his home at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal. This is according to a “Sona countdown Zuma #paybackthemoney” clock on its website. Economic Freedom Fighters national spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said[…]
Parliament is being used to condone corruption, the EFF said on Thursday. “We warn the Speaker and the presidency that Parliament is not a rubber stamp for their corrupt and immoral practices,” the Economic Freedom Fighters said in a statement. “Corruption is institutionalised from the top and Parliament is used[…]
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s comments that Hawks head Anwa Dramat was suspended because he investigated high-level corruption is mischievous and irresponsible, the presidency said on Wednesday. The presidency said it wished to raise a serious concern about continued utterances by Zille. “The SAPS [SA Police Service] has indicated a[…]
President Jacob Zuma will answer questions in the National Assembly in March, Speaker Baleka Mbete said on Wednesday. “The office of the Speaker of the National Assembly has today received from the presidency confirmation of a date for questions to the president as 11 March 2015,” her office said in[…]
The Commission for Gender Equality has warned President Jacob Zuma to watch what he says when speaking about women, Beeld reported on Saturday. “We admonished him to be more careful in the future,” commission chairman Mfanozelwe Shozi was quoted as saying. In August 2012, the commission received a sexism complaint[…]
Parliamentary work remains part of President Jacob Zuma’s schedule, the presidency said on Thursday. “The Presidency has noted discussions around President Jacob Zuma’s programme and parliamentary work,” spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement. “We wish to reiterate that although the President is not a Member of Parliament, his annual[…]
The African National Congress’s (ANC) promise to return to the fundamentals of the Freedom Charter is an attempt by the party to reestablish its ‘political legitimacy’, according to analyst Andre Duvenhage. This comes after the ruling party’s 103rd anniversary celebrations at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, where it vowed[…]
The ANC’s 103rd anniversary celebrations in Cape Town were a success, the ANC in the Western Cape said on Sunday. “The ANC Western Cape congratulates and thanks all supporters and people of Cape Town who assisted to make the ANC’s 103rd anniversary the memorable success it is,” the party said[…]
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