An estimated 5000 pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Cape Town at the International Al Quds Day March on Friday, braving the cold and wet weather to show their support for the people of Palestine. The crowd moved from Keizergracht Street in District Six and proceeded to Parliament where[…]
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday to read the 519 names of Palestinians who have been murdered since the start of the Israeli military offensive on Gaza this month. In a statement, the ANCYL expressed its frustration that South Africa has not yet expelled[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema has taken National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairwoman Thandi Modise to court in a bid to have his ejection from Parliament declared unlawful, the Sunday Times reported. Malema was ordered to leave the House after he blamed the African National Congress government for the 2012 Marikana[…]
The Cape Town CBD came to a standstill on Wednesday as 40 000 people set foot through the streets in support of Palestine. Many say it was the largest pro-Palestinian march the city has seen in years. Carrying Palestinian flags and banners, protestors marched peacefully, calling for end to Zionism[…]
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is to appear before a parliamentary committee to explain her ratification of Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment as SABC COO, the Sunday Independent reported. Communications committee chairwoman Joyce Moloi-Moropa confirmed the minister would appear before the committee, apparently this week. In an opinion piece in the same newspaper,[…]
E-tolling and its effects since implementation should be reviewed in Parliament, DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said on Monday. The Democratic Alliance would ask the transport portfolio committee to do the review over the coming days, Maimane told reporters in Johannesburg. “We contend because e-tolls were introduced by enabling legislation[…]
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