Former President Thabo Mbeki has weighed in on the debate around Parliament removing the current president, saying MPs are not beholden to their party. Instead, they must vote according to the wishes of the people that put them there. In a letter in The Star on Tuesday, Mbeki said: “It is obvious and logical that..
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“MPs must serve the people, not political parties” – Mbeki
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Who are these MK veterans?
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Umkhonto weSizwe Veterans haven’t even aged on bid since the War ended in 1989. African National Congress stalwarts are raising questions about a group of men who are said to be MK veterans who stood outside Luthuli House on Friday to defend the headquarters of the ruling party. “Who are these people‚ the majority whose..
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What Comes After The ANC? Revisiting Our Vision Of Tomorrow
Paul O’Sullivan At London Protest: ‘Corrupt Zuma’s Stooges’ Run South Africa’s Criminal Justice System
“Last week’s marches were racist” – Zuma
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President Jacob Zuma on Monday described last week’s protests demanding that he resign as racist. Tens of thousands of demonstrators, angered by years of corruption scandals, record unemployment and slowing economic growth under Zuma’s rule, marched through cities on Friday. Zuma’s recent sacking of finance minister Pravin Gordhan unleashed a fresh bout of public frustration,..
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White people who own land in SA – bought it or negotiated for it !!
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The general assumption that land was stolen from black people is not correct, this is according to Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. Speaking on Talk Radio 702 on Monday, Lekota said that white people who own land in South Africa bought it following negotiations which saw the introduction of title deeds. “This..
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Eskom bent over backwards to award the Gupta family a R4bn coal supply contract
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Tegeta Exploration and Resources is owned by the Gupta family and President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane. Treasury has been at loggerheads with Eskom over the Tegeta deal ever since its investigations of contracts over R10m at the power utility. The Sunday Times revealed that former Eskom boss Brian Molefe and Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane..
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How The Taxman Was Broken
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done…And Now…?
From Polokwane To Junk Status: The Rapid Radical Goose-Step To The Left
Trevor Manuel wants oath-breaking Zuma to resign
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Trevor Manuel is the highest profile ANC leader yet to call on President Jacob Zuma to resign. A politician since 1981 and South Africa’s highly respected Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009, he served presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. Manuel chaired the National Development Plan and during the First Zuma..
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Not only whites eager to escape South Africa
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There has been a notable increase in the number of people looking to emigrate from South Africa following the economic and political events of this past week. This is according to immigration consultant, Chris Watters, who spoke to 702’s Abongile Nzelenzele. “On average we may receive a couple of inquiries a week whereas this week..
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The True Reason behind the sacking of Gordan and what will happen next
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What explains the allegedly irrational decisions taken by the South African government over recent days? Two explanations suggest themselves. The first is that the decisions were not irrational, but part of a calculated power-play designed to further entrench the Zuma-aligned faction of the African National Congress (ANC). The second is that Mr Zuma took the..
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Act Of Stupidity Or Not?
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The ANC mistakenly sent notes about its national working committee meeting to its media national working committee meeting on Tuesday night April 4, 2017.The NWC met in Johannesburg as divisions deepen following President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle last week. According to the email sent out by mistake, issues discussed included: Change of leadership and attendant..
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