The ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC’s so-called new and clean administration promises are as expected, just empty promises. Ministers from the Zuma honorary and those who have not yet been appointed are nominated as chairmen of parliamentary oversight committees. Even those currently implicated in the state capture are still considered fit for senior..
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Promises of Ramaphose and ANC as empty like the state coffers – new and clean administration a total farce
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IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!: I’m A Single Parent, That Pension Will Help My Family – Dlamini On Parly Exit
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Former Minister Bathabile Dlamini said she did so because she thought she would be more useful if she was outside the legislature mobilising women. Dlamini has told Eyewitness News she resigned from Parliament because she needed the ministerial pension benefits to take care of her family. Dlamini spoke to EWN in a wide-ranging interview on..
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Flurry of ANC MP resignations spurred on by substantial pension benefits – It’s a case of ‘getting out while the going is still good’
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The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been hit with a flurry of parliamentary resignations, with nine members officially exiting the National Assembly. In the wake of a particularly grim electoral showing, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been left to confront an arduous task – that of reunifying the deeply divided ANC, while producing positive results..
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Controversial politician, Bathabile Dlamini won’t go quietly: Five bombshell claims from her resignation letter
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Bathabile Dlamini’s role as a public representative has been all but vanquished on Tuesday after the controversial politician decided to leave her MP position. However, she’s not going out without a fight. Dlamini’s sudden resignation comes in the wake of her exclusion from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet, which was officially announced at the end of..
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Are the rats now fleeing the sinking ship? – Radebe and Cwele also resigns as ANC MPs
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Jeff Radebe and Siyabonga Cwele are the latest members of the previous cabinet who also resigned as MPs. Add to this Susan Shabangu, Dipuo Letsatsi-Duma and Nomaindia Mfeketo, then it’s six ex-ministers who are suddenly no longer able to serve in parliament. Radebe are “praised” because he held six cabinet posts in his term. The..
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Another ANC MP bites the dust: Tokozile Xasa is the fifth to want out of the National Assembly, resigns from Parliament
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Former Minister of Sport and Recreation, Tokozile Xasa, has officially become the fifth member of the ANC to tender her resignation from Parliament in the past two weeks. Why is Tokozile Xasa resigning? As reported by The Citizen, the party revealed that it had acknowledged Xasa’s intention to remove herself from her Parliamentary seat. Although,..
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De Lille sells out her voters, compromises coloured and other minorities by accepting a position in the Cabinet of ANC-regime
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Just like the New National Party had a “Short pants” figure who brought about the end of his party through incorporation with the ANC, the Good party now also has its own “Short skirt” who will usher in the end of her party as well. Patricia de Lille, the new Minister of Public Works and..
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Whopping salaries and perks for new cabinet: here are the numbers – Spouses and children also set to score footed by taxpayers money
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Luxury travel, free housing and domestic staff along with salaries in the R2m a year bracket are all in store for the politicians who woke up as freshly minted members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet on Thursday. AfricaCheck has crunched the numbers and found that cabinet ministers will receive an annual salary of R2,401,633. Deputy..
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Now in charge of solving SA’s jobs crisis: one minister who tried to cover up Nkandla, and one who helped try to sell Denel to the Guptas
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Unemployment is such a critical issue that he was renaming the department of labour, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday – and in name at least, jobs is now the first priority for the minister of employment and labour. To that post Ramaphosa appointed Thulas Nxesi – who became deeply embroiled in covering up the..
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See where your money goes! – R50 million a month is spent on salaries of 400 MP’s, some of which are sleepy in parliament, or just stay at home and do nothing on a working day
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The previous National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete, who was widely regarded as a somewhat inept person for the post she held, was worth R2,825,470 a year, amounting to a monthly fee of over R235,000. Then there is the deputy speaker who carries a R1,977,795 a year home that amounts to about R165,000 a month. The..
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Ramaphosa’s cabinet is smaller – Zuma’s 36 ministers are reduced to 28, 50% of cabinet members are women
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The ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced his new cabinet which is considerably smaller than the one with which Zuma bankrupted the country. What is surprising is that Ramaphosa has appointed his benefactors, with or without clarity of their innocence. Mabuza is the deputy president because during the ANC meeting, Ramaphosa was elected president by giving..
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Controversial ANC Member, David Mabuza finally inaugurated MP and may be appointed as Ramaphosa’s deputy
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David Mabuza is inaugurated as a member of the parliament, and there is a big possibility that he will also be sworn in as deputy for Cyril Ramaphosa. This follows after the ANC’s integrity committee found that Mabuza did not commit him to embarrass the party. He asked for a postponement to be inaugurated because..
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Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement only later this week, a smart step to insure he doesn’t walk in the footsteps of former corrupt president Zuma
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The ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, decided to announce his cabinet only later this week, is seen as a clever move to make sure he does not follow in the same footsteps like Zuma. With the Vice-President’s request to be inaugurated only later, Ramaphosa is satisfied, because if the so-called Integrity Committee finds Mabuza “innocent,” he..
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Prisoner to parliamentarian: EFF’s Kenny Motsamai sworn in – Motsamai spent 28 years in jail for killing a white traffic officer
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There was a heart-stopping moment in the National Council of Provinces on Thursday morning – with both MP candidates and guests in the gallery holding their collective breath – as chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng began the proceedings by citing a constitutional requirement that prohibits a convicted criminal from becoming an MP. Mogoeng, without naming names,..
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South Africans could soon be jailed for these CV lies, so be warned!
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South Africa’s National Qualifications Amendment Bill is on the brink of being signed into law. Once that happens, it could lead to jail time for those who fabricate CV qualifications. The National Qualifications Amendment Bill is one of the new laws President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign off on soon. Signing new bills into..
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