The ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal leadership will appeal against this morning’s high court ruling that the outcome of the November 2015 provincial conference, which elected it, is unlawful. Mdumiseni Ntuli, spokesperson for the provincial executive committee, said in brief interview on the steps of the high court in Pietermaritzburg that the committee would file a notice of..
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ANC KZN leaders to appeal court ruling that its 2015 election was ‘unlawful and void’
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Public protector vows to ‘set the record straight’ on Reserve Bank allegations.
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Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will file court papers to “set the record straight” in response to an affidavit submitted by the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) on Monday which alleges Mkhwebane plotted with the presidency and the State Security Agency (SSA) to change the constitutional mandate of the bank. Cleopatra Mosana, the spokesperson for the..
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A UNIQUE CULTURE OF RESISTANCE IN SOUTH-AFRICA
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There is a remarkably unique culture of resistance in South Africa which basically works like this: The price of a train ticket goes up by 50c – annual increase. Because they have to pay R10 instead of R9-50 now, a group of unhappy citizens, usually representing a particular segment of our population, decide to set..
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Unemployment fund’s assets currently valued at R110bn – Hopefully the government will keep their hands off
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The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) currently has assets valued at R110-billion‚ Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant disclosed on Monday. In a written reply to a parliamentary question by Democratic Alliance labour spokesman Michael Bagraim‚ Oliphant said that while the projected monthly contributions from September 1 2017 to August 31 2018 were expected to total R1.58-million‚ the..
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Squabbles dim DA’s hope of 2019 win
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Worsening relations between the Democratic Alliance and smaller opposition parties are threatening the party’s hopes of assuming power nationally in 2019 by forming a coalition government. On Tuesday, when the DA brought a motion to dissolve Parliament, its opposition allies would not support it. The smaller opposition parties accused the DA of being arrogant for..
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Dlamini-Zuma warns against bad losers in ANC presidential race
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Contenders for the presidency of the ANC should not let losing cause divisions in the movement, presidential candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Sunday. “Comrades, if the branches elect you, and they put you in the contest and you accept it, then you must go in there with a spirit to win, but understanding that you..
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Colonialism is back with a vengeance in South-Africa
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We are slowly becoming used to Julius Malema and other like-minded, equally foolishly misguided, individuals who catches a word, has no concept of its meaning, and then decides to use it to suit their own purpose and interpretation. Colonialism is the latest. Destroy statues, it reminds us of colonialism. Rename towns, it reminds us of..
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Jacob Zuma is not wrong – the ANC is being destroyed by witchcraft and ghosts in the Western Cape
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Why has the ANC failed to take back the Western Cape from the Democratic Alliance? Jacob Zuma isn’t sure‚ but he has a pretty good theory: witchcraft and ghosts. Speaking to a Rent-A-Crowd in the Strand yesterday‚ the Guptas’s head butler warned that the witches and ghosts who had won the province for the opposition..
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South Africa’s New Demerit System – How You Lose Points On Your Licence – Will Never Work In This Lawless Country
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The National Assembly has passed the latest Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences amendment bill. The bill aims to introduce new road traffic violation rules, removing the courts from the AARTO process and replacing them with a dedicated authority. The bill will now be directed to the National Council of Provinces for adoption, after which it will..
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Minister has already been absent three times
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The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, did not appear for the third time before the parliament’s portfolio committee. On Tuesday, she had to explain how and why unlawful expenditure incurred with the premature termination of SA Weather Services chief executive officer’s contract. The lady received a salary for nine months despite the..
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Don’t be glib about privacy rights
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Even though a fart can only be smelt and not seen, most of us prefer doing it in private. The same goes for many bodily functions and activities: taking a quick private glance at a soiled tissue before chucking it, having sex in the privacy of an enclosed space or crying alone, perhaps occasioned by..
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s leaked emails: Echoes of apartheid-era dirty tricks
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A routine smear. This is the view of the overwhelming majority of commentators and analysts about last weekend’s “revelations” in the Sunday Independent that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was a serial womaniser. The commentariat can expect more such smears. They will come against more than one candidate running for the presidency of the governing ANC..
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Malema lying about ‘personalised invitation’ to Magaqa’s funeral – KZN ANCYL
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The ANCYL in KwaZulu-Natal has accused EFF leader Julius Malema of “being a person of such low character”, after “he lied about being personally invited” to attend the funeral of former ANCYL secretary general Sindiso Magaqa. Provincial secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo on Wednesday said he had only made a comment as a gesture on Monday during..
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‘You can’t be loved by everyone’ – Kunene on Twitter criticism of shooting
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Kenny Kunene has brushed off criticism on social media over the alleged hit against him. “Maybe they wanted me to die, but whatever people are saying, you can’t be loved by everyone. It is by the grace of God that I am alive today,” Kunene told News24 on Wednesday morning. Kunene was shot at in..
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State machinery employed for nefarious political purposes
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Cyril Ramaphosa, responding to rumours about his private life, on Sunday spoke of the manner in which state machinery is employed for a particular political agenda that is in favour of those who prefer a specific candidate to replace Jacob Zuma as the president of the ruling party. But is the Constitution not there to..
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