Opposition parties expressed their dismay when the ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa, went to Egypt amidst #rollingblackouts occurred all over South-Africa this past week. He had to cut his less important visit to short and returned to South Africa to talk to the heads of Eskom about the crisis load shedding has on the finances of..
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Cyril rushes back to Eskom and cuts visit to Egypt short amidst electricity crisis which holds serious economic consequences for SA
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ANC uses social grants as ace card for the coming general elections – social grant recipients are scared they will lose grant if they vote for an opposition party
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When voters chose their parties on May 8, it’s likely that personal issues, such as grants and RDP houses, will have a major bearing. Most South African social grant recipients do not believe that the opposition parties would not take away their government grants. And this could influence who they vote for, come May 8’s..
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Transport Minister, Blade Nzimande, says he is going to “moer” motorists who aren’t paying e-tolls
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Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has hit back at those calling for a boycott of the loathed e-tolls system.
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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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The opposition has found the ANC’s Achilles heel
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Just when many thought that President Jacob Zuma’s fate was sealed, he emerged victorious against a motion of no confidence in him – for the eighth time. The fanfare associated with his expected loss was largely in sync with the increasing public discontent with his leadership. On the day of the no confidence vote political..
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Open voting on the motion of no confidence must not take place under Mbete
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Political parties represented in parliament have had until the end of last week to make submissions to the speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, on the motion of no confidence that will soon be voted against Jacob Zuma. The UDM of Bantu Holomisa has taken the matter of a secret ballot to the Constitutional Court, which..
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