Chinese President Xi Jinping has given South Africa’s land reform policy the thumbs up. This has been revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is on a state visit in Beijing. Ramaphosa was hosted by Jinping at the State House on Sunday and will on Monday co-chair a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Following Donald Trump’s tweet..
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No wonder China’s Xi Jinping are supporting land reform since they will benefit from the stolen land in terms of coal mining
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Totally unacceptable – President and Minister’s silence on farm murders
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The FF Plus was shocked to learn of the wave of farm murders this past weekend and is disappointed that the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, and President Cyril Ramaphosa are silent on the matter. Pres Ramaphosa was quick to offer his condolences when mosques were attacked, and people were killed and he even appointed..
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Jacob Zuma’s new ‘apostle army’ to launch new party
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A lobby group backing Jacob Zuma is pushing ahead with a plan to form a new political party aiming to weaken the ANC enough at the polls for the former president to potentially return to power.
Their move ends several months of speculation that some of Zuma’s backers were planning to undermine President………..
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Supra Mahumapelo’s fate to be discussed at ANC top six meeting
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The ANC’s top six leaders will meet at Luthuli House on Monday where they are expected to discuss the future of North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo.
The party’s national working committee resolved on Wednesday that Mahumapelo must be recalled, and on Thursday………
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Guess who’s back? Nhlanhla Nene has returned to the hot seat as South Africa’s Finance Minister, just two years and two months after he was unceremoniously dumped by Jacob Zuma.
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President Jacob Zuma issued a statement removing Nene from his post in December 2015, but the presidential address did not clearly outline the reasons behind Nene’s dismissal. He replaces Malusi Gigaba, who has moved on to Home Affairs.
Yet here he is, having the last laugh as he and JZ cross paths through the ANC’s revolving doors. We wanted to learn a bit more about him, and see what kind of politician we are getting back in cabinet
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Selection of Deputy President looms over weekend ANC NEC meeting
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Johannesburg – The African National Congress is expected to try to refocus the party on organisational matters in a two-day National Executive Committee meeting this weekend, amidst heavy speculation over a looming Cabinet reshuffle.
The political party’s previous NEC meetings were mainly focused on the question of former president Jacob Zuma, who was recalled by the party’s highest decision-making body two weeks ago.
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Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’ threatened by political interference in law enforcement agencies – EFF
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Durban – Political interference in the country’s law enforcement agencies is the greatest counter-argument to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a “new dawn”, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Friday.
“It is the greatest threat to our democracy at the moment,” party spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told the Moerane Commission sitting in Mayville, Durban.
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Naledi Pandor welcomes lifestyle audits will be conducted on Cabinet members
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Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday to subject ministers and their deputies, including other senior government officials, to lifestyle audits to curb corruption in the public sector.
Pandor, who has been calling for lifestyle audits for some time now, said former president Jacob Zuma and his leadership collective in the ANC had failed to execute the governing party’s commitment in 2016 to implement lifestyle audits on its leaders.
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SABC Anchor To Take Break After after mistakenly announcing that new President Cyril Ramaphosa had died
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Popular SABC news anchor Peter Ndoro is taking a break from his slot to rest after mistakenly announcing that new President Cyril Ramaphosa had died.
On Thursday night during his 6 o’clock news bulletin, Ndoro erroneously referred to Ramaphosa while he was reading a story about Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai who died earlier this week.
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