Ramaphosa urges SACP to maintain alliance unity

2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on alliance partners, particularly the South African Communist Party (SACP), to strengthen their partnership in honour of the late party General Secretary, Joe Slovo. Speaking at the 30th commemoration of Slovo’s death at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Monday, Ramaphosa’s remarks come as the…

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Unfulfilled promises caused the ANC’s decline: Analyst

The African National Congress flag. 2 minutes The ANC, Africa’s oldest liberation movement, is celebrating 113 years of existence this coming weekend. This year’s January 8 Statement rally will be held at Nelson Mandela Park at Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday. The ANC has been the governing party since the first democratic elections in…

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ANC promises improved service delivery in Khayelitsha

2 minutes Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile says the party is working hard to improve service delivery and deliver houses in poor areas such as Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. Mashatile is visiting Khayelitsha in the run-up to the party’s January 8th Statement for its 113th birthday programme. The birthday celebration…

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EFF calls for urgent probe into killing of Dan Makutu

3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on police to urgently investigate the killing of its Kabokweni branch treasurer, Dan Makutu. Makutu was gunned down near a spaza shop in Kabokweni, outside White River in Mpumalanga, on Christmas Day. Makuti was laid to rest at the Rocky’s Drift cemetery between Mbombela and Whiteriver….

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Joburg VIP protection budget should be spent on basic services: DA

Police vehicle lights. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg says the city’s VIP protection budget should be spent on providing basic services to residents. Yesterday, the High Court in Johannesburg ruled that the city’s VIP protection policy was unconstitutional. It said municipal officials were provided with excessive security without proper threat assessments. Under…

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