ANC in Eastern Cape honours struggle stalwarts

ANC flag 1 minute The ANC in the Eastern Cape recently hosted the 60th anniversary of the execution of three struggle stalwarts. Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayingo and Zinakile Mkaba were the first three members of the ANC’s military arm to be executed by the apartheid government on November 6, 1964, at the Pretoria Central Prison….

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MK Party confirms appointment of Shivambu as party SG

1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe Party has confirmed the appointment of its national organiser, Floyd Shivambu, as the party’s Secretary-General. Shivambu resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in August. He was one of the EFF’s founding members alongside Julius Malema in 2013. Two other EFF members Advocate Dali Mpofu and Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane have…

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PA denies anything sinister in four MPs resigning

National Assembly. 2 minutes There is nothing sinister or any internal fighting around the resignation of four Patriotic Alliance (PA) Members of Parliament. This is according to a member of the party’s National Executive Committee Charles Cilliers. After just five months, four out of the nine PA MPs have recently resigned. Among them the youngest…

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Zuma welcomes former EFF chair Dali Mpofu to MK Party

Mpofu announced his departure from the EFF during an exclusive interview with the SABC on Thursday 1 minute Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader, former President Jacob Zuma, has welcomed Advocate Dali Mpofu, former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) chairperson, to his party. In a letter, Zuma lauded Mpofu for the role he played in fighting internal…

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Residents of Umgababa raise issues of unemployment, crime at Imbizo

2 minutes Unemployment, water challenges, lack of decent housing, and crime are just some of the issues that were raised by residents of Umgababa, south of Durban. This forms part of the District Development Model Imbizo hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa. District development models are the government’s medium to long-term frameworks for integrated development. The President…

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All systems go for implementation of BELA Act: Gwarube

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 4 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says it is all systems go with the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, commonly known as the BELA Act. The announcement comes amid the ongoing consultation process on two clauses of the legislation. Last month,…

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EFF is not falling apart: Malema

EFF Leader Julius Malema. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has scoffed at suggestions that the departure of some senior party leaders signals the beginning of the end for the party. This follows the resignation of the party’s former national chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu, this week. Mpofu has joined a list of party…

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