JOHANNESBURG, November 27 – State Capture commission of inquiry chairman Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Tuesday said the Tiso Blackstar building in Parktown was chosen after an unsuccessful search for a suitable venue for the work of the commission. Zondo was responding to the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF’s) complaint that the commission was wasting […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 19 – Recession, high unemployment rate and a negative credit rating were some of the catastrophic results of state capture on a country, the commission of inquiry into state capture heard on Wednesday. International expert Daniel Kauffman, an economist and social scientist from Chile, gave evidence on the impact of state capture. Kauffman […]
Sello Theletsane JOHANNESBURG- International Women’s Day was first celebrated in 1911 and its centenary was celebrated in 2011. This year we’re celebrating the 107th International Women’s Day. This year International Women’s Day theme, which is on the 08th of March, is: “Time is now, Rural and Urban activists transforming women’s lives”. The Deputy Secretary-General of the […]
JOHANNESBURG, February 13 – The African National Congress (ANC) was set to make an announcement on President Jacob Zuma’s fate early on Tuesday afternoon, amid signs that the party had decided to remove him from office. It was due to hold a media briefing at 2pm after a marathon meeting of the party’s National […]
JOHANNESBURG, February 6 – The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday confirmed media reports as true that its National Executive Committee (NEC) will on Wednesday make a decision on the fate of President Jacob Zuma, amid rising calls for him to step down. The meeting will be held in Cape Town. Deputy secretary-general of the […]
JOHANNESBURG, December 17 – The African National Congress (ANC) conference delegates have on Sunday, finally adopted credentials, paving the way for nomination of leaders and voting. Updating journalists at the conference, ANC deputy secretary Jessie Duarte said it was not unusual to delay credentials. “Delaying credentials was done for the credibility of the process so […]
JOHANNESBURG, December 12 – The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) has confirmed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as its preferred candidate for the presidency of the ruling party. The women’s league wants the former African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the ex-liberation movement. She is set to contest the […]
DURBAN, December 5 – The majority of KwaZulu-Natal branches of the African National Congress (ANC) nominated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their preferred candidate to lead the party come December. Announcing the results during the party’s Provincial General Council (PGC) at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban on Monday night, EleXions Agency director, Bontle Mpakanyane, said […]
MBOMBELA, November 18 – Former African Union Commission chairwoman Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma must become the next president of the African National Congress (ANC) because she does not talk too much, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said on Saturday. “The time has come for a leader who does not talk too much. We need a leader who […]
Jessie Duarte The current mood in the country is sombre and aggressive. Change, or the perception of change, takes the national mood into a downward spiral especially if left unexplained. Every five years we will change the leadership in the ANC. Some National Executive Committee (NEC) members may return, if the branches of the […]