Lindiwe Moore – Agang SA

February 15, 2021

EFF slams ‘wasteful’ heavy police presence at toned-down Sona

The EFF on Thursday criticised the heavy police presence in parliament for the state of the nation address (Sona). The red berets said this “distracted” police resources from combating violent crimes in communities. This year’s Sona was low budget and broke most traditions with only 50 members

February 13, 2021

‘Go tell the truth’ – SA reacts to Gigaba appearing before Zondo ‘even if it costs him his home’

Former finance, public enterprises and home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba must appear before the state capture commission from March 8-12. File image. Image: Esa Alexander Former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba’s comments on his appearance before the state capture inquiry has drawn

February 12, 2021

SUMMARY: #SONA2021 focuses on COVID-19, economy and corruption

PARLIAMENT – President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered South Africa’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday. The address was preceded by a candle-lighting ceremony and moment of silence to honour and remember people who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 45,000

February 8, 2021

Holomisa urges Mkhize to hire unemployed pharmacists to assist with Covid-19 vaccine rollout

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has written to health minister Zweli Mkhize asking him to consider hiring 32 unemployed Eastern Cape pharmacists to assist with the rollout of the province’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. In a public letter to the minister on Wednesday, Holomisa said the

February 4, 2021

Jacob Zuma postpones meeting with #FeesMustFall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile

Former president Jacob Zuma was a no-show on Wednesday for what was apparently meant to have been a planned meeting with #FeesMustFall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile at his home in Umlazi, south of Durban. On Wednesday morning Khanyile, who is under house arrest, told TimesLIVE he could not

February 19, 2018

Ramaphosa carefully treads the renewal path

President Cyril Ramaphosa after delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address. (Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams, Gallo Images) RELATED ARTICLES Ramaphosa announces SARS clean-up CAREFULLY WORDED, diplomatically delivered and with an air of credibility and gravitas, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first

February 19, 2018

10 things ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa must do urgently

First, craft an urgent exit plan for President Jacob Zuma as the starting point to restore public confidence and trust in the ANC and government. Zuma should be given a short period – two weeks at most – to pack and go. Ramaphosa’s rise to power was in part propelled by the promise that trust

February 18, 2018

Better government requires higher standards for public representatives

South Africa’s fifth democratic parliament will go down in history as the most incompetent. It had to receive numerous instructions from the courts on how to conduct its business on key issues that fundamentally belong to the terrain of the legislature. The courts don’t enjoy

February 17, 2018

Lessons Jacob Zuma taught us

Now that President Jacob Zuma, once a seemingly invincible figure, is out of the public office that he had used as an instrument of plunder, it would be a mistake to attempt to forget him. Some people are already annoyed at the mention of his name. Such is the extent of the hatred he induced.

February 16, 2018

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EFF slams ‘wasteful’ heavy police presence at toned-down Sona