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There’s been mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address delivered in Cape Town on Thursday. While political parties that are part of the so-called Government of National Unity hailed the speech as laying the foundation for future economic growth and possible job creation, the opposition and ordinary South Africans think otherwise. The Democratic Alliance which along with the ANC are the main players in the GNU welcomed the speech particularly that it’s own policies have been prominently included. “Several key DA policies were incorporated into President Ramaphosa’s speech, which is a testament to the impact the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has boldly asserted South Africa’s independence vowing not to be bullied. Ramaphosa’s assertion comes amid a litany of threats and unprecedented decisions by newly installed US President Donald Trump who has been made to believe that South Africa’s white population was being killed enmasse and forced off their land, claims that have been proven to be false. While he maintained diplomatic decorum in his State of the Nation address delivered on Thursday in Cape Town ( South Africa’s legislative capital) Ramaphosa made it clear that while the government was prepared to listen to criticism, it will not…
The Economic Freedom Fighters have slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for phoning SA-born billionaire and now US civil servant Elon Musk to clarify the Expropriation Act which the businessman has allegedly claimed and convinced President Donald Trump is being used to force white people off their land. The EFF said there was no need for Ramaphosa to assure Musk of anything and warns the move set up South Africa for state capture and sets an embarrassing precedent. The EFF believes Musk’s concerns about South Africa are based on prejudice and a desire to advance his own commercial interests in the country…
The Democratic Alliance finds itself battling to do damage control as implications of the years-long misinformation campaign it has been leading appear to be far-reaching with newly-elected US President Donald Trump stopping aid to South Africa. The DA, Afrikaans and pressure group Afri-Forum played leading roles in the misinformation campaign which is based on falsehoods such as that state-sponsored land grabs were underway in South Africa along with targeted mass killings of whites ( presumably for their land) The DA went as far as writing to the government of the United States ahead of the 2024 general elections seeking intervention…
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to toughen up and act against Rwanda over its killing of 14 South African soldiers during confrontation in Eastern DRC. Malema briefed the media following the first meeting of the 3rd EFF Central Committee in Johannesburg and said other than the killing of the soldiers President of Rwanda Paul Kagame spoke disrespectfully of his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. “Should it be established that Rwanda deliberately targeted South African forces, then President Cyril Ramaphosa must act decisively,” Malema said. While Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his officials have been on…
ANC Gauteng Chairman and Premier Panyaza Lesufi has vowed to go toe to toe with the Democratic Alliance which he accuses of hijacking the liberation movement. Lesufi who addressed the ANC 113th anniversary rally in Alexandra, outside Johannesburg said the former opposition ( now partner in the Government of National Unity) was using its position in the coalition to negatively influence internal ANC affairs. Lesufi said the DA was targeting in particular the Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee he leads in retaliation after he left it out of his cabinet. “We are running government here in Gauteng without the DA. We…
The ANC is confident it will not be overrun by the DA and expressed confidence it has the former opposition in a corner. As President Cyril Ramaphosa convened a cabinet Lekgotla this week, him and his ANC colleagues were expected to ignore threats by the DA not to allocate funds for implementation of disputed programmes such as the National Health Insurance (NHI) which were all signed into law amid fierce opposition from the blue party. The DA on Tuesday threatened to not support the budget should the ANC not budge but the party through Secretary General Fikile Mbalula dismissed the threat likening it to blackmail. This…
The DA went into the Government of National Unity with a publicly stated objective of preventing the ANC from working with what it calls corrupt Economic Freedom Fighters and uMkhonto Wesizwe Party but finds itself making headlines for not-so-glorious activities. This after a criminal charge of defeating the ends of justice has been laid against DA Federal Council chair Helen Zille. The National Coloured Congress’s Fadiel Adams has opened a case this week with the complaint related to the police’s raid that happened at Civic Centre. Zille allegedly exposed herself to have known about a HAWKS investigation against two City…
In an unprecedented escalation of hostilities the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has threatened war against South Africa if it maintained a presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kagame, a military strongman, made the threat in direct reply to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on social media platform X. “If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions, that is well and good, but South Africa is in no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator. And if South Africa prefers confrontation, Rwanda will deal with the matter in that context any day,” said Kagame.…
The government has denied claims that South African National Defense Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lack basic weapons, ammunition, and supplies. Several ministers briefed the media on the sidelines of the cabinet Lekgotla on Wednesday in Pretoria and pushed back against the narrative of a weak national defence force. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga who was leading the briefing said she was in Goma around the time of the escalation and had the assurance of senior officers that there was enough military gear and supplies. “As I say I was in Goma and went to…