Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) leader Reverend Kenneth Meshoe has slammed the government of South Africa for condemning Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Meshoe labelled South Africa’s criticism of Israel as hypocritical accusing Pretoria of having failed to condemn Iranian threats to the Jewish state over the years. “For decades, the Iranian regime has made it very clear for all the world to know that their ultimate goal is to completely annihilate the State of Israel. Neither South Africa nor the International Community have ever condemned Iran for such reprehensible threats and utterances. It is hypocritical for South…
Floyd Shivambu will soon be forming his own party. Shivambu was recently removed as Secretary General of uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and said during a media briefing in Midrand that his removal as Secretary General was orchestrated by a corrupt faction he claimed surrounded former President Jacob Zuma. MKP cited Shivambu’s controversial trip to fugitive Sherphard Bushiri’s church in Malawi as reason for what was essentially a demotion (to being a member of parliament) at the time but on Thursday he rubbished that alleging 2 bogus intelligence reports were used to justify his removal and planned expulsion from the party.…
The City of Joburg says the tarrif hikes it plans on implementing next month are unavoidable. The municipality announced that among others the cost of electricity will increase by 12.74 percent, water by 13,9 percent, property rates will go up by 4.6 percent. “Tarrifs are the lifeblood of local government finances. They make it possible for the city to clean our streets, electrify informal settlements, maintain infrastructure, and expand all services,” said Finance MMC Margret Arnolds during a briefing on Wednesday. Arnolds said the city took the prevailing economic situation and its effects on the various constituencies it serves. “We also recognise…
Floyd Shivambu is set to soon unveil a new political party after falling out of favour in uMkhonto weSizwe party which until recently he served as Secretary General. Shivambu’s removal by MKP follows months of speculation that started when he was insulted on social media by Duduzile Zuma-Sambutha who is one of the party’s MPs and former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter. While MKP cited Shivambu’s Easter visit to fugitive Sherphard Bushiri’s church in Malawi. MKP said the visit had brought the party into disrepute forcing it to demote remove Shivambu and deploy him to parliament where he’s yet to be…
Over a hundred youth from various ‘progressive’ political parties marked June 16 on Monday with unique display of solidarity with the people of Russia. On June 16, 1976, the youth of South Africa rose up against apartheid. This is one of the most crucial moments in the country’s history. It was a point in history where young people showed firm resistance against the brutal Apartheid regime. The commemorations of June 16 took place throughout the country. And this year, the youth of South Africa decided to combine the June 16 holiday with Russia Day, which was celebrated on June 12.…
The need for radical economic transformation was at the centre of Youth Day commemorations as political parties push for change.The ANC Youth League held a series of events to commemorate the 1976 uprising by students in Soweto and other parts of the country in protest against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction leading to a crackdown by apartheid police that left 176 children dead and hundreds injured. “While we commemorate their sacrifice, we declare that the youth of today are not frozen in remembrance, we are ready to lead. The baton of history has been passed to…
Democratic Alliance regards Member of Parliament Liam Jacobs as having effectively expelled himself. This after he joined the Patriotic Alliance overnight. Jacobs appeared in a live Facebook broadcast with PA leader Gayton McKenzie who is also the Sports and Arts Minister causing a shock on social media. The move was surprising as it came just days after the two had a heated argument during a parliamentary portfolio committee meeting where Jacobs suggested Mckenzie was a corrupt dictator. McKenzie welcomed Jacobs into the PA fold, stating during the live broadcast that Jacobs is home. “ The Democratic Alliance has learned of the…
The development of reliable road infrastructure is key to the success of Africa. This is the overwhelming view of delegates to the U20 Summit and African Mayors Assembly held in Pretoria this week. The meeting which was attended by some 96 mayors, 30 of them from major cities across the continent and 66 from G20 member countries and discussed a host of issues including economic development, the impact of climate change and global trade imbalances among others with specific focus on the aspirations of the African continent which many describe as a “sleeping giant”. Only 25 percent of Africa’s road…
Africa cannot continue being a spectator in the world developmental agenda. The view has been expressed widely at the U20 Summit and African Mayors Assembly underway in Pretoria. The event, co-hosted by the cities of Joburg and Tshwane is part of a series of events ahead of the G20 summit to be held in Johannesburg in November and is attended by just under a hundred mayors with 30 of them from major cities across the continent while the rest are from G20 member countries. Host mayor Nasiphi Moya officially opened the event on thursday and called for African cities to…
Operation Dudula has vowed to keep ‘fighting’ against illegal immigration regardless of how the High Court in Johannesburg rules in the case brought against it by several Non-Governmental Organisations led by Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia. Judgment was reserved in the matter that was heard without the participation of Operation Dudula. This week one of the pressure group’s leaders Solomon Kekana addressed the court asking for the matter to be postponed claiming to have not known that the matter had been set down for two this week ( tuesday and wednesday) with Judge Leicester Adams turning down the request. On the…