Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
Tensions are intensifying between the main players in the so-called Progressive Caucus ( informal parliamentary block opposing Government of National Unity). The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have vowed to fight back against Umkhonto Wesizwe over the latter’s active recruitment of the former’s leaders. Outgoing EFF leader Julius Malema made the point during an interview with the party’s National Spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys on an internal platform. Malema accused former President Jacob Zuma of declaring war on him by poaching EFF leaders. Malema’s former deputy, Floyd Shivambu is the most prominent person to defect to the 11 month old MKP with the…
The City of Joburg has managed to maintain its blue drop status despite its aging infrastructure and rapidly rising population that has led to demand for water far exceeding supply. The 98 percent blue drop status means tap water in and around Johannesburg is of the best quality possible. Mayor Dada Morero addressed the media alongside Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi as well as Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina on Monday to announce an intervention aimed at averting a full blown water crisis in South Africa’s most populous city ( just under 6 million people) and the rest of the…
A multi stakeholder high level team has been formed to prevent Gauteng’s ongoing water problems from escalating into a full blown crisis. On Monday political principals involved in the intervention in Johannesburg to announce some of the measures being put in place. Key players in the response are the ministry of water and sanitation represented by among others the Minister Pemmy Majodina alongside her deputy David Mahlobo, the provincial government represented by the Premier Panyaza Lesufi and local government MEC Jacob Mamabolo. The City of Joburg is a key player in the strategy with both Rand Water and Johannesburg Water…
Floyd Shivambu has once again been elevated in the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party.Shivambu who left the EFF to join the third largest party and the official opposition,Is now the MKP’s Secretary General.The party announced that former President Jacob Zuma appointed Shivambu to the position and that the appointment is with immediate effect.Shivambu replaces Dr Sifiso Maseko who stepped down last week to return to his erstwhile employment at the Gauteng Health Department.Maseko had been on suspension when he joined MKP and went to his old job when the department informed him it was no longer pursuing charges against him. “As prescribed…
Residents of Tshwane’s townships and informal settlements have expressed renewed hope of getting improved services following the takeover of an ANC-led coalition government. The ANC on Friday led a march to the City of Tshwane where it called on its deployees to ramp up service delivery and create much needed jobs. Among others, the ANC wants the new administration to complete stalled infrastructure projects. “We want you to attend to all incomplete capital projects, finish them,” said ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula who presented the memorandum termed “ the people’s mandate”. The party also wants the municipality to extend its…
The ANC has denied claims by DA Federal Chairperson Helen Zille that her party was approached by big business to prop up and defend President Cyril Ramaphosa. The allegation by Zille essentially means the state has potentially been captured by capital through Ramaphosa and the ANC through Secretary General Fikile Mbalula dismissed the claim saying it was wishful thinking by Zille. Mbalula briefed the media at the ANC Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg. “The African National Congress categorically rejects the baseless claims by Helen Zille regarding their alleged role in shaping the Government of National Unity. We view these claims…
EFF leader Julius Malema said he expected two more senior leaders to leave his party to join uMkhonto Wesizwe party.While Malema did not mention names in his post on social media platform X, many have insinuated he’s referring to among others the charismatic former spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi who is also being touted to replace Floyd Shivambu as Deputy President of the party when it holds its National People’s Assembly in December.Ndlozi is perceived as being close or having historical ties with Shivambu and has done little to distance himself when the latter moved to join MK.“ Only two more of…
Donald Trump has declared an early victory in the US elections, marking a historical moment as he becomes the first former president since Grover Cleveland to reclaim the nation’s highest office. Within hours of the announcement, congratulatory messages poured in from leaders worldwide, many of whom are keen to rekindle diplomatic ties and engage in strengthened partnerships that thrived during Trump’s previous administration. Among the first to commend Trump was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who expressed hope for a robust alliance. “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs,” Zelenskyy stated in a message…
The EFF has slammed the Democratic Alliance over its admission that it has been doing the bidding of big business by among others ‘propping up and protecting’ President Cyril Ramaphosa. DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille made the admission during a meeting with the SA Chamber of Commerce’s London Chapter in the United Kingdom. “Most of the business community really wanted us to prop up Cyril Ramaphosa. And protect him from the EFF and MK. That’s what they wanted us to do,” she was captured on video as making the point. The EFF has long been alleging that Ramaphosa was a stooge…
On Monday the Gauteng education department released findings of its investigation into allegations of racism at the Pretoria Girls High which revealed a disturbing culture of racism at the institution. The probe was instigated by a protest by black learners in July that was itself in response to a whites only WhatsApp group in which Africans were referred to in derogatory terms with the full knowledge of teachers and school management. The department ordered that the implicated girls be suspended but were later cleared by the school following a rushed internal hearing that relied largely on suspected racists’ version of…