Author: Mawande Amashabalala

ANC and ActionSA meet over budget
Politics

Heavy police presence as Mbalula unveils new Gauteng leaders

There was heavy police presence at the Midrand Conference Centre on Wednesday as ANC secretary-general Fikile “Vutha” Mbalula unveiled the newly appointed ANC... Read more.
How Ramaphosa saved Lesufi from chop alongside Nciza 
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How Ramaphosa saved Lesufi from chop alongside Nciza 

President Cyril Ramaphosa lobbied for Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to become the co-convener of the soon-to-be-appointed Gauteng provincial task team (PTT), citing,... Read more.
ANC's Gauteng, KZN task teams full list to be unveiled next week
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ANC’s Gauteng, KZN task teams full list to be unveiled next week

The ANC will reveal the full list of names who will make up the provincial task teams of its Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal next Monday.   This was revealed by ANC’s... Read more.
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SIU and Eskom want Koko slapped with punitive costs order 

The SIU and Eskom have asked the Pretoria High Court to punish former Eskom executive Matshela Koko with a punitive costs order for seeking to intervene in the settlement... Read more.
Jacob Zuma was on Robben Island as an agent of enemy forces –  Mbeki 
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Jacob Zuma was on Robben Island as an agent of enemy forces –  Mbeki 

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki stunned the party’s national executive committee (NEC) members when he questioned the existence of the trial that resulted in... Read more.
Ronald Lamola a misfit for foreign affairs minister
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ANALYSIS | Ronald Lamola a misfit for foreign affairs minister

Where is Ronald Lamola during the diplomatic rows in which South Africa is the central point? This question is more relevant to ask because his predecessor, Dr Naledi... Read more.
EFF leads opposition as MKP struggles to get off the blocks
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EFF leads opposition as MKP struggles to get off the blocks

The debate on the State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa last Thursday has revealed that the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has... Read more.
Sona's call to unite divided people, geopolitical affirmation of BRICS
Politics

Sona’s call to unite divided people, geopolitical affirmation of BRICS

As expected, President Cyril Ramaphosa took the opportunity at Sona to address the elephant in the room, the shifting platonic plates in geopolitics, and sought... Read more.
Dean Macpherson fires Kwazi Mshengu
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DA Minister Macpherson pulls trigger on ANC’s Mshengu

The drama at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure continues after Minister Dean Macpherson fired advocate Kwazikwenkosi Mshengu as chairperson of the... Read more.
MDDA chief executive Shoeshoe Qhu
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State entity dragged to court for lowering CEO qualification criteria

A concerned citizen has dragged the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) to the Joburg High Court, seeking to set aside the appointment of the entity’s... Read more.