Government and Politics
Government and Politics
Joseph Biden Sets to Win the 2020 USA Presidential Elections
The State of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes catapulted Joseph R. Biden to become the 46th President of the United States of America (USA), according to CNN and BBC projections. When he is sworn in in January 2021, he will be 78, making him the oldest president. To enter the White House as the first citizen […]
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Tsakani Maluleke to ascend the Auditor General prime seat
Tuesday | October 20, 2020 Deputy Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke has emerged as the preferred candidate ahead of everyone who was interviewed for the top job. A Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee that was tasked with finding a replacement for the outgoing AG Kimi Makwetu by interviewing various applicants, hipped praises on her credencials and vast […]
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Full Speech: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SA Economic Redemption Masterplan
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Joint Sitting of Parliament on South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan 15 October 2020 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David Mabuza, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members of the National Assembly and […]
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Ramaphosa’s Full National Address: SA Eases Covid-19 Lockdown Rules
Image cred: SA News Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. 16 September 2020 My fellow South Africans, Exactly half a year has passed since we declared a national state of disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In that time, more than 15,000 South Africans […]
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Ramaphosa’s Letter in Full to his ANC Comrades in Relation to Graft Allegations
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa’s wrote a scathing letter to his comrades in the party for the widespread corruption around Covid-19 funds. Ramaphosa is also the current President of the African National Congress (ANC), the governing party. Cyril Ramaphosa I write this letter to you, my fellow ANC member, as our movement and our country […]
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Full Speech by President Ramaphosa: Alert Level 2 Brings More Sectors Back in the Mainstream Economy
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Buildings, Tshwane 15 August 2020 My fellow South Africans, It has been five months since we declared a national state of disaster to combat to the coronavirus pandemic. As I said then, and as I repeat now, never […]
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Gauteng Health MEC Masuku on leave for alleged tender irregularities
Gauteng Province – MEC for Transport Jacob Mamabolo has been appointed as acting-MEC for the Department of Health in Gauteng. This comes after Premier David Makhura placed Dr. Bandile Masuku on a 4-week leave pending investigation connected to the provincial personal protective equipment (PPE) tender anomaly claims. It has emerged recently that Dr. Masuku is […]
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President Ramaphosa’s spokesperson takes leave amid Covid-19 tender irregularities
Tuesday, July 28 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko took leave of absence on Monday following corruption allegations involving her husband. She stepped aside1 to allow a probe into allegations related to Covid-19 tenders for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in Gauteng. Yesterday the office of the President said she: “requested… to take leave of […]
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Full Speech by President SA Cyril Ramaphosa: Public Schools Shut Down in SA
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Buildings, Tshwane 23 July 2020 My fellow South Africans, I wish to address you this evening on two matters that are of great interest and concern to South Africans as we struggle to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
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Remaining iconic Rivonia trialist Andrew Mlangeni dies at 95
African National Congress (ANC) struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni died at One Military hospital on Tuesday night. Mlangeni was the only Rivonia trialist living. Born in 1925, he celebrated his 95th birthday in June. He was arrested in 1963. His trial took place in 1964; he was imprisoned for 26 years in Robben Island alongside the […]
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