insert_link South Africa S.A’s Al Jama-ah leader says the DA is hell-bent on taking control of the government of national unity In S.A, Al Jama-ah leader, Ganief Hendricks claims that the Democratic Alliance is determined to take control of the government of national unity. He criticizes the 'Statement of Intent' signed between the DA and another party, suggesting it facilitates power sharing between former oppressors and the former black liberation movement. Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's assertion that there is no grand alliance with the DA, Hendricks believes the 'Statement of Intent' […] todayJune 18, 2024 28
insert_link South Africa ActionSA’s Mashaba Vows Accountability for ANC-DA Unity Government To South Africa.... ActionSA president, Herman Mashaba says the party will not hesitate to keep the ANC-DA government of national unity accountable where it fails to achieve social justice or provide opportunities for the people. Mashaba says ActionSA will use its position in legislative platforms to push its own policies, including igniting job creation, implementing an opportunity fund to undo the legacy of apartheid, and ensuring that no academically deserving […] todayJune 18, 2024 24
insert_link South Africa Putin Congratulates Ramaphosa on Re-Election Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin congratulated S.A's Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election as South Africa's president on Monday, highlighting the strong relations between Russia and Pretoria despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by Moscow's over two-year-old invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's statement noted that both leaders expressed hope for continued efforts to strengthen the partnership between their nations in all aspects, as discussed during Putin's telephone call to Ramaphosa. todayJune 18, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa ANC Announces Coalition Government with Five Parties On Monday, the African National Congress announced that South Africa's new government currently includes five parties, collectively holding more than two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly. The ANC, which failed to secure a parliamentary majority in last month's election for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, is continuing discussions with additional parties to further strengthen its coalition. todayJune 18, 2024 30
insert_link South Africa ActionSA Criticizes Possible Cabinet Expansion by ANC and DA ActionSA has noted reports suggesting that the ANC and DA government of national unity could be planning to expand the size of an already bloated cabinet. ActionSA’s, Samkelo Mgobozi says with 30 serving ministers and 36 deputy ministers, costing taxpayers over 146-million-rand annually in salaries alone, president Cyril Ramaphosa’s previous promise to downsize the cabinet has clearly amounted to no real intention: todayJune 18, 2024 31
insert_link South Africa Zuma’s Mkhonto weSizwe to join opposition alliance South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party - uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - will join the opposition alliance in parliament. BBC Africa quotes Zuma as saying, it would co-ordinate resistance to the governing coalition led by the African National Congress. Despite this, MK said it maintained that last month's elections were rigged and wanted the results annulled. todayJune 17, 2024 66
insert_link South Africa Students on the frontline: South Africa and the US share a history of protest against white supremacy By Rico Devara Chapman, Jackson State University Every year on 16 June, South Africa commemorates the revolt of black school children against the inferior “bantu education” system on that day in 1976. The horror of police shooting and killing unarmed children caused a global uproar. Historian Rico Devara Chapman’s research interests include a focus on the African diaspora’s historical and contemporary struggles for justice, particularly student […] todayJune 17, 2024 17
insert_link South Africa S.A Investigating Directorate Dismisses Imminent Arrest Report of ANC’s Gwede Mantashe The S.A Investigating Directorate has dismissed a report by Sunday World that the arrest of ANC national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe is imminent. The publication said Mantashe’s imminent arrest was linked to security upgrades at his properties in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape from Bosasa. However, ID spokesperson, Henry Mamothame says they have not decided nor discussed the matter: todayJune 17, 2024 30
insert_link South Africa Jacob Zuma Criticizes “Unholy Marriage” Between DA and ANC The MK Party leader and former S.A president Jacob Zuma says the party need to educate people that there’s no government of national unity in the country but an unholy marriage between DA and ANC. Zuma was speaking during the party pivotal media conference in Johannesburg regarding the current political situation and ongoing developments in South Africa. He says the government of national unity is madness: todayJune 17, 2024 49