Author: Malebogo Putu
Cyril Ramaphosa is currently the Acting President of the Republic following the late night resignation by former President Jacob Zuma, which left a vacancy in the Office of the President. The Deputy President has already been sworn in as Acting President, according to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). “According to Section 90(4) of the
Minister for Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development, Harriett Baldwin, visited West Africa between 11 and 14 February. On her first trip to the region since taking up this role, the Minister visited Cameroon and Côte D’Ivoire. During her visit to Cameroon (13 and 14 February), the Minister
A few minutes ago, Comrade Jacob Zuma announced to the nation that he is resigning as the President of the Republic of South Africa. This decision by President Zuma is consistent with what he had said earlier today that he has never and will never defy his organisation, the African National Congress. President Zuma remains
The DA welcomes Jacob Zuma’s overdue resignation as President. We rejoice with all South Africans today as the long, painful decade of Zuma’s presidency finally comes to an end. Jacob Zuma did untold harm to our country. More people are unemployed than ever before, and more people live in poverty than when he came into
President Jacob Zuma has tendered his resignation as the head of State in the Republic of South Africa after nine years in office. The President addressed the nation in a live broadcast on Wednesday night that had generated keen domestic and international interest. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the governing African National Congress (ANC)
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development yesterday rejected the extension of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract. The South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) CEO, Ms Pearl Bhengu in briefing the Committee on the implementation of the Constitutional Court order, explained to the Committee why Sassa wanted to extend the contract. She said the contract
The Democratic Alliance Youth in North West is deeply concerned about the health and safety of learners at the Boitumelo Primary School in Bethel near Mafikeng and has therefore written to the MEC for Education Sello Lehari to urgently investigate the dire circumstances at the school. The total collapse of the infrastructure is unsafe and
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Port St Johns welcomes the decision to look into the irregular appointment of the current Municipal Manager, Ngamela Pakade. Proper recruitment processes, as set out in section 54A(4) of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 as amended, were not followed when the MM was appointed. The post must be advertised
Thank you Mr President, and thanks to SRSG Toure and the other briefers for sharing their views and insights. The situation in Guinea Bissau is concerning. It is not the first country in the world to experience a political impasse. But it is a country still emerging from serious instability and violence in its recent
Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad has today attributed the NotPetya cyber-attack to the Russian Government. The decision to publicly attribute this incident underlines the fact that the UK and its allies will not tolerate malicious cyber activity. The attack masqueraded as a criminal enterprise but its purpose was principally to disrupt. Primary targets were Ukrainian