A cultural centre in Mahikeng has burned down amid violent protests targeting Premier Supra Mahumapelo. A TimesLIVE reporter witnessed flames engulfing the centre. One man died in the North West capital on Thursday evening during a car chase between police and protesters. President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to visit the area on Friday. Ramaphosa on Thursday called for calm after two days of protests. In a statement by his spokesperson […]
One wanted the buffalo slaughtered, the other heeded his Thuma Mina (send me) call. Representatives of two unions who picketed outside Parliament on Thursday had very different views of President Cyril Ramaphosa. "On your marks, get set, we are ready for Ramaphosa," were the words which about 120 Cosatu picketers sang, while a group of Saftu protesters twice their size, echoed the cry of their leader Zwelinzima Vavi: "V*****k Cyril […]
The Presidency on Friday announced that it had withdrawn leave to appeal the personal costs order made against former president Jacob Zuma in the state capture report review application. This withdrawal came alongside the Presidency's decision to also withdraw its application for leave to appeal the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court, said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko. "The Commission of Inquiry [into state capture] has now been established and […]
Former ANC president Jacob Zuma took his seat at the table of the party’s powerful national executive committee (NEC) this weekend, the first time since his recall. Zuma arrived at this weekend’s meeting in Cape Town on the ticket of being an ex officio member, a courtesy extended to all former ANC presidents. City Press understands, however, that Zuma’s presence there was anything but courteous and that he showed up […]
Government is facing growing questions over who should foot the legal bills of former president Jacob Zuma as he fights numerous allegations of corruption. His successor President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to endorse underwriting the mounting legal court costs of his erstwhile political master. “The acts on the basis of which it is alleged that the former president committed criminal offences took place during his tenure as a government official both […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced several changes to his Cabinet. Here are short biographies of some of the new and not-so-new faces in the national executive. Nhlanhla Nene, Minister of Finance Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has made a dramatic return to his former position as head of National Treasury in President Cyril Ramaphosa's new Cabinet. Nene was first appointed finance minister at the beginning of President Jacob Zuma's second […]
ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule said Monday’s meeting of the party's top six officials would not discuss a potential cabinet reshuffle. The party’s top leaders meet every Monday. The meeting occurs as speculation grows about who will become South Africa's deputy president after Cyril Ramaphosa replaced Jacob Zuma as president two weeks ago. There've also been calls for a cabinet reshuffle following Zuma's resignation. Speaking after a meeting of the […]
The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) is expected to meet in Irene, Gauteng on Sunday and Monday in the wake of the resignation of Jacob Zuma as president, and the subsequent election of Cyril Ramaphosa. After the drawn out departure of Zuma via a "recall", and the installation of Ramaphosa as president, the next step is believed to be the selection of the country's deputy president. Zuma resigned late on […]
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of South Africa after he was elected unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon. Ramaphosa was nominated as a candidate by ANC backbencher Patrick Maesela, and the nomination was seconded by his colleague Joan Fubbs. None of the opposition parties nominated a candidate. The ANC leader was congratulated by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, who presided over the election. The election comes a day […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
