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Majority of parties want secret ballot for Zuma no-confidence vote

Nine out of the 13 parties represented in Parliament have submitted feedback as to how they would like a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to be conducted, parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said on Sunday. "Both the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance have indicated they will abide by the Speaker's decision, while the rest of the nine prefer a secret ballot," Mothapo said in a statement. […]

16 July 2017

Local

OUTA to release plan to fight state capture

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) will on Wednesday reveal its plan for combating state capture. It intend to hand the plan over to Parliament and political parties after a media briefing and presentation. "This case document is regarded as essential reading for Members of Parliament expected to participate in the forthcoming vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma," OUTA said in a statement. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng last […]

28 June 2017

Local

Constitutional Court to rule on motion of no confidence secret ballot

The Constitutional Court will on Thursday make its ruling on the UDM's application to force National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to conduct the vote of no confidence on President Jacob Zuma as a secret ballot. Political parties were due to debate a motion of no confidence on Zuma on April 18 but the UDM, Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance asked for a postponement after the Constitutional Court allowed the […]

22 June 2017

Local

Zuma to face state capture questions in Parliament

President Jacob Zuma is due to face some tough questions on Thursday during his quarterly appearance in Parliament to answer questions from MPs. MP's are expected to focus on some of the controversial developments since his last question and answer session in March. Since then, there has been a mass Cabinet reshuffle, three sovereign credit rating downgrades, and the leak of the infamous #GuptaEmails seen as detailing the extent of […]

22 June 2017

International News

Gigaba fights back

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s camp is working on a detailed counter-campaign to clear perceptions that he is in the pockets of the Guptas. Gigaba’s consistent denial of involvement with the Guptas is proving difficult to sustain as evidence suggesting that he has deep ties with the family keeps piling up. City Press understands that supporters of the embattled Gigaba are working on compiling favourable evidence dating back to the time […]

19 June 2017

Local

Save SA blames GDP shock on ‘recession president’ Zuma

Save South Africa has blamed the country’s entry into a second recession in eight years on the “recession president” Jacob Zuma. “The Save South Africa campaign is concerned, but not surprised, at the figures released by Stats SA (Statistics South Africa) yesterday, which confirm that South Africa is officially in a recession,” it said in a statement on Wednesday. Stats SA revealed on Tuesday that the country is in a […]

7 June 2017

Local

Cosatu decides on march to Union Buildings

Some of trade union federation Cosatu’s affiliates on Wednesday proposed a march to ANC headquarters Luthuli House to demand that President Jacob Zuma step down as head of state. Following discussions at Cosatu’s central committee meeting in Irene, they however decided on a march to the Union Buildings to protest against state capture instead. No date for this was decided on. “Zuma is undermining the nation,” National Union of Mineworkers' […]

1 June 2017

Local

Zuma, govt officials return to Elsies with more promises

President Jacob Zuma and a convoy of government officials descended on Elsies River on Tuesday with a bag full of promises after the murder of Courtney Pieters. Children and adults packed the Adriaanse Civic Centre, where the memorial service for the three-year-old girl was held two weeks ago. They chuckled as Zuma greeted them in his shaky Afrikaans. Zuma arrived close to the advertised 14:00 starting time, accompanied by Social […]

31 May 2017

Local

Opposition slams Parliament’s oversight

A day before President Jacob Zuma is due in Parliament, opposition parties decried what they call the legislature's failure to hold the president and his executive to account. A groan was audible from the ANC benches when Agang MP Andries Tlouamma stepped up to the National Assembly's podium to deliver his speech in the debate on parliament's budget. "This Parliament is held hostage by the president and the Guptas," he […]

31 May 2017

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