President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to respond to the debate and questions around his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). But before the newly sworn in president responds to questions raised by members of Parliament on Tuesday, he is expected to be out early in the morning in Gugulethu for his daily walk. The Presidency confirmed on Monday that Ramaphosa was expected to start his daily exercise routine in […]
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters‚ Julius Malema‚ has encouraged all those who could not attend university because of a lack of money‚ to go back to these institutions in January because education is now free. In his year-end message to South Africans‚ Malema said it must be ensured that in 2018‚ all academically deserving students are admitted freely to South African universities and FET colleges. “We call upon […]
EFF leader Julius Malema has put his head on the block about who will win the ANC's hotly contested leadership race this weekend. Malema suggested on Thursday that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa would be the ruling party's next president. The ANC is meeting from Saturday to Wednesday to decide its future. A new leader is expected to be announced by Sunday. "For those asking for my predictions, I think he […]
By Imraan Buccus Julius Malema is a real political chameleon. There are times when he has skirted perilously close to outright fascism and times when he has sounded like a liberal Constitutionalist. Like any opportunist he says different things at different times. But at heart he is an authoritarian populist and an ethnic entrepreneur. Prior to his expulsion from the ANC Malema was part of the corrupt patronage machine. Prior […]
The EFF would consider a coalition with the ANC if the ruling party's next leader declared an end to institutional corruption and promised to charge President Jacob Zuma with corruption. The EFF and ANC should be working together but what stands between them " is institutionalised corruption by the governing party". This is what EFF leader Julius Malema told The Times's sister publication, Sowetan, in a wide-ranging interview, as he […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters say that the recent Gupta email scandal was proof that those who run government today have betrayed the country, and that this betrayal was worse than treason. The party and its leader, Julius Malema, were addressing the leak of thousands of emails detailing the Gupta family’s web of influence over government officials, leveraging that influence to score contracts and business deals with various state companies. The […]
"If not wanting Zuma is racist‚ then we are proud racists‚" EFF leader Julius Malema told an tens of thousands of marchers at the Union Buildings. President Jacob Zuma steps down as president. EFF leader Julius Malema started his speech at the Union Buildings in Pretoria by praising leaders of the opposition for organising a peaceful march. "We have united for the purpose of taking back our beautiful country‚ Malema […]
"Racist, criminal, sellout, scoundrel, delinquent.'' These are some of the slurs that MPs hurled at one another in the chaos that preceded President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation speech last night. The speech was delayed by over an hour. Insults were not the only things that went flying. Members of the EFF used their hard hats as missiles after parliamentary protection services members were called in to remove them […]
Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) leader Julius Malema has slammed the SABC inquiry, saying it's an exercise in continued factionalism as the African National Congress (ANC) heads to its elective conference. Parliament began an inquiry in 2016 into the SABC and a report is expected to be released in February. Malema says it's the norm every time when the party needs to elect a new leader. Meanwhile, the EFF has again […]
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.
