Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Archives

Zuma makes himself available for ANC chair & endorses Dlamini-Zuma for president

LOCAL Former ANC president Jacob Zuma says he is available for election as ANC national chairperson at the party's December conference. In a statement released shortly before midnight on Monday, Zuma also threw his weight behind his former wife and current ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (NDZ) as his preferred person to contest again for the governing party's top position. Dlamini-Zuma lost a close contest to incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa at […]

27 September 2022

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Dlamini-Zuma on South Africa’s new cigarette and alcohol sales rules

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says there will be no limitations on the sale of tobacco products in South Africa. The sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, has been prohibited since the country first introduced a lockdown on 27 March, but will again be available from 00h01 on Tuesday. In a media briefing on Monday (17 August), Dlamini-Zuma said that there will be no ‘particular’ restrictions […]

18 August 2020

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We will re-evaluate alcohol ban regularly, Dlamini-Zuma says

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said government will re-evaluate the alcohol ban regularly as it wants to limit the hardships facing the economy and livelihoods during the Covid-19 lockdown. Dlamini-Zuma filed the reasons why government reimposed the alcohol ban as wine farmers took it to court to challenge government's decision. On 12 July, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the reimposition of the alcohol ban with immediate effect […]

30 July 2020

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HRC probes racism complaint after Dlamini-Zuma’s was depicted as a baboon

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will investigate a racism complaint after a picture of a baboon was superimposed on the face of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The photo was posted on social media. The South African Council of Churches registered a complaint with the commission describing the post as an insult and a violation of the minister’s human rights. […]

31 May 2020

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Govt faces another legal challenge over legality of lockdown regulations

The government will face yet another legal challenge over the legality of the lockdown when the Liberty Fighters Network (LFN) and its president Reyno de Beer bring an urgent challenge in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. LFN, which identifies itself as a renegade social justice organisation, is challenging the legitimacy of all the lockdown regulations promulgated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, […]

20 May 2020

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Dlamini-Zuma, Motshekga to visit schools damaged by KZN storms

Over a 100 schools were affected by storms between November and December last year. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) , Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga will on Thursday visit some schools damaged by the recent storms in KwaZulu Natal to assess the damage caused. The ministers will be joined by Kwazulu-Natal premier, Sihle Zikalala. They will visit three schools in the Harry Gwala District Municipality. […]

9 January 2020

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KZN delegates at ANC voting polls

Delegates from KwaZulu-Natal, the largest contingent, are currently voting for the Top Six at the African National Congress (ANC) national elective congress at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. The delegates from Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo still have to vote. The North West delegates were the last provincial group to finish voting. Speaking on AM Live the ANC spokesperson, Khusela Sangoni says, “There are three provinces that are yet to […]

18 December 2017

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Why Zweli Mkhize declined deputy ANC president nomination

Outgoing ANC treasurer general Zweli Mkhize turned down nomination for the position of party deputy president after striking a deal with Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza‚ sources said. Mkhize stunned ANC conference delegates when he took to the podium in Nasrec on Sunday night to withdraw his candidature at the eleventh hour‚ despite being nominated by 193 branches. TimesLIVE understands that Mkhize's backers had reached a similar deal with deputy president […]

18 December 2017

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ANC’s splitting heirs, says analysts

As African National Congress delegates gather this week to pick a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma, they face a challenge that is threatening to overshadow the contest: to stop the party from splitting.The likelihood of a break-up is probably the biggest in the ANC's 105-year-old history, especially if Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president's ex-wife and favoured contestant, beats his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, in the vote for party leader, according […]

12 December 2017

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