THE unseemly exchanges between the opposition and African National Congress in the National Assembly last week, which culminated in the “F**k you” statement, have raised a number of issues. Not the least of them is what constitutes robust debate. Perhaps more importantly, though, the exchanges question the impartiality of presiding officers and the erosion of […]
Malema got tenders illegally – Sello Moloto
Former Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto says ANCYL president Julius Malema got government tenders in the province illegally. In an escalating war of words between the two sworn enemies and former comrades, Moloto alleged that Malema got the tenders by intimidating mayors and municipal managers. Moloto, now a Cope Limpopo MPL, said he could not have […]
South Africa: NIA reporting to Malema?
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is in the firing line for once again involving itself in the ruling party’s factional battles. This time around the NIA allegedly provided ANC Youth League president Julius Malema with a list of people who are apparently seeking the destruction of President Jacob Zuma supporters. The NIA played a critical […]
SARS part of plot – Malema
SARS has rejected allegations by ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema that some of its top officials drew up a hit list targeting leading politicians who supported President Jacob Zuma’s rise to power. Malema made the claim in an interview on e.news last night. He said the document had been drawn up by, among others […]
South Africa: Malema in Zuma plot rage
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has claimed that he has an “intelligence document” listing the names of prominent political leaders who backed President Jacob Zuma’s rise to power, but who are now being targeted to be toppled. Interviewed on SAfm’s After Eight Debate radio programme yesterday, Malema further claimed that preliminary investigations by the […]
S.Africa: Bank has no specific role in growth – Marcus
Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus told MPs on Tuesday that the expanded mandate of the bank passed to her by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan last Wednesday, which explicitly requires the bank to consider economic growth and job creation, does not mean that the bank has a specific role in these matters. She also made it […]
WB puts new Congo deals on ice until row resolved
The World Bank’s private investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will not make new commitments in the Democratic Republic of Congo until a dispute over a cancelled mining contract is resolved, a spokesman said. The IFC owns 7,5% of a 553m copper and cobalt project led by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals that the Congo […]
Sudan: Khartoum offers to share power with rebels
Khartoum will offer Darfur’s most powerful rebel group government posts as part of a future peace deal to end conflict in Sudan’s west, according to documents setting out the terms of negotiations. The documents were the first concrete sign that Khartoum is prepared to share power with its bitter foe in the western region — […]
South Africa: No freebies, cut prices for World Cup
World Cup tickets will not be discounted or given away. At a conference at Sun City, Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke lashed out at journalists following reports that ticket prices had been cut. Valcke said the football federation had made a pact with President Jacob Zuma that World Cup venues would be filled but this […]
English papers out to sabotage South Africa — Jordaan
WORLD football’s governing body Fifa went on the offensive yesterday in a growing row with English tabloid newspapers over the readiness of England’s base camp for the World Cup finals. A visibly irritated general secretary Jerome Valcke and his South African local organising committee counterpart, Danny Jordaan, used a news conference to refute allegations that […]