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DA to meet multi-party charter partners on way forward

Podcasts and similar audio content from the Arena Holdings group, publishers of the Sunday Times, Business Day, The Times, Sowetan, etc. News-orientated editorial content Keywords: podcast, multimedia, politics, entertainment, news and views, economy, South Africa
31 May 2024 12PM 2 min

'We have played a huge role in bringing the ANC down': Herman Mashaba

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party has played a huge role in bringing the ANC down. Mashaba addressed the media at the IEC results operation centre on Friday. He says ActionSA is grateful that the ANC no longer has a majority to push its agenda.Action SA is currently sitting in…
31 May 2024 11AM 1 min

Premature to talk about coalitions, says DA’s Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen says it is too early to discuss coalitions.  He said they would wait for the counting to conclude before they would decide who to go into a coalition with, but that their priority is the 10 parties that formed the Multiparty Charter for South Africa (MPC). …
31 May 2024 7AM 4 min

Bheki Cele: 50 people arrested for disruptions during elections

Police minister Bheki Cele says 50 people were arrested from Monday to voting day Wednesday for disrupting the elections. Speaking to media at the IEC results operations centre in Midrand, Cele said they would appear in various courts on Friday. Cele said KwaZulu-Natal remains tension-free with vote counting still under…
31 May 2024 7AM 2 min

We remain optimistic, says Nomvula Mokonyane as 34.49% results are captured

ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says they remain hopeful for an outright majority.The ANC sat in the early forties in percentage terms on Thursday afternoon as the results kept coming in. They were at 42.31% nationally after 43.49% of the votes were captured by 8pm. The DA followed at…
30 May 2024 2PM 1 min

Mantashe blames tribalism for strong MK Party showing in KZN

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe blames tribalism for the MK Party's performance so far in the elections, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. Former president Jacob Zuma's party is performing strongly in the province with 42.3% of the vote vs 20.1% for the ANC so far.Speaking to media at the results operating centre…
30 May 2024 7AM 1 min

Fed up youth use their vote to punish the ANC

The common sentiment among young voters at the John Orr Technical High School voting centre in Milpark, Johannesburgis that the governing party must dip below 50% for it to deliver on its promises. Rethabile Nkoko, 24 Said this should have been her second vote but she was voting for the…
29 May 2024 7AM 6 min

‘Voting is for every human’: Lamola on prisoners making their marks

Minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lomalo says prisoners have a right to participate in elections as voting is for everyone, including those behind bars — despite public perception that prisoners should be disenfranchised from voting. Lamola was speaking to the media at the Kgosi Mampuru correctional services centre in Pretoria,…
29 May 2024 4AM 4 min

Naledi Pandor wants ANC to govern alone post elections

As the sixth administration of the ANC-led government comes to an end, ANC member Naledi Pandor says voters must re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as president because a coalition would force the party to agree to different ideologies. Pandor, who serves as minister of international relations and co-operation in Ramaphosa’s cabinet, said:…
28 May 2024 10AM 2 min

ANC facing its most critical election since democracy

ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says the party is facing its most critical election since the dawn of democracy, against a united voice calling for regime change. She took a jab at media for not speaking about the gains of democracy but casting aspersions on the ANC which she…
27 May 2024 12PM 6 min

‘Only 100,000 people died during Covid-19’: Ramaphosa on campaign trail

Campaigning for his party, President Cyril Ramaphosa said only 100,000 people died of Covid-19 in SA compared to other countries. He asked the potential voters to clap hands because his party-led government that provided the R350 SD grant. He was in the North West making efforts to lure voters for…
21 May 2024 4PM 3 min

Meyiwa-accused communicated on day of murder

Cellphone data has revealed communication between two of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthobisi Prince Mncube and Fisokuhle Ntuli, on the day the soccer star was killed.  Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws told the Pretoria high court on Tuesday that the pair made contact from their cellphones…
21 May 2024 1PM 3 min

'I signed NHI to end apartheid in healthcare' - Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to “end apartheid in healthcare”. Under the new law private and public health services will be integrated in phases. “We are taking forward the work started by Nelson Mandela. Only the ANC can do that, no other…
21 May 2024 11AM 2 min
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