12 February 2015 was an extraordinary day and will remain firmly etched in the memories of many South Africans. The violent removal of the EFF, walkouts by the DA, Agang and COPE, and the jamming of cellphone signals left many stunned and overshadowed the President’s State of the Nation Address ...
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting Of Parliament Cape Town,
The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and ...
By Rofhiwa Maneta
The opening of parliament is just under a week away and most of the country is waiting for the State of the Nation Address with baited breath. We hit the streets to find out what you want the president to talk about and how you want him ...
President Jacob Zuma, tonight you will present the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to a joint sitting of Parliament. Below are some questions we wish to pose to you.
Honorable President Zuma, you told us this time last year that government’s monitoring and evaluation efforts indicate “an improvement in ...
Following its success in Johannesburg, the VIP Debate Club will be in Cape Town for the first time. Cape Town peeps join us for our Live VIP Debate Club on Tuesday 10 February at the EL Greeyo Coffee Shop, Brickfield Park, Salt River, Cape Town.
The VIP Debate Club is ...
By Ayanda Charlie
The news that government plans to extend the child grant age has been met with an array of opinions. While some experts say this would help the youth, others are apprehensive. The voice sorely lacking from this discussion, however, is that of the youth itself. A report ...
By Ndimphiwe Gilili
President promises to make land reform a priority
Land reform is government’s top priority this year. This is what Jacob Zuma told party supporters during the ANC’s 103 year birthday celebrations held at Cape Town Stadium last weekend.
“We commit that the land will be returned to ...
By Lee Molefi
On the front page of The Times is 18 year-old Gareth David Mogambery who – standing alongside Minister Angie Motshekga – has passed matric with eight distinctions. Four hundred kilometres from where a beaming Gareth stands, Nokukhanya Radebe, Lulu Miya and Mbalenhle Hadebe, all from Menzi High ...
On the 27 November 2014 Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration with 35 organisations, participated in rallies across South Africa calling for a national action plan against gender-based violence (GBV). In South Africa, more than a thousand women are killed every year by an intimate partner, approximately a million rapes occur ...
Makashule Gana holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Computer Science) from the University of Limpopo and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Wits Business School. He has been a member of the DA since 2002 and has served in several capacities, including that of DA Youth National Leader. Currently, ...