African National Congress (ANC)’s deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said instead that the NWC just wanted to assert a 2017 conference resolution to unite MK factions and to prioritise the welfare of its former combatants.
Mkhize made right decision by requesting special leave, says ANC s Duarte On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was placing Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on special leave over the multi-million rand communications tender awarded from his department to his close associates. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize speaks at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg on 20 April 2021 after inspecting the damage caused by a fire. Picture: @GautengHealth/Twitter
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JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) said that embattled Health Minister Zweli Mkhize made the right decision by requesting to be placed on special leave.
On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was placing Mkhize on special leave.
South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) said that Duarte threatened to storm the embassy, which would be in clear violation of all international diplomatic regulations.
ANC s Duarte vows to step up pressure on Israel govt over Palestine The ANC said that it stood in solidarity with the people of Palestine, demanding an end to the recent violent attacks and to give Palestinian people their land back. ANC members picket outside the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on 25 May 2021 in solidarity with Palestine. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC)’s Jessie Duarte said that the party would not stop calling for justice and land for the people of Palestine until the Israeli government made changes.
The ANC, in partnership with its tripartite alliance and league members, left a list of their demands at the gates of the Israeli embassy in Lynnwood but the embassy refused to send a representative to accept their memorandum.
ANC members will defend party, says Duarte in warning to Magashule supporters ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has blamed Ace Magashule s supporters of selectively leaking and manipulating audio of confidential meetings. She said that they were trying to sow fear. FILE: ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte addresses the community of Katlehong during an ANC campaign. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte, said party members would defend it against attempts by secretary-general Ace Magashule s supporters to destroy it.
Tensions within the governing party have heightened since the ANC s national executive committee (NEC) finalised guidelines for the 2017 resolution for those facing criminal charges to step aside.