ANC Women’s League to visit Zuma ‘soon’ Updated
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The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) says it will visit former president Jacob Zuma soon.
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They will join a number of other high-profile political leaders who have paid Zuma a visit at his Nkandla home in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opened the floodgates at the start of the month when they joined the former head of state for a cup of tea at his home.
Police minister Bheki Cele, as well as members of the Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA), were also spotted in Nkandla during the course of the month.
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The ANC Women s League (ANCWL) has come out in support of its president, former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini, who is embroiled in a pension payout dispute with the state.
The league on Friday lambasted the withholding of Dlamini s pension for nearly three years and for reasons allegedly unknown to her.
“The national executive committee (NEC) resolved to make it categorically clear that we support our president comrade Bathabile Dlamini in her demand for her pension which is due to her,” said ANCWL secretary-general Meokgo Matuba.
“The president took the ANCWL into confidence that she was never given reasons why her pension has been withheld for three years now. We believe no woman must go through what she is subjected to, especially as a single mother.”
CWLâs preparedness kept lights on
CWL on minimal power and water outages. By Miranda Reynolds | February 22, 2021 at 8:16 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 8:16 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Many in Region 8 last week saw their lights out or were without water due to snow and arctic temperatures.
City Water and Light serve Jonesboro citizensâ utilities. They only had a few power outages during last weekâs wintry weatherâtheir key to power â preparedness.
CWL has spent years adding backup generators at water treatment plants to help keep the water pumping if the city does lose power.
A new substation to the Valley View area also helped.