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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) The swearing-in of Xiaomei Harvard in the National Assembly as the member of parliament (MP) was an indication of the ANC s multicultural position, said a South African analyst. This simply shows our politics and the ANC as a multicultural party, Ralph Mathekga, an independent political analyst told Xinhua.
Speaking on SAfm radio, Harvard said she came to South Africa in 1994 to do her doctorate studies and joined the ANC in 2004. She said she was proudly South African and would work hard to change people s lives.
The ANC needs a return to revolutionary discipline
31 Jan 2021
Follow the money: Ace Magashule supporters burned T-shirts bearing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s image outside the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on November 13, where the ANC secretary general was appearing on charges of corruption and fraud. (Gallo Images/Frikkie Kapp)
The ANC in the Free State province has had over two decades of wanton paralysis politically and organisationally; this manifested in the cult of personality which established itself as a norm and an institution of some sort, personified by its long-standing chairperson comrade Ace Magashule, who is also secretary general of the ANC.
2021-01-31 20:58 By: Xinhua
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) The swearing-in of Xiaomei Harvard in the National Assembly as the member of parliament (MP) was an indication of the ANC s multicultural position, said a South African analyst. This simply shows our politics and the ANC as a multicultural party, Ralph Mathekga, an independent political analyst told Xinhua.
Speaking on SAfm radio, Harvard said she came to South Africa in 1994 to do her doctorate studies and joined the ANC in 2004. She said she was proudly South African and would work hard to change people s lives.
Harvard replaced the Minister in Presidency Jackson Mthembu who died from COVID-19 related complications recently. She became the first person of Chinese descent to join the National Assembly since the advent of democracy in 1994.
SADC loses 10 ministers in two weeks
Deputy Editor
In a space of two weeks, the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has lost ten ministers to Covid-19, a tragic signal to regional leaders that a coordinated regional response to the pandemic is now urgent.
Across the region, thousands have died from Covid-19 since the outbreak reached SADC in February 2020.
If ever there was any complacency when the disease first reached these shores, the second wave has awakened citizens and their leaders to the reality of the devastating nature of the virus.
The grim regional statistics as of January 26, 2021, points to a serious need for a collective regional response to prevent the spread of the virus and reduce the daily human carnage.
Senior cop in hot water for failing to arrest unmasked premier at Jackson Mthembuâs funeral
By Baldwin Ndaba
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Johannesburg - Police Minister Bheki Cele wants action to be taken against a senior Mpumalanga officer who allegedly failed to arrest Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on the spot for not wearing mask at the funeral of former minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Sunday.
While Cele insists on demanding a report about the officerâs alleged failure to execute an arrest on the Premier - he said the Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mondli Zuma acted within the prescribed law under the adjusted lockdown level 3 to arrest Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on Monday - a day after the transgression was committed in full view of the nation who watched the proceedings on national TV stations.