Browsing: Jacob Zuma

President Jacob Zuma on Monday dismissed media reports that he was angry about the Gauteng ANC’s position on electronic tolling in the province. “South Africa is a democratic country and the leadership of the ANC in Gauteng has every right to state their views and that of the

The ANC in Gauteng wants to submit alternatives to e-tolling in the province, chairman Paul Mashatile said on Sunday. “Conference did not talk about scrapping the e-tolls. We said we don’t support e-tolling in its current form,” he told reporters at the

The urgency and secrecy of the deal South Africa is looking to strike with Russia for the supply of up to eight nuclear power plants means “someone is up to no good”, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Monday. That someone, she suggested in her

The energy department on Friday declined to comment on a report that President Jacob Zuma took control of a R1 trillion nuclear deal, negotiated directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and instructed energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson to sign it. “We can’t speak on that. It is

The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala not to resign and rather face a parliamentary inquiry into whether she lied about her qualification. Reacting to media reports that Tshabalala would be asked

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating the appointment of President Jacob Zuma’s daughter Thuthukile Zuma, 25, to the powerful role of chief of staff at the ministry of ­telecommunications and postal services – and a new study shows her appointment may have

The decision by parliament’s communication portfolio committee to recommend the suspension of SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala on Tuesday was welcomed by the Democratic Alliance. “The unanimity of committee members in this matter is a welcome development in a parliament

Disgraced former communications minister Dina Pule and her lieutenants at the department of communications at the time could be in very serious trouble. President Jacob Zuma on Thursday signed a proclamation asking the Special Investigating Unit to probe alleged corruption

In this analysis-packed episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the decision by President Jacob Zuma to direct the Special Investigating Unit to probe alleged corruption and maladministration

The Democratic Alliance on Friday questioned why there was “no sign” of the revised broadcast digital migration policy in parliament this week, warning the delay is holding up the start of the tender process for the local assembly of set-top boxes and the switch-on of digital terrestrial television