Former ANC Treasurer-General Dr Mathews Phosa has shared some intricate details regarding the events leading to Jacob Zuma’s recall as president in February 2018. Phosa said Zuma was so aggrieved by the ANC’s decision to recall him that he wanted to challenge the vote of no confidence against him in court. Phosa revealed the mooted court application in an interview with Newzroom Afrika on Thursday, discussing his book, Witness to Power, with host Aldrin Sampear. The vote of no confidence route…

Multitudes of people thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city, on Friday to witness the inauguration of Duma Boko as the southern African country’s sixth president. Boko promised that his government would create a brighter tomorrow with support from the citizens during the ceremony. “We will create the Botswana we all desire. You have given me strength and hope, and I am prepared to return strength and hope to you a thousandfold. I say to you, dare to…

The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, has arrived in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, to begin the second leg of his first working visit to South East Asia. The politician laid a wreath at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and conveyed a message of support from the people and government of South Africa through the mausoleum visitors’ book. The official website of the South African government reports this. South Africa…

A Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) report has made damning findings against a company closely linked to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, saying possible irregularities and no value for money marred a multimillion-rand state loan facility issued to it.  At the center of the saga is Nonkwelo Investments, owned by Mashatile’s son-in-law, Nceba Nonkwelo, accused of using his political connections to benefit to the tune of R30 million from the Entrepreneur Empowerment Property Fund Program (EEPFP).  Tabling the report on Monday, November…

The University of South Africa (UNISA) has honoured St. Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) spiritual leader, Bishop Dr. Engenas Joseph Lekganyane, for outstanding leadership and for promoting African spirituality and values.  The revered Bishop, the head of one of the two Z.C.C churches, was also recognised for his commitment to peace, social justice and the strengthening of African institutions. His Grace, the Right Reverend Bishop Dr. Barnabas Lekganyane, leads the other Z.C.C church (the Star emblem) Bishop Dr. Lekganyane was conferred…

Acting President Paul Mashatile has labelled Limpopo Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha and his late wife Margaret “Maggie” Mathabatha a “revolutionary union” that served the people of South Africa during and after the struggle against apartheid and its legacy. The country’s second in command was among a number of African National Congress (ANC) and government leaders who attended the funeral in Polokwane on Friday, where the late Margaret was laid to rest following her sudden death after a short illness. “We…

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has likened the incident in which Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s security detail assaulted motorists on the N1 highway in Johannesburg to the actions of parliamentary police officers who have unleashed violence on opposition members in the past. Malema was speaking during a media briefing held at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Soweto earlier today. He was speaking in reference to the assault that took place on the N1 over the weekend, where motorists who…

FORMER President Thabo Mbeki’s foundation has refused to comment on claims that his leaked letter to ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has raised “good points” at the “wrong time” for all the “wrong reasons.” The criticism came at the height of Mbeki’s name having once again taken centre stage on matters concerning incumbent ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. This time the former statesman has received praise for the leaked letter that he addressed to Mashatile and copied the rest of the…