Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula elected parliamentary speaker
“Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was elected to parliamentâs top leadership position less than a month after President Ramaphosa removed her from his cabinet.”
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, ex-defence minister, to be new parliament speaker
“The ANCâs parliamentary caucus said in a statement that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was its choice to fill Modiseâs post [as speaker of parliament].”
SA Government to provide answers on Ramaphosa’s “Gupta Air” flight to Japan
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expected to shed light on claims that Cyril Ramaphosa used plane owned by the Guptas for official visit to Japan.
North Korea executes Defence Minister for “dozing off”
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has had his defence minister executed with anti-aircraft fire for insubordination and dozing off during formal military rallies
Xenophobia: SA Army deployed in Alexandra, Durban
Former National Servicemen were called up by the Army 30 years ago to assist an overwhelmed SA Police. Xenophobia rioting has required a repeat performance.
Crawford-Browne: Arms deal raped South Africa
“South Africans have been financially raped by the international war business and their governments, albeit with the collusion of our government,” arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne told the inquiry’s hearings in Pretoria.
Arms Deal was initiated with criminal intent
The controversial 1999 multi-billion rand arms deal was “initiated with criminal intent”, the Seriti Commission of Inquiry heard on Monday.
Dining on âJet spendâ â Anger over $40M jet for Niger president
How often do we see this sort story in Africa? I shudder to think how much African dignitaries spend on travel – planes, not trains and automobiles. Does a Government employee need a convoy of blue-light-festooned, luxury cars to get themselves around town, do they need to hire/ buy an expensive private jet to travel … Read more
Executive delivers âextraordinary measuresâ to deal with disruptions in Parliament
The Executive has announced that they will be putting âextraordinary measuresâ in place to deal with future chaotic interruptions in Parliament, which begs the question since when does the Executive interfere in Legislative matters and what extraordinary measures shall they put in place? Such interference by the Executive is a blatant violation of the doctrine … Read more
50 Malian soldiers killed in Kidal fighting
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Fifty Malian soldiers died this week during a failed army attempt to seize the Tuareg separatist northern town of Kidal, the West African country’s defence minister said on Sunday. The fresh fighting on Wednesday, the worst since the government and separatist groups signed a preliminary peace agreement last year, threatened to sink … Read more