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Making headlines: Former ANC MP Mentor says she broke ranks to uphold the constitution; Trump to meet Kenyatta on Monday; And, President Ramaphosa to host UK Prime Minister

 

Former ANC MP Mentor says she broke ranks to uphold the constitution

Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor today told the State capture commission of inquiry that she did the unusual and broke ranks from her colleagues in Parliament as she worked to hold the executive accountable and uphold the constitution.

Mentor is expected to give full details at the commission regarding allegations she made in 2016 against former president Jacob Zuma that he was under the influence of the fugitive Gupta family, which made billions of rands from State-owned enterprises through questionable contracts.

She further alleged that Zuma had twice made inappropriate sexual advances towards her, which she rejected.

She claimed the Guptas offered her the position of minister of public enterprises to replace Barbara Hogan. She was told she would become minister only if she agreed to discontinue the South African Airways flight to India.

The offer was allegedly made in 2010 at the Gupta compound while Zuma was in the next room.

 

Trump to meet Kenyatta on Monday

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will meet with President Donald Trump today at the White House in Washington as East Africa’s commercial hub emerges from months of electoral turmoil.

Kenyatta’s office says he and Trump will focus on trade and regional security. Kenya is the third highest recipient of US security aid in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Security Assistance Monitor. Kenyatta is the second African leader to meet Trump at the White House after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this year.

 

And, President Ramaphosa to host UK Prime Minister

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday host British Prime Minister Theresa May on a working visit to South Africa. 

The Presidency said in a statement that the working visit follows bilateral meetings between President Ramaphosa and Prime Minister May during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London from 19 to 20 April 2018 and at the G7 in Canada on 8 to 9 June 2018.

During the bilateral engagements, the two leaders discussed potential partnerships between the United Kingdom and South Africa and efforts to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations.

The visit by the prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland seeks to further cement economic relations with South Africa built up over several decades.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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