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Making headlines: Ramaphosa to attend Cairo Summit for Peace amid Israel-Palestine conflict, Steenhuisen hopeful ahead of elections that the Multi-Party Charter will bend SA’s trajectory and, Malema calls unregistered youth voters sellouts

 

 

Ramaphosa to attend Cairo Summit for Peace amid Israel-Palestine conflict

President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday as the fighting between Israel and Hamas enters its second week. 

By the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Ramaphosa will attend the summit, which is expected to host European leaders, as well as Arab and Gulf leaders.

The Peace Summit will discuss the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, with a focus on humanitarian support and the resumption of the peace process.

Ramaphosa has decried the attacks on civilians and the extensive loss of life as the fighting continues.

 

Steenhuisen hopeful ahead of elections that the Multi-Party Charter will bend SA’s trajectory

Opposition Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen is hopeful that a multi-party government, anchored by the DA, will quickly bend South Africa’s trajectory towards progress and prosperity.

This follows a recent independent poll ahead of 2024 elections by the Brenthurst Foundation which found that ANC support has dropped from 48% to 41% and parties of the Multi-Party Charter have a combined total support of 36%.

On Thursday, the eight leaders of the Multi-Party Charter welcomed the African Christian Democratic Party as the Charter's newest member.

Drawing on the lessons learnt watching the Springboks face-off against France in last week’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final match, Steenhuisen said success

required a team effort.

 

Malema calls unregistered youth voters sellouts

Those who are not planning to vote in the 2024 general election are sellouts, according to Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema. 

He was addressing a crowd of supporters outside the East London Magistrate's Court, where he said that the 2024 election, which will take place 30 years after the first democratic election, is considered the second most important election since the historic event of April 1994.

He said 2024 was akin to 1994 for the many young people voting for the first time.  

Malema said the youth, which is the majority demographic in South Africa, should use its strength to bring about change.

He urged young people to emulate the group of 1976 that took part in the Soweto uprising for the abolishing of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at schools.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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