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ANC: Statement by Jacksom Mthembu, ANC National Spokesperson, applauds ANC MP Comrade Buti Manamela for exposing racist DA councillor Stanford Slabbert (18/06/2013)

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The African National Congress applauds the work done by our comrades in Parliament, most notably ANC MP Comrade Buti Manamela for exposing the racist and unrepentant Democratic Alliance councillor...

ANC: Statement by Mathole Motshekga, ANC Chief Whip, on racist remarks made by Eastern Cape DA councillor Stanford Slabbert (18/06/2013)

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The Office of the ANC Chief notes that the DA has quietly suspended its racist Eastern Cape councillor who hurled a barrage of racist invectives in an email. The DA councillor, Stanford Slabbert,...

SAHRC: Statement by the South African Human Rights Commission, welcomes court’s decision against Minister of Police in the Chumani Maxwele matter (18/06/2013)

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The South African Human Rights Commission has welcomed the decision of the High Court to dismiss, with a punitive costs order, Minister of Police, Mr Nathi Mthethwa’s application calling for a...

SA: Patricia de Lille: Address by the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, on the occasion of the commemoration of the Natives Land Act of 1913, Cape Town (17/06/2013)

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I am privileged to welcome you all here today to commemorate this historic day. Most of you have filed land claims in the interests of claiming what was unjustly taken from your families. While...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during the commemoration of National Youth Day, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal (16/06/2013)

SPEECH

Today, the nation recalls the events of 16 June 1976 in Soweto, and remembers the heroism of our young people who took on the might of the apartheid state, in pursuit of freedom, equality and human...

NEHAWU: Statement by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union, asserts that South Africa's present generation of young people must discover their mission and fulfill it (14/06/2013)

STATEMENT

NEHAWU salutes the gallant heroes and heroines of the 1976 Student Uprisings during this year`s "Youth Month" for the role they played in exposing and displacing the apartheid regime`s brutal...

SA: Ben Martins: Address by the Minister of Transport, during the delivery of the Budget Vote Policy Statement, National Council of Pronvinces, Parliament, Cape Town (13/06/2013)

SPEECH

We wish the founding father of our democracy and nation, His Excellency Former President Mandela a speedy recovery. When the ANC government ascended to power in 1994 it inherited a white minority...

DA: Statement by John Steenhuisen, DA Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, states that 9 out of top 20 best performing departments are in the Western Cape (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

A report by the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) reveals that 9 out of the 20 best performing government departments are in the DA-led Western Cape Government. The DA...

DA: Statement by Stevens Mokgalapa, DA Shadow Minister of Human Settlements, on bucket toilets in the Western Cape (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

According to a reply to a Parliamentary question, of the 88 127 post-1994 bucket toilets identified by national government across the country, only 373 or 0.4% are in the Western Cape. This reply...

GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on the Cabinet meeting of 12 June 2013 (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

1.1. Cabinet wishes President Nelson Mandela a speedy recovery and reassures the nation that he is receiving the best medical care. Cabinet is pleased that he is responding well to treatment and...

SA: Statement by Mmusi Maimane, DA Leader in the Johannesburg Caucus, on visit to the hostels and surrounding areas of zone 11 in Meadowlands, Soweto (12/06/2013)

STATEMENT

Today I visited the hostels and surrounding areas of zone 11 in Meadowlands, Soweto, to expose the terrible sanitation issues in this community. Free-flowing sewerage and other health hazards were...

Liebenberg NO and Others v Bergrivier Municipality (CCT 104/12) [2013] ZACC 16

Constitutional Court

The following explanatory note is provided to assist the media in reporting this case and is not binding on the Constitutional Court or any member of the Court. Today, the Constitutional Court...

DA: Statement by Mike Waters, DA Shadow Minister of Social Development, on the 900% increase in the National Development Agency’ expenditure (12/06/213)

STATEMENT

In replies to DA Parliamentary questions , the Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, has revealed that the National Development Agency’s (NDA) budget for board expenses and...

94 MW Western Cape wind project reaches financial close

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Global energy company GDF Suez has followed up its recent announcement that it will be proceeding with two open-cycle gas-turbines in South Africa with news that it, Investec and Kagiso Tiso...

SA: Rejoice Mabudafhasi: Address by the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the occasion of the Budget Speech Vote, Parliament, Cape Town (11/06/2013)

SPEECH

Allow me to take you on a journey of how we, as the sector leaders of water and the environment are geared to bring forth a better life for all, even beyond the second decade of democracy. War on...

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