The abrupt cabinet reshuffle by President Zuma last night might have been good news for the Finance Department and the economy but it most certainly is a nightmare of epic proportions for the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs portfolio. The redeployment of Mr Desmond van…
Following on the shock summary appointment by President Zuma of Mr David van Rooyen, MP, to the position of Minister of Finance last Wednesday, 9th December, the subsequent collapse of the rand against major foreign currencies and damage caused to the economy as well as…
The IFP family is in mourning today over the passing of a prominent leader and stalwart, the Hon. Dr LPHM Mtshali. Our condolences are with his wife, children and grandchildren, who have suffered an immeasurable loss. We honour them for lending Dr Mtshali to the…
The sudden but expected removal by President Zuma of Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene, heralds a government that is clearly at odds with itself. IFP spokesperson on Finance, Ms Sibongile Nkomo, MP, said,” The President’s so-called ‘strategic’ redeployment of Finance Minister Nene does not bode at…
GENEVA - A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year has been launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…
Thursday, 10 December 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa. – Wheelchair Tennis South Africa are just a week away from hosting the Airports Company South Africa, Joburg Open at the Grand Old Lady of South African tennis, Ellis Park Tennis Stadium. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) level…
President Zuma se besluit om minister Nhlanhla Nene met ʼn onbekende ANC-lid te vervang as minister van finansies is oorhaastig en ondeurdag sonder enige begrip vir die finansiële en ander implikasies wat dit vir Suid-Afrika gaan hê. In ʼn tyd van groot finansiële probleme vir…
The IFP demands that the KZN MEC of Health must provide suitable answers about how an all-important medical file for Rose Sosibo who was burnt on her face, hands and feet went missing at Christ the King Hospital in Ixopo. "We want to know how…
The IFP calls on the KZN Provincial Department of Education to launch a campaign to educate learners on post exam trauma after a Grade 10 learner at Albini Girls High School in eNtshongweni committed suicide after it is alleged that she had failed. "The Department…
Pretoria : 9 December 2015 - A team of specialised police investigators looking into online sexual exploitation of minors in South Africa has yesterday arrested a Durban man for possession and distribution of child pornography images. Members of the South African Police Service's Family Violence,…