Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has thanked the outgoing Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Gill Marcus, whose term expires at the end of November, for her excellent service and leadership. Marcus announced on Thursday that she won’t be renewing her contract when it…
Address to emergency session of the UN Security Council: Peace and security in Africa (Ebola) New York, New York, USA, 18 September 2014 Distinguished members of the Security Council, Mr Secretary General, Dr Nabarro. Many of the governments you represent have been helping, with treatment…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has rejected the by-election results in Mthonjaneni following claims that some ballot papers went missing in one of the voting stations. It calls on the IEC to declare the by-election results invalid. "The IFP wants the IEC to explain how ballot…
News that the offices of the Democratic Alliance at the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Complex in Pietermaritzburg were damaged by a fire early this morning is viewed with great suspicion after recent fires destroyed the offices of Inkatha Freedom Party in that same complex. “At the last…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal expresses its condemnation of the ANC’s attempts to bribe voters in the by-election in the Mthonjaneni area. “We are shocked to hear that at a crèche nearby KwaGconco food parcels were being distributed on the by-election day. This smacks of attempting…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has lambasted the ANC-led government for failing to deliver on its job creation promises. "Twenty years into democracy we can't say we have a good story to tell as people don't have jobs and are living in poverty. Fact is, many…
WHO welcomes the extensive Ebola support from the United States of America GENEVA: 16 September 2014 -- WHO welcomes the contribution from the Government of the United States of America to significantly build upon their previous Ebola response in West Africa. The new commitment provides…
Pretoria – The Presidency has confirmed that 67 South Africans have been killed and scores others injured after a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday, 12 September, in Lagos, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. President Jacob Zuma has expressed…
I had agreed to meet with representatives of SANTACO to address some key issues outlined in a memorandum that I had received following the meeting request. The meeting took place on Friday 12 August 2014. Yesterday morning, taxi drivers embarked on their own violent and…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal calls on the MEC for Education, Peggy Nkonyeni, to conduct an urgent investigation into the claims that learners in Mnyakanya High School in Nkandla, next to President Zuma's home, were forced by the school principal and local Inkosi to pay goats…