REMOVAL OF MANDELA’S STATUE FROM ANY PUBLIC SPACE CANNOT OBLITERATE HISTORY
The US Democrats’ reported call for the removal of the statue of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela from Washington, if true, exposes their sheer lack of understanding and/or appreciation of the freedom fighter’s enormous contribution to humanity. Some few weeks ago, in July, Democrats’ House leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, was quoted as saying: “We should never […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S MOVING EULOGY FOR PRAVIN GORDHAN
“My dear sister, Vanitha, Dearest Anisha and Priyesha and the extended Gordhan family, The poet Rabindranath Tagore said: ‘We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.’ Today we bid farewell to a humble servant of the people, Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan. For all his achievements, despite his immense contribution to this country, […]
SA PLEDGES SUPPORT TO SOUTH SUDAN’S TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT EXTENSION
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the statement by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan extending the country’s transitional period by another two years. This effectively postpones the national elections initially due to take place on 22 December 2024. According to the announcement, the postponement is intended to provide time and space for the […]
DETAILS OF FORMER MINISTER PRAVIN GORDHAN’S OFFICIAL CATEGORY 2 FUNERAL
The Presidency is able to announce that the funeral service for former Minister Pravin Gordhan will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban at 10h00 on Thursday, 19 September 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of the late struggle and Cabinet veteran […]
“WE WILL IMPLEMENT FOCAC RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT DELAY” – AMB WU
China’s top envoy to South Africa, Ambassador Wu Peng, is a diplomat on a mission: He wants to bolster bilateral ties between Pretoria and Beijing to the level where benefits of the existing “golden era relations” could be felt and seen across every sphere of society. Amb Wu was briefing the media at a special […]