It is exactly 50 years since Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe President OR Tambo delivered a January 8th Statement commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the ANC.
Political parties in Gauteng have readied themselves to battle it out at various polling stations in their bid to woo the electorate to cast votes for their respective parties.
“Cabinet calls on Israel to stop the barbaric attacks on Palestinians and commit itself to international efforts aimed at reviving a political process, leading to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state, existing side by side in peace with Israel within internationally recognised borders, based on those existing on June 4 1967, with East Jerusalem as the capital Palestine.”
Meanwhile, the cabinet also said it was “monitoring developments” in Mozambique after recent attacks by insurgents there.
“Cabinet remains concerned about the situation in Mozambique and continues to monitor developments. Accordingly, cabinet expressed its full support to efforts of the Southern African Development Community to bring about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and development in Mozambique,” a statement read.
Former Johannesburg mayor, MP and ANC chief whip in Parliament Isaac Mogase died on Tuesday.
The cause of his death could not immediately be confirmed.
Current Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo described Mogase as a trailblazer .
The first post-apartheid Johannesburg mayor, Isaac Mogase, has died.
Mogase wore the mayoral chain of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council between 1995 and 2000, before the election of Amos Masondo.
Mogase died on Tuesday. The cause of his death could not immediately be confirmed.
Current Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo described Mogase as a trailblazer . We stand on the shoulders of giants like Ntate Mogase [for] their hard work and dedication to the people and development of this great city. Ntate Mogase was pivotal in laying the groundwork for the work we have done of stitching the city together and creating a one-city-one-tax-base for a united city, he said in a statement on Wednesday.
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