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As Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu turns 90 on 7 October, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, reflects on the life of this remarkable man — priest, pastor, rabble-rouser, Nobel Peace Laureate, conscience of the nation. This is an extract from ‘Ecumenical Encounters with De...
Step-aside deadline: Will Ace Magashule follow through or will he stay? Ace Magashule should have already packed up the things in his office and vacated the space after the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) gave all party leaders and members facing criminal charges 30 days to step aside or face suspension. Instead Magashule, who is facing serious criminal charges relating to the Free State's R255 million asbestos audit project, is not giving in without a fight. First he tried to widen the scope of the ANC's decision to include anyone accused of wrongdoing. When that failed, he deci...
It's not the first instance of some racial behaviour by eNCA - Nomvula Mokonyane 2 March 2021 11:43 AM Share This: Prof Tinyiko Maluleke says ANC is in government and when it resorts to tactics of the powerless such as marching it is concerning. The African National Congress (ANC) is holding nationwide anti-racism pickets following what it describes as racial conduct by eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger. The news channel and the reporter received backlash after a montage of video clips on YouTube showing the journalist asking some politicians to keep their masks on during an interview while al...
‘Please do better,’ Thuli Madonsela tells eNCA amid mask backlash Independent broadcaster eNCA has been catching some heat on social media after its political journalist Lindsey Dentlinger was seen in a viral video telling only black MPs to wear masks Former Public Protector advocate Thuli Madonsela has joined many who have condemned independent news channel eNCA for its response to allegations that its political journalist Lindsey Dentlinger was racist towards certain black politicians. A video clip of Dentlinger has gone viral, showing her asking several MPs to put on their masks befor...
Pandemic President Cyril Ramaphosa's tight-rope walk Thursday night marked Cyril Ramaphosa's fifth State of the Nation Address, but his first since Covid-19 gripped the country and the rest of the world. It resulted in a much-muted affair, with only a handful of mask-wearing MPs in Parliament, while the president made his address which had a strong focus on economic recovery and business, with very few details on the vaccine rollout, which is probably what most citizens wanted to hear. 25 May marks two years since Ramaphosa was officially inaugurated as the country's president after holdi...