On Tuesday 9 July 2013, President Jacob Zuma announced wide ranging changes to the National Executive (i.e. Cabinet) and the fourth in as many years during the term of the current administration since coming into in 2009 and with general elections on the horizon in 2014. Three altogether new appointments were announced, all of whom […]
By Abdul Waheed Patel In a landslide victory, Jacob Zuma was today reelected for a second terms as President of the African National Congress (ANC) – the African continent’s oldest liberation movement and South Africa’s ruling party, at is 53rd national and elective conference. The conference kicked off in the city of Mangaung in South […]
June is officially ‘Youth Month’ in remembrance of the youth of 1976 who stood up against unequal education and the apartheid regime’s policy of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction, above their native mother tongue and third language English. In commemorating and celebrating ‘Youth Month’, the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa hosts its […]
It is with sadness and shock that we came to learn of the tragic passing of former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament, David Dlali who was found murdered on his farm in Matatiele in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Monday 11 June 2012. According to news reports, the office of the ANC […]
On 9 February 2012, President Jacob Zuma delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provincial of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. The State of the Nation Address is a significant and landmark event on the national political calendar for […]
With 10 days to go until President Jacob Zuma delivers the annual State of the Nation Address to the Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament, we at ETHICORE have launched a Facebook Page, as an interactive platform to engage in critical dialogue, debate and information exchange on the State of the Nation Address. The […]