By Abdul Waheed Patel and Muhammad Khalid Sayed Addressing a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 12 June 2012, President Jacob announced an unexpected cabinet reshuffle – the third of its kind in as many years since the term of the current government commenced. A number of existing cabinet ministers and deputy […]
Addressing a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, President Jacob this afternoon announced an unexpected cabinet reshuffle, reallocating existing cabinet ministers and deputy ministers to alternative portfolios and the appointment of a number of members of Parliament as deputy ministers. Prior to the announcement there were three vacancies in the National Executive, namely: […]
Following the delivery of the State of the Nation Address to Parliament by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday 9 February 2012, political parties commenced debate on the president’s announcements in Parliament’s National Assembly on Tuesday 14 February 2012. Despite the debate commencing on Valentines Day, there was no love lost between opposition political parties and […]
Following the delivery of President Jacob Zuma’s 4th State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday 9 February 2012, this is how leaders of political parties represented in Parliament initially responded to the presidents announcements. All visuals are courtesy of the South African Broadcasting Corporation and also be viewed on the ETHICORE YouTube Channel […]
In case you missed it, here is video (visuals courtesy of the South African Broadcasting Corporation) of the build-up, pre-speech analysis and delivery of the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Jacob Zuma to the Joint Sitting of Parliament’s National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, on Thursday 9 February 2012. The video […]
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 […]
Download the full State of the Nation Address delivered by President Jacob Zuma to the Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament (the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces) on Thursday 9 February 2012, here: State of the Nation Address 2012