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Daily news update: Ramaphosa re-elected as president | Didiza elected National Assembly speaker | More Mpox cases
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In today’s news, Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as president, Thoko Didiza of the ANC was elected Speaker of Parliament, and the number of Mpox cases in the country has risen to seven.
Also, the IFP says Julius Malema can “jump off the nearest cliff” after his comments the Oppenheimers formed the party and Ace Magashule’s asbestos fraud trial has ben set to start in April next year.
News today: 15 June 2024
Ramaphosa re-elected as president
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as South Africa’s president.
He beat out EFF leader Julius Malema by 283 votes to 44.
For live updates on the events at Parliament, click here.
WATCH: ANC’s Thoko Didiza elected speaker of the National Assembly
The African National Congress’ (ANC) Thoko Didiza has been elected speaker of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) after defeating the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Veronica Mente by 284 votes to 49.
ANC MP Pemmy Majodina nominated Didiza for speaker while Mente was nominated by African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyolwethu Zungula.
Mpox cases rise to seven, all patients have chronic illnesses
The Department of Health has noted that all the patients who tested positive for Mpox are living with chronic illnesses such as HIV.
This comes as the department confirmed that the total number of Mpox positive cases increased to seven on Friday afternoon.
IFP says Malema can ‘jump off nearest cliff’ after Oppenheimer remark
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has slammed Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema saying the party was formed by the Oppenheimers because it received a donation from the family.
Malema made the remarks during a media briefing on Thursday night.
Magashule asbestos fraud trial to start in April 2025
Former Free State Premier Ace Magashule will wait a further 10 months for his day in court.
He and his co-accused made a brief appearance in the Bloemfontein High Court in relation to the Free State asbestos tender matter on Friday.
‘It was hard to be around so much suffering’ – Nomcebo Zikode on KZN tornado
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been reeling from a devastating tornado that has affected over 7,000 households, with six districts in the province suffering significant damage.
The recent tornado has reportedly claimed 12 lives, and the estimated cost of the damage exceeds R1.3 billion.
Durban July marquee madness: RHOD star Nonku Williams’s ‘Island of Luxury’ [VIDEO]
Hold your horses… The “cheapest” package deal for Nonku Williams’s marquee experience at this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July will set you back R3 500.
The Real Housewives of Durban (RHOD) star says attendees can look forward to golden palm trees, island-style entertainment, private cigar lounges and signature wine tastings at her very own A2B Winery Marquee.
Rassie backing the Bulls against Leinster, happy to play Test outside window
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is fully behind the Bulls in their quest to reach the United Rugby Championship (URC) final, despite not having their players available for the first Bok Test of the season against Wales at Twickenham next weekend.
With the Bulls taking on Leinster in the competition semifinal at Loftus on Saturday afternoon, even if they were knocked out, it would be too late for the vast majority of their players to be involved in the Bok squad.
OPINION – the silence of Chiefs management is deafening
Expect the announcement of Kaizer Chiefs’ new head coach to break the internet. At this point no one knows when the Amakhosi will drop the ‘Breaking News’ strap. Whoever the person in question is, his CV will come under the spotlight.
An appointment of a coach at a club of this magnitude shouldn’t take this long. After all, Molefi Ntseki was shown the door in October of last year. Eight months later, Chiefs faithful are still in the dark about who will sit in the hotseat next season.
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