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Top 10 stories of the day: Zuma-Sambudla apologises | Sona showdown | Ntshangase joins Sunrise FC.
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News today includes MK party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has issued an apology for her posts on X criticising the party’s secretary-general Floyd Shivambu.
Meanwhile, opposition parties on Tuesday threw salvos at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) under the government of national unity (GNU).
Furthermore, former Baroka FC and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphelele Ntshangase has joined ABC Motsepe Foundation side Sunrise FC as he looks to revive his ailing football career.
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MK party’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla apologises for social media posts attacking Shivambu
MK party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has issued an apology for her posts on X criticising the party’s secretary-general Floyd Shivambu.
Seemingly reacting to posts praising Shivambu on Monday, Zuma-Sambudla responded with a tirade of her own posts, many of which contained explicit language. In one of them, she claimed Shivambu was the “worst thing that happened to MK”.
This led to MK party leader Jacob Zuma, who is also her father, threatening to terminate her membership if she did not apologise.
CONTINUE READING: MK party’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla apologises for social media posts attacking Shivambu
Prison break at Pollsmoor as parliament discusses Thabo Bester
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed the escape of an inmate from the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre on Tuesday.
Yanga Wayithi is a 35-year-old man serving a six-month imprisonment for theft and trespassing.
According to the department, he had been assigned to a work team responsible for maintaining the facility’s grounds.
CONTINUE READING: Prison break at Pollsmoor as parliament discusses Thabo Bester
Sona showdown: Ramaphosa under fire as Hlophe hails Zuma
Opposition parties on Tuesday threw salvos at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) under the government of national unity (GNU).
Leaders of different political parties were allowed to critique Ramaphosa’s Sona at a parliamentary sitting.
However, MK party parliamentary leader John Hlophe spent most of his time on the floor paying tribute to his leader, Jacob Zuma.
CONTINUE READING: Sona showdown: Ramaphosa under fire as Hlophe hails Zuma
MPs scold Eskom after AG report highlights little progress [VIDEO]
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has raised concerns about Eskom’s exorbitant electricity tariff increases, saying that ordinary South Africans cannot afford it.
On Tuesday, Scopa was briefed by the Auditor-General (AG) on Eskom’s annual reports and financial statements for the 2023/24 financial year.
Eskom received a qualified audit opinion with findings for the 2023/24 financial year.
CONTINUE READING: MPs scold Eskom after AG report highlights little progress [VIDEO]
Former Kaizer Chiefs star joins ABC Motsepe Foundation side
Former Baroka FC and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphelele Ntshangase has joined ABC Motsepe Foundation side Sunrise FC as he looks to revive his ailing football career.
The Limpopo-based outfit announced Ntshangase’s signing through their social media platforms on Tuesday.
“Sunrise FC is proud to announce the signing of former Kaizer Chiefs, Baroka FC, and Black Leopards midfielder Siphelele Leonard Ntshangase!”
CONTINUE READING: Former Kaizer Chiefs star joins ABC Motsepe Foundation side
Here are five more stories of the day:
- Confirmed: Springboks to face Pumas at Twickenham
- Nine-hour water outage ahead this week in Joburg: These are the areas affected
- Mbeki says he does not understand Trump’s ‘sudden shift’, here’s why
- Tensions between US and SA grow as embassy weighs in
- Shamila Batohi’s been in the job for 6 years. Here’s how many high-profile convictions she’s secured
Yesterday’s News recap
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