Image credit: SABC News By Andile Mngxitama Thus far what I have observed in the SONA debate is ideological concurrence. The disagreements are matters of emphasis and implementation. Ideologically parliament is essentially one. It’s family disagreements that we are seeing, both figuratively and literally. Parliament is all performance and no substance. The effect of it …
Boy Mamabolo and Julius Malema. Image credit: The South African By BO Staff Writer At the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week, ANC MP Boy Mamabolo accused EFF leader Julius Malema of beating his wife Mantwa. In the debate that followed Malema denied the accusation and subsequently suggested that President Ramaphosa had abused his …
President Jacob Zuma. Picture credit: cogta.gov.za By BO Staff Writer Earlier today Parliament confirmed that President Zuma will attend the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. Zuma’s attorneys subsequently issued a statement confirming that their client did receive an invitation to the SONA and that the Director-General in the Presidency had been advised …
Image credit: iAfrica By BO Staff Writer Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has threatened to occupy Johann Rupert’s properties this year; disrupt SONA should Pravin Gordhan not be fired by this Thursday; occupy financial institutions, banks and other white monopoly (WMC) entities to demand “equal treatment of black people”; and occupy the OR …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: It is beyond reasonable doubt that there will be no amendment to the constitution to effect land expropriation without compensation (LEWC). Parliament is scheduled to be dissolved by the end of …
By BO Staff Writer Today in parliament, President Jacob Zuma responded to statements made by Members of Parliament (MPs) who debated, over two days, his State of the Nation Address (SONA) which was delivered last week. The reply covers a wide spectrum of subjects, including land return, racism, and the radical transformation of the South …
