Sandile Ndlovu

1 week ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Innocentia Nkadimeng |Sandile Ndlovu

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas has been named as special envoy to the US by President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo. The Presidency has defended its decision to send former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas to the US as a special envoy amid escalating tensions between the two countries.

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Kgothatso Madisa |Sandile Ndlovu

KwaZulu-Natal ANC convener Jeff Radebe. The ANC in KZN had become so comfortable with being in power that it had drifted away from those it led. This is one of the reasons for the party’s dismal performance in the 2024 national and provincial elections where it lost grip of the provincial government with voter support dropping from 55% to a mere 17%. This is the assessment of the recently appointed convener of the provincial task team, ANC veteran Jeff Radebe, on Wednesday.

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Kgothatso Madisa |Sandile Ndlovu

KwaZulu-Natal ANC task team co-ordinator Mike Mabuyakhulu says the government of provincial unity is stable and unaffected by tensions in the government of national unity. File photo. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is adamant the budget impasse between the party and the DA in the government of national unity (GNU) will not affect the coalition in the province. The reassurance comes as the ANC and the DA have been at odds over the inclusion in the budget of a 0.5 percentage point VAT increase.

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lwazi Hlangu |Sandile Ndlovu

The KwaZulu-Natal education department has urged schools not to risk the safety of pupils and staff as heavy rain continues to batter the province on Wednesday. The South African Weather Service (Saws) forecast a cold front which will bring rain and possibly snow.

1 week ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Innocentia Nkadimeng |Sandile Ndlovu

News Editors Choice An old video of special envoy to the US Mcebisi Jonas making comments about US President Donald Trump resurfaced. File photo. The appointment of former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as special envoy to the US has sparked concern after an old video of him making comments about US President Donald Trump resurfaced. In the video, Jonas referred to Trump as a racist and a homophobe during an Ahmed Kathrada Annual Lecture in 2020.