The African National Congress (ANC) membership should reject a key draft document that will be presented to the party’s national conference in December, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Thursday. The draft Strategy and Tactics document will be discussed at the ANC policy conference in June ahead of the December conference.
The process of identifying potential candidates to lead the African National Congress (ANC) has officially begun within the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). ”The discussion is being declared open,” said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Former National Intelligence Agency boss Billy Masetlha has subpoenaed African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Kgalema Motlanthe to hand over the ruling party’s ”hoax” email report. The report, sealed and classified as confidential, will form part of Masetlha’s defence in his fraud trial in July.
If ordinary African National Congress (ANC) members want a say in their party’s leadership in December, they have until June 30 to get organised. Briefing reporters in Johannesburg, ANC spokespersons on Wednesday outlined the process of electing the new leadership — including the hotly contested race for the top job.
The South African financial system, based on an analysis of various indicators, was assessed as sound during the six months to December and overall confidence in the financial-services sector remains high, the South African Reserve Bank said on Wednesday. In emerging-market economies, financial markets continued their strong performance in 2007.
Starting on Wednesday, businesses in 30 towns and cities across South Africa will be checked for tax compliance and briefed on the government’s tax amnesty, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) said. Spokesperson Adrian Lackay said about 10Â 000 Sars officials and police officers will check if enterprises are on the business register, and inform them of the tax amnesty.
The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) says that President Thabo Mbeki is quite right to criticise ruling party African National Congress (ANC) councillors for not doing their jobs — but it argues that words must be turned into action. On Tuesday, DA local government spokesperson Willem Doman said: "A year after the local elections it is clear that many councillors are not effective."
The United States Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, received a cool reception in Moscow on Monday when he attempted to reassure the Russian Federation over the US’s controversial missile defence plans in eastern Europe. Gates met the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Russia’s Defence Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov.
The prospect of President Thabo Mbeki staying on as African National Congress (ANC) head would harm the country, official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon said on Monday. At a farewell meeting in Port Elizabeth the DA leader said an anointed presidential successor would become a ”puppet president owing his or her position to Mbeki”.
The African National Congress (ANC) provincial executive committee in the Free State on Monday dismissed a failed court challenge to its leadership as ”counter-revolutionary”. ”The matter referred to the court has never been a legal matter but has always been a political matter,” said Free State ANC deputy chairperson Pat Matosa.