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Govan Whittles

Cape Town’s desalination plant budget dries up
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Cape Town’s desalination plant budget dries up

If the national government doesn’t intervene, residents could end up footing the bill

By Govan Whittles
Cabinet: Don’t panic over land reform
Article
/ 15 March 2018

Cabinet: Don’t panic over land reform

The decision to support a motion to amend the Constitution has drawn opposition within and outside South Africa’s borders.

By Govan Whittles
Mantashe takes on mining laws
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Mantashe takes on mining laws

Although Amcu supports the ownership target, its president, Joseph Mathunjwa, and Mantashe have a soured history

By Govan Whittles
EFF knows what it wants on land
Article
/ 2 March 2018

EFF knows what it wants on land

But the ANC does not yet have a policy for its decision to expropriate land without compensation

By Govan Whittles
ANC unity cracks over land issue
Article
/ 2 March 2018

ANC unity cracks over land issue

Heated debates at the party’s conference saw the resolution watered down to appease moderates

By Paddy Harper and Govan Whittles
D-Day looms for Lily and Barbrook mines
Article
/ 28 February 2018

D-Day looms for Lily and Barbrook mines

The mines face provisional liquidation and 900 jobs will be lost – unless the IDC grants a loan

By Govan Whittles
There’s no rush to reshuffle, Ramaphosa tells Parly
Article
/ 20 February 2018

There’s no rush to reshuffle, Ramaphosa tells Parly

​President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on opposition party members of parliament to be patient regarding calls for a cabinet reshuffle

By Govan Whittles
Ramaphosa’s plan to fight corruption
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Ramaphosa’s plan to fight corruption

President sets his sights on NPA and SARS

By Govan Whittles
​Will Zuma attend Sona? Wait & see…
Article
/ 16 February 2018

​Will Zuma attend Sona? Wait & see…

Despite reports that Zuma won’t pitch up at the Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, parliament has not received an official decline from him

By Govan Whittles
Anti-corruption plans to be outlined in Ramaphosa’s maiden SONA
Article
/ 15 February 2018

Anti-corruption plans to be outlined in Ramaphosa’s maiden SONA

Cautious optimism follows Ramaphosa election

By Govan Whittles
Parly’s chief whips united in removing Zuma
Article
/ 14 February 2018

Parly’s chief whips united in removing Zuma

Ramaphosa likely to be sworn in as president on Friday and deliver SONA same day

By Govan Whittles
De Lille flexes her support at secret ballot application
Article
/ 13 February 2018

De Lille flexes her support at secret ballot application

De Lille approached the courts after 59 members of the DA’s caucus voted against holding the no confidence motion in her at the party’s meeting.

By Govan Whittles
Mthembu: Sona postponement gives “hope”
Article
/ 6 February 2018

Mthembu: Sona postponement gives “hope”

‘It gives us an opportunity to have a Sona that is not chaotic…that gives our hope to our people and an opportunity to have a Sona of our dreams’

By Govan Whittles
SOS team on standby for Day Zero
Article
/ 26 January 2018

SOS team on standby for Day Zero

When Cape Town’s taps run dry, an elite squad will leap into action to halt outbreaks of disease

By Govan Whittles
SACP won’t bow to ANC in 2018
Article
/ 13 January 2018

SACP won’t bow to ANC in 2018

If the ANC does not redesign the way the alliance operates, the SACP has a standing resolution to contest elections without the governing party.

By Govan Whittles
Zuma recall not on NEC agenda,says Magashule
Article
/ 10 January 2018

Zuma recall not on NEC agenda,says Magashule

Pressed about whether a call for Zuma to resign could be raised from the floor during the NEC meeting, Magashule said this was not discussed.

By Govan Whittles
How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money
Article
/ 5 December 2017

How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Mandela Funeral report has revealed how the provincial government was left flat footed without a plan

By Govan Whittles
’The old man is desperate now’
Article
/ 1 December 2017

’The old man is desperate now’

Provincial ANC leaders condemn Jacob Zuma’s call for unity just before the conference as ‘fake’ and say it’s ‘too late’ to worry about his legacy

By Paddy Harper and Govan Whittles
Strange bedfellows: EFF saves Joburg mayor Mashaba in no confidence vote
Article
/ 30 November 2017

Strange bedfellows: EFF saves Joburg mayor Mashaba in no confidence vote

The EFF and DA hold directly opposing ideologies and economic roadmaps for South Africa.

By Govan Whittles
Western Cape ANC backs Ramaphosa and his ‘winning team’
Article
/ 26 November 2017

Western Cape ANC backs Ramaphosa and his ‘winning team’

​The ANC in the Western Cape has become the second provincial structure to nominate Cyril Ramaphosa as its preferred successor to President Zuma

By Govan Whittles
ANC succession battle flounders on home turf
Article
/ 24 November 2017

ANC succession battle flounders on home turf

Some presidential hopefuls can’t count on the constituency where they expect most support

By Govan Whittles
Sons and daughters of the soil seek to claim the land that shaped them
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Sons and daughters of the soil seek to claim the land that shaped them

​There are plans to build a memorial to honour the 44 men who died during the unprotected strike that culminated in the Marikana massacre.

By Govan Whittles
DA: ConCourt to settle funding impasse
Article
/ 27 October 2017

DA: ConCourt to settle funding impasse

So far the ANC and the UDM have advocated for a fund to be managed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

By Govan Whittles
Poor Mozambicans accuse Sasol of bleeding them
Article
/ 25 October 2017

Poor Mozambicans accuse Sasol of bleeding them

The multinational is guilty of selling on Mozambican gas to itself at a huge profit, while not doing enough for the people, a report has alleged

By Govan Whittles
Zuma: Say hello to Mshini Wami
Videos
/ 29 September 2017

Zuma: Say hello to Mshini Wami

This summer, one man, one gun and one shower. Zupta productions brings you Jacob Zuma as Tony Montana in the remake of Scarface.

By Shaun De Waal, Luke Feltham, Govan Whittles, Malcolm Sekgothe, Kevin Goliath 1 and Kiri Rupiah
Dali Tambo on the ANC’s lodestars
Videos
/ 4 July 2017

Dali Tambo on the ANC’s lodestars

Dali Tambo popped into the ANC’s national policy conference to discuss what the ANC can glean from its leaders past and what it needs to do today.

By Govan Whittles and Malcolm Sekgothe
Gotta catch ’em all
Videos
/ 19 May 2017

Gotta catch ’em all

Pimples depicts how the Gupta brothers captured everyone.

By Luke Feltham, Govan Whittles, Kevin Goliath 1, Ofentse Mboweni, Pimples and Kiri Rupiah
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