☪️🇿🇦 The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has urged all South African Muslims to vote for the ANC in this month's national elections.
Ibrahim El-Zayat of the IUMS, who also represents the Council of European Muslims, says the Muslim world is very appreciative of the ANC government for their firm stance on and support for the people of Gaza and Palestine. The IUMS and other Muslim organizations visited the ANC headquarters in Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Monday to express their appreciation for the ruling party's role in achieving peace in Palestine. They also met with the ANC leadership.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the endorsement, saying it was a pivotal moment for the party.
Ibrahim El-Zayat of the IUMS, who also represents the Council of European Muslims, says the Muslim world is very appreciative of the ANC government for their firm stance on and support for the people of Gaza and Palestine. The IUMS and other Muslim organizations visited the ANC headquarters in Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Monday to express their appreciation for the ruling party's role in achieving peace in Palestine. They also met with the ANC leadership.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the endorsement, saying it was a pivotal moment for the party.
Unemployment according to the expanded definition stood at 41.9%,
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▪️With the signing of the NHI bill, Ramaphosa pledged to end "health-care apartheid."
▪️ The legislation provides a framework for the provision of universal care through a state-run fund and will ban the private sector from financing treatment covered under the plan.
▪️While there is a widespread support for reform of a system that sees a multibillion rand private health-care industry servicing 16% of the population and the balance relying on overburdened public facilities, critics of the NHI bill argue that the government’s proposals haven’t been properly costed, are unconstitutional and could be successfully challenged in court.
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Ncube Sees Progress in $3.5 Billion Farmer Dispute Zimbabwe’s finance minister said he’s making progress in resolving a more than two-decade impasse with White farmers who had their farms forcibly seized, a development that saw the country incur…
About 1,300 White Zimbabwean commercial farmers, whose land was seized in the early 2000s, have signed up to receive compensation and those who qualify will be paid in 10-year treasury bills, a government official said.
“We now have to go through the process of vetting them and confirming the amounts that they are owed,” Andrew Bvumbe, head of debt management in the Ministry of Finance, said in an interview on Friday. “With these 1,300, we want to move as quickly as possible. Maybe by the end of the third quarter of this year we want to get this out of the way.”
Under an accord signed in 2020, the government agreed to compensate 4,000 White farmers whose land was seized by state-backed militants, but it has repeatedly missed payment deadlines. It expects the compensation deal will cost it $3.5 billion over 10 years.
Payouts will be made for improvements that were made to farms, rather than the land itself, Bvumbe said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/zimbabwe-says-1-300-white-farmers-who-had-land-seized-seek-payouts
https://archive.ph/6Rh58
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Zimbabwe Says 1,300 White Farmers Who Lost Land Seek Payouts
About 1,300 White Zimbabwean commercial farmers, whose land was seized in the early 2000s, have signed up to receive compensation and those who qualify will be paid in 10-year treasury bills, a government official said.
41 years ago during rush hour on the 20th of May 1983 a car bomb exploded outside the Nedbank Square Building in Church Street, Pretoria. The perpetrators were the African National Congress' paramilitary wing - Umkhonto we Sizwe - the anti-white terrorist organisation.
The bomb killed 17 innocent civilians and wounded 217 more, mostly women and children. The two perpetrators accidentally killed themselves in the blast.
Many of the victims were so badly mutilated from the blast that the police and emergency response teams had trouble identifying the victims.
On this day, Nelson Mandela and his comrades killed 17 white South Africans and wounded hundreds more. Remember this next time someone praises him.
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The bomb killed 17 innocent civilians and wounded 217 more, mostly women and children. The two perpetrators accidentally killed themselves in the blast.
Many of the victims were so badly mutilated from the blast that the police and emergency response teams had trouble identifying the victims.
On this day, Nelson Mandela and his comrades killed 17 white South Africans and wounded hundreds more. Remember this next time someone praises him.
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⚡️🇿🇦 Former SA president Jacob Zuma cleared to run in upcoming elections South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office as a lawmaker in the upcoming election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred…
🇿🇦🗳 Just in: Constitutional Court Blocks Zuma Candidacy in Election
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can’t run as a candidate for parliament in this month’s elections.
The decision by the nation’s top court raises the risk that supporters of Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party will foment unrest in the run-up to the May 29 vote or contest the outcome. Party leaders have vowed to destabilize the ballot if Zuma is barred from competing.
South Africa’s constitution bars anyone sentenced to more than 12 months in jail from being a member of parliament.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can’t run as a candidate for parliament in this month’s elections.
The decision by the nation’s top court raises the risk that supporters of Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party will foment unrest in the run-up to the May 29 vote or contest the outcome. Party leaders have vowed to destabilize the ballot if Zuma is barred from competing.
South Africa’s constitution bars anyone sentenced to more than 12 months in jail from being a member of parliament.
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AfriForum: Q3 2023 Farm Murder Report 🔺88 farm attacks took place in the third quarter of 2023. That's 6.7 attacks per week, or nearly 1 per day. 🔺While the number of murders decreased, there was a 21% rise in farm attacks. 🔺Suspects were arrested in only…
AfriForum: 2023 Farm Murder Report
🔺 296 attacks and 49 farm murders took place in 2023
🔺 Nearly 1 farmer is murdered per week in South Africa
🔺 More than 5 attacks per week on average
🔺 296 attacks and 49 farm murders took place in 2023
🔺 Nearly 1 farmer is murdered per week in South Africa
🔺 More than 5 attacks per week on average
Large scale looting of hijacked trucks on the N2 and R61 this morning around Mthatha, Eastern Cape
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Large scale looting of hijacked trucks on the N2 and R61 this morning around Mthatha, Eastern Cape
Locals looting the stationary vehicles
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Locals looting the stationary vehicles
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Police have deployed officers from public order policing, the national intervention unit and tactical response team to Mthatha
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Zimbabwe said 9 million people — more than half of its population — will need food aid until March after the El Niño weather phenomenon resulted in a drought that decimated the nation’s corn crop, a staple in the southern African country.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zimbabwe-says-60-population-needs-120442085.html
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Zimbabwe Says 60% of Its Population Needs Food Aid Until March
(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe said 9 million people — more than half of its population — will need food aid until March after the El Niño weather phenomenon resulted in a drought that decimated the nation’s corn crop, a staple in the southern African country. Most…
📎 ConCaracal on X: 'Supreme Court of Appeal hands down judgement that “Kill the Boer” chant is not hate speech
Farmers and Afrikaners receive the message from the courts loud and clear: "You will have to take your safety into your own hands."'
https://fxtwitter.com/ConCaracal/status/1795398690938486963
Farmers and Afrikaners receive the message from the courts loud and clear: "You will have to take your safety into your own hands."'
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Supreme Court of Appeal hands down judgement that “Kill the Boer” chant is not hate speech
AfriForum has already established more than 172 neighbourhood and farm watches nationwide. In light of this judgment, @AfriForum will intensify its focus…
Supreme Court of Appeal hands down judgement that “Kill the Boer” chant is not hate speech
AfriForum has already established more than 172 neighbourhood and farm watches nationwide. In light of this judgment, @AfriForum will intensify its focus…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed 2 828 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel to maintain law and order when South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday.
Law enforcement agencies have been on high alert since the much-anticipated election season kicked off.
https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/ramaphosa-deploys-2-828-sandf-members-to-ensure-peaceful-elections-20240528
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Ramaphosa deploys 2 828 SANDF members to ensure peaceful elections | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed 2 828 South African National Defence Force personnel to maintain law and order when South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday.