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EFF ALL SYSTEMS GO NPA 2024 KASIBCNEWS The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is going to the 3rd National People's Assembly (NPA), which will be held between the 12th and 15th of December 2024 at Johannesburg NASREC Expo Centre, under the theme,   “DEFEND, REBUILD, AND ADVANCE THE STRUGGLE FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM.”  The NPA is the highest decision-making body of the EFF, convened by the democratically elected Central Command Team (CCT) every five years. This gathering is attended by 90% of delegates from branches of the EFF. Since we released guidelines on the 30th of July 2024, out of 2,123 branches that meet the requirements to convene a Branch People's Assembly/Branch General Assembly, a total of 1,100 branches met, elected new leadership and programmes of action and delegates to the NPA.  A branch that meets the requirements is a branch that has 100 paid-up members who are registered to vote in their branch and received a minimum of 10% of the votes in the 2024 National an...

CITY OF TSHWANE NEW MAYOR @KASIBCNEWS The National Working Committee of the African National Congress gave a final go-ahead to the team led by the Secretary General to conclude negotiations on the election of a new Mayor of the City of Tshwane.  The election of the Executive Mayor will take place today, Wednesday 9 October 2024. This process follows a successful motion of no-confidence against the then Mayor, Celliers Brink. The motion of no-confidence was brought by the ANC with the support of seven other parties on the basis of high levels of dissatisfaction with the state of the City. Since the DA took over Tshwane in 2016, the Capital City has experienced a dramatic and sustained deterioration with regard to governance and service delivery to communities.  Eight years of DA-led coalitions and five Mayors have achieved nothing other than driving the Capital City to the brink of administrative collapse. The City of Tshwane is a shadow of its former self. Across the Capita...

President Cyril Ramaphosa mourns the passing of Pastor Ray McCauley @KASIBCNEWS President Cyril Ramaphosa has learned with sadness of the passing of Pastor Raynor “Ray” McCauley, founder of the Rhema Bible Church and former Co-Chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa. The President offers his deep condolences to Mrs Zelda McCauley, Pastor Ray’s children, the extended family and the large community of the Rhema Bible Church. Pastor McCauley has passed away at the age of 75 years. President Ramaphosa said: “Pastor Ray’s passing leaves our deeply spiritual nation bereft of a remarkable leader whose impressive legacy lives on in the faith of hundreds of thousands of believers within and beyond the Rhema community. “May his soul rest in peace.”

  SOWETO UPRISING AGAINST FOREIGNERS SPAZA SHOPS @KASIBCNEWS  MEC MAILE CALLS FOR CALM IN SOWETO  MEC of Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile will visit Soweto this weekend to interact with spaza shop owners and informal traders.  MEC Maile has received disturbing reports to the effect that the residents of Naledi / Tladi, in Soweto, are destroying, shutting down and looting foreign-owned spaza shops .  "I will visit the affected areas (Soweto) this coming weekend to interact with spaza shop owners and informal traders", said MEC Maile.  MEC Maile has urged the community to remain calm and desist from taking the law into their own hands, in response to the tragedy that befell school learners who died after allegedly consuming contaminated snacks.  "We don't want lawlessness in Gauteng and people should not take the law into their own hands. We will intensify the Qondis' Ishishini Lakho – Fix Your Business campaign, as a powerful instrument t...

LIMPOPO AND GAUTENG HIGHSPEED RAIL LINK @KASIBCNEWS The Limpopo and Gauteng Provincial Governments, led by Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba and Premier Mr Panyaza Lesufi, convened a strategic meeting today to advance plans for the proposed high-speed rail network linking Limpopo and Gauteng.  The meeting took place at the Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro in Mookgophong, Waterberg, on 09 October 2024. A key outcome of the meeting was the approval of the implementation protocol document by both Premiers, marking a significant milestone in the project’s development.  The meeting also initiated the process for the nomination and appointment of a Joint Project Manager, confirmed the cost-sharing mechanism and proposed the budget for the prefeasibility study. Additionally, both provinces agreed to engage in joint consultations with the Ministries of Finance, Transport, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Trade, Industry and Competition, and the Presidency to secure b...

Chinese Nationals charged with Human Trafficking and Child Labour @KASIBCNEWS  The defence in the trial of seven Chinese nationals charged with human trafficking and child labour yesterday (4 October) closed its case after calling its last witness to take a stand. In the trial the defence closed its case after having only called accused number one to testify. Amil Thousaad (27), a Malawian national who took a brief stand in Gauteng Division of the High Court (Johannesburg) as a defence witness on Wednesday continued with his testimony yesterday. On Wednesday proceedings had to be brought to a halt after Thousaad took an oath and told the Court that he was comfortable in testifying in English. No sooner had he taken the stand he was battling to give testimony and Court decided to enlist the services of a Chichewe interpreter. Thousaad continued on his testimony on his association with the Chinese, whom he said he had been working for since 2018, when he arrived in South Africa. Trou...

  Nigeria Dumps Oil Trade in US Dollars @KASIBCNEWS  The Nigeria’s official shift to conducting crude oil and refined petroleum product sales in Naira as of October 1, 2024.  This move aligns with a directive from the Federal Executive Council (FEC), announced by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.  The initiative aims to boost transparency, self-sufficiency, and stability in Nigeria’s economy.  The decision was supported by key stakeholders, including prominent figures in government and industry.  This is seen as a bold strategic step by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.