𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | The MK Party has appointed Western Cape Judge President John Mandlakayise Hlophe as its National Chief Whip in Parliament.
Hlophe has a PhD. in law | ⚖️
🚨 MKP is currently in coalition talks with IFP to save the KZN province from further privatisation of strategic state assets, address the live threat to the Ingonyama Trust and renew the city of eThekwini.
Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | IEC Commissioner Ms. Nomsa Masuku has been arrested for corruption amounting to R1,2 million relating to her time at Standard Bank.
Masuku allegedly defrauded the bank’s ‘Adopt A School Trust’ programme, awarding scholarships to friends and family.
🇿🇦🇨🇩 Janet Love, expelled from DRC for election fraud, is now embroiled in another election scandal in South Africa. What does this mean for our democratic integrity?
#ElectionScandal
#SouthAfrica
#JanetLove
⚖️ | The Electoral Court has rejected the bid of expelled MK Party founder Jabulani Khumalo to be reinstated as party leader—his attempt to invalidate the IEC's record of former Pres. J. Zuma, as MK leader, was unsuccessful. The case was dismissed, with costs!
🚨 NEWS ALERT: In a dramatic turn of events, 20 political parties have joined uMkhonto Wesizwe to object to the election results officially, citing compelling evidence of election interference and rigging. A significant test of SA democracy. More details to follow. 🗳️🇿🇦
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: Thank you for your immense support in the past 10 days. We are still building a strong team that will share your stories and keep you updated with all the latest news.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗦𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮! 𝗥𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗴𝗮!
🚨 JUST IN: 20 political parties have joined uMkhonto Wesizwe in objecting to the election results, citing evidence of interference and rigging. SARA President hails former President Zuma as a father figure, leading peaceful talks to address vote rigging and safeguard democracy.
🚨 BREAKING: MK Party Moves to Block "Unconstitutional" Inaugural Session of National Assembly After Alleged Election Rigging. "All votes must be counted," declares MK.
📢 BREAKING: President Jacob Zuma just entered the Results Operation Centre in Midrand, causing an absolute frenzy! The media is in a buzz as they try to get close to him. Stay tuned for more updates on this electrifying moment in SA's election saga. 🇿🇦🗳️
#SAElections
#Zuma
🇧🇫🇷🇺 | 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚: The two nations have agreed to build a nuclear power plant to increase electricity supplies.
Faso is one of the least electrified countries, with only 21% of people connected to the grid.
⚡️| 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐤𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬, who endured a tarnished reputation due to unfounded corruption charges, is now prepared to challenge the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
𝟏𝟐 𝐁𝐲-𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 taking place in 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐙𝐮𝐥𝐮-𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 tomorrow | 📦🗳
6 by-elections at uMzumbe region alone, others in 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐚, 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞; 𝐮𝐌𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢, 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡, 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐳𝐢𝐦𝐤𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐮 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
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The 20 parties led by uMkhonto weSizwe, objecting to the election results due to evidence of electoral fraud, have officially instructed their legal team to act against the IEC's position.
#Elections2024
#ElectoralFraud
#SouthAfrica
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗠𝘇𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲 as the biggest, highly contested by-elections are taking place in the region. Six (6) wards participating in these elections.
The African Perspective News Team is there to capture it, as it all unfolds.
#TAPMediaCoverage
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🌍 Egypt and Russia to Ditch US Dollar in Transactions
In a significant move, all payments in transactions between Egypt & Russia will now be conducted in their national currencies. This shift aims to strengthen economic ties and reduce dependency on the dollar.
#Egypt
#Russia
𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤! The African Perspective team documenting Mr. Ndaba Gcwabasa, Chairperson of MK KZN Provincial's Media and Communication structure, as he unpacks the program for today's by-elections at uMzumbe.
#TAPMediaCoverage
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𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 | Lekoko la MK le thapile moatlhodi mogolo wa maloba wa Kapa Bophirima John Mandlakayise Hlophe go nna moetapele wa lona kwa palamenteng.
Hlophe o nale grata ya PhD ka tsa molao | ⚖️
𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝑀𝑚𝑎𝑝𝑒
⚖️ | uMkhonto weSizwe Party expresses deep concern over the brutal killings of its members by those ideologically opposed to their movement. The party calls for urgent action to ensure safety and justice.
#MKParty
#Safety
#Justice
#BreakingNews
𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄! North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin said their goodbyes at the airport, after Putin’s visit to Pyongyang - RT | 🇰🇵 🇷🇺
𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 | ⚖️ | Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her legal team were at the high court for her review application against the Office of the Public Protector [Advocate Gcaleka]
Mkhwebane continues to fight for her pension after it was withheld by the PP Office.
🇿🇦 IEC officials in KZN confirm irregularities in some electoral processes. Fortunately, results have not been gazetted, and they are addressing the issues. This comes after 20 political parties objected to the national election results citing evidence of electoral fraud.
#KZN
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: "Where the truth finds its voice."
Our Production Team is in Durban today at the IEC voting centre to engage you, the public, IEC officials and Provincial leaders about the recent developments.
TODAY | MK Ward 11 Councilor candidate Sbonelo Maphumulo unpacking the importance of the current by-elections at uMzumbe region.
#TAPMediaCoverage
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𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 | 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊
Artist: Khuzani “Gatsheni” Ndlovu.
Born and raised in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, his album [Inhlupheko], which he released in 2022, has become a huge success. (1/2)
𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 | A Kenyan policeman captured pointing a gun at an unarmed citizen.
Protests continue on the streets of Kenya as young people, students voice their dissatisfaction about [The Finance Bill] | 🇰🇪
📸 |
@festolang
𝐒𝐞𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐢 | Cuba e tiišeditše go fihla ga dikepe tše tharo tša Naga ya Russia le sekepe sa ka tlase ga meetse (Submarine) sa nuclear. Tšona di fihlile bekeng e tee ka nako e kopana. | 🇷🇺 🇨🇺
🚨 : 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐍𝐂'𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠. Will Mbalula stand aside due to a corruption case against him? This development would add to the growing political turbulence.
Stay tuned for more updates as we wait with bated breath for the NEC outcomes.
𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚- 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 | Russian President Vladimir Putin drove North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to the destination point. Then they went for a walk in the park together. | 🇷🇺🇰🇵
🔸️Sputnik
🔸️𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 | Nairobi - Widespread protests continue in Kenya as protesters set alight administrative and government buildings. The Kenyans are protesting against high taxes and poor governance under Kenyan President, William Ruto.
It's 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 - The African Perspective brings you the most delicious African food and creative arts.
𝗨𝗺𝗹𝗲𝗾𝘄𝗮 | Homegrown chicken, unrestricted living is what gives hard body chicken an extra layer of flavour that sets it apart from the regular store-bought chicken.
🌍 By hook or crook: There's a growing trend in Africa of corporations and foreign governments using political influencers to stifle and shape public opinion, influence policy, and subvert democracy.
What are the ethics behind this practice?
#PoliticalInfluence
#PublicOpinion
🇿🇦Developing : IEC Set to Announce Controversial and Disputed Election Results Favouring ANC-DA-EFF Coalition Amid Accusations of Malfeasance, Electoral Fraud.
Lets 🗣️Talk:
𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙆𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝘼𝙉𝘾 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙨; Now with Brenthurst Foundation, Oppenheimer Think Tank Linked to BOSA, Rise Mzansi & DA.
Is He the Best Candidate?
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 - "Where the truth finds its voice."
Join our reporter Nomzamo Mbanjwa as she gets into post-election commentary from citizens. Discover diverse opinions and insightful perspectives as the public reacts to the latest election results.
⚖️ |
@MkhontoweSizwex
has filed papers at the
@ConCourtSA
seeking to interdict the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday. This follows after MKP and 20 other political parties disputed the election results due to evidence of electoral fraud.
🇿🇦 | Al Jama-ah held a meeting with the ANC, openly rejected the notion of a government of national unity, and cautioned the ANC against forming an alliance with the DA.
𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 to introduce Visas for UK, EU, US travellers.
Namibia plans to implement mandatory visa-on-arrival for passport holders of 31 countries, including the UK, EU, and US, previously on the visa-exempt list.
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢 | Mokgatlo wa MK Party o nyaka go thibela kopano ya mathomo ya Seboka sa Maloko a Palamente ka Labohlano,o ngwaletše kgorokgolo ya molaotheo go phetagatša thibelo ye. Se se latela morago ga gore MKP le mekgatlo ye mengwe ye 20 ya dipolotiki....[1/2]
"𝐆𝐍𝐔 is fake unity, nonsense, meaningless, misleading." - MK leader and former President Zuma
Addressing the media last night; the former president called out the IEC for failing to address their complaints and expressed concern about the deteriorating state of the country.
𝐎𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 | TAP content producer and writer, Samkelisiwe Mzolo unpacks the rising concerns of former ANC ward councilors who have joined the MK Party, how this may have a negative impact on the MK Party by-elections participation.
𝗘𝗦𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶 | 🇸🇿 | Southern Africa's finest; known for its rich culture, overwhelming friendliness of the people makes all visitors feel truly welcome. The stunning scenery of mountains, valleys, forests and wildlife reserves across the country | "The Pride of the Nation"
🇿🇦🔴 The EFF is reportedly in talks to form a coalition with the ANC! What are your thoughts on this potential alliance? What conditions do you think the EFF will set for this coalition? Share your views!
#SAElections
#EFF
#ANC
#CoalitionPolitics
𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 | U.S, Kansas Attorney General takes legal action against Pfizer for misleading many people around the world and "hiding" the risks of harm from their covid injections. | 💉
𝐏𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 the capital city of North Korea, prepares for Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit.
Putin is expected to arrive in North Korea today. | 🇷🇺 🇰🇵
𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐒 | 🇷🇺 | Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the BRICS 2024 Games. Putin gave a welcoming speech to the participants.
He noted that the two-week competition will bring together more than 3,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries.
𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 | South Africa | 🇿🇦
Mpumalanga Game Lodge with 8 hotels; offering a full wildlife experience, with many of the reserves being a home to the 'Big Five'. Renowned as the best place to see the elusive leopard up close 🐆
🔸️𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 | The NFP has just joined the ANC, IFP and DA to form a coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal.
Combined, all these parties make up 41 seats, after the NFP brought its one [1] seat.
🇿🇦🔋 Energy News:
Eskom board approves delay in decommissioning three power stations until 2030.
Was decommissioning a good idea? What are your thoughts on this decision?
#Eskom
#EnergyCrisis
#SouthAfrica
British oil major Shell and its SA partner Impact Oil-Gas lost their appeal over Wild Coast exploration rights despite investing R1.1bn
The SCA dismissed most of the companies' and Min. Mantashe’s appeals, upholding a high court order denying seismic blasting off SA's coast.
𝐓𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 | Mirado ya ANC vho ita bando nnda ha hodela ya Birchwood hune vhuranga phanda ha ANC (NEC) vha khou fara hone mutangano. Mirado yo dzhenelaho tshitereke i khou vhilaela nga vhushaka kana muvhuso wa thanganelo vhukati ha DA na ANC.