The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape welcomes three new nominee Members of the National Assembly, a Member of the Provincial Legislature and a Member of the National Council of Provinces to our ranks. Following a Federal Executive ratification, these five candidates have proven to be highly driven and competent South Africans willing to serve our constituents in these spheres of government. The decision wasn’t an easy one for the …
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Top SA politicians braced for more drama in 2015 THE year 2014 has been quite an eventful year for South Africa – both socially and politically. It has been a year characterised by the good, the bad and the “revolutionary”.The ruling party has seen the year as one of success and victory while on the other side opposition parties seem to differ. While delivering a speech in Pretoria in October, …
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DA MPL Athol Trollip yesterday refused a cup of Magwa tea from Eastern Cape rural development MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane amid discussions around the controversial estate. Qoboshiyane yesterday brought a box of Magwa tea to the legislature’s rural development portfolio committee meeting where he planned to give Trollip a taste of what Magwa’s produce, which he described as one of the best in the country, tasted like. Trollip has been vocal …
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A war of words erupted yesterday between DA provincial leader Athol Trollip and premier Phumulo Masualle in the Bhisho legislature following a ruling by speaker Noxolo Kiviet. Kiviet ruled that Trollip’s questions to Masualle on spending for Nelsonn Mandela’s funeral and memorials shuold be resubmitte for the next question session where they could be answered. Earlier this month, Trollip raised a point of order after he found that his questions …
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Agriculture is the cornerstone of the Eastern Cape’s economic well-being and by far the majority of the people of this province rely on making a living on or from the land and the majority of the poor people of this province find themselves living in the depressed platteland of the province or in the two former Bantustans of the Transkei and the Ciskei. The past 100 odd years have seen …
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