ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

ANC step up fight against corruption


Pretoria – The ANC will step up the fight against corruption, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday.

“Let me tell you that the ANC is going to be tough on corruption,” he told reporters on the sideline of the national executive committee lekgotla in Irene, south of Pretoria.

“It has always been hard [on corruption].”

Mantashe said the party had been committed to the fight for years but the good work it had done was not recognised.

“There are a lot of people who are not acknowledged that have been removed from serious positions,” he said.

Every time there was a new allegation the public would hear about of how the African National Congress was doing nothing to fight corruption.

Processes to be followed

Mantashe said if the numbers could be known, the public would realise that the party had taken action following accusations of corruption against members.

He explained that as much as disciplinary action should be taken, there were processes which had to be followed.

The party had to allow for those accused to be tried in the courts.

Mantashe said the ANC would not make rash decisions when tackling the issue.

“What we won’t do is play to the gallery and just go all over doing a witch-hunt because we want to be seen doing something,” he said.

SAPA

3 die in North West crashes


Mahikeng – Three people were killed in separate accidents in the North West, police said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old man was killed when his car overturned in Klerksdorp on Friday, said Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone.

The man lost control of his car on the road between Klerksdorp and Orkney and it overturned.

He was declared dead on the scene.

In a separate incident, a 39-year-old man was killed when he was run over by a car while he was trying to cross Main Reef Road on Friday.

In a third accident in the area, a 30-year-old driver was killed and two passengers injured when a car overturned between Koster and Swartruggens.

“The driver allegedly died on the scene and two passengers were taken to Swartruggens hospital with multiple serious injuries.”

Police were investigating three counts of Culpable homicide. SAPA

3 die in North West crashes


Mahikeng – Three people were killed in separate accidents in the North West, police said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old man was killed when his car overturned in Klerksdorp on Friday, said Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone.

The man lost control of his car on the road between Klerksdorp and Orkney and it overturned.

He was declared dead on the scene.

In a separate incident, a 39-year-old man was killed when he was run over by a car while he was trying to cross Main Reef Road on Friday.

In a third accident in the area, a 30-year-old driver was killed and two passengers injured when a car overturned between Koster and Swartruggens.

“The driver allegedly died on the scene and two passengers were taken to Swartruggens hospital with multiple serious injuries.”

Police were investigating three counts of Culpable homicide. SAPA

DA reveals election candidates


Johannesburg – The Democratic Alliance on Saturday announced its premier and Parliamentary candidates ahead of the 2014 elections.

Party leader Helen Zille, was again nominated to be the premier of the Western Cape.

Mmusi Maimane, who has been at the forefront for the party in Gauteng, was elected to head the province.

Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg, Zille said the DA had its eye on winning in Gauteng.

Andrew Louw was nominated as the Northern Cape premier candidate.

Zille said her party had recognised significant growth in the province.

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Patricia Kopane was nominated as the Free State premier candidate and Chris Hattingh was again nominated as North West’s premier candidate.

Sizwe Mchunu was nominated as the premier candidate in KwaZulu-Natal.

Athol Trollip was nominated as the Eastern Cape candidate, Langa Bodlani in Limpopo, and Anthony Benadie in Mpumalanga.

Zille said the party had received over 1 432 applications from aspirant candidates.

“This is evidence of the DA’s enormous growth over the last few years and the desire for change across South Africa,” she said.

While some of the candidates had emerged through the party, the DA welcomed some members who had come from other political parties.

Nosimo Balindlela, who was among those present for the candidacy announcement in Johannesburg, had served as an Eastern Cape premier under the ANC from 2002 – 2007.

She left the ANC and joined the Congress of the People where she served as a MP for the party until 2012. She was now a prospective candidate who could hold a position within the DA.

‘Confidential candidates’

Brigadier Pule Thole, a South African Police Service member who was also a candidate, was welcomed into the DA. He indicated there was a possibility of him resigning to fully serve in the party.

Ricardo Mackenzie who was a director in the Presidency during former president Thabo Mbeki’s time in office and Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s former private secretary, also joined the party.

“He has been a committed member of the ANC most of his life, but in recent times has come to believe that it is the DA that offers the best hope for the future of SA,” said Zille.

While hundreds of names were listed on the various candidacy lists, some names had been left off the list because they were “confidential candidates”.

Zille said the party wanted to give the candidates a decent time period to inform their employers and serve their notices.

“Others however, may remove their names from the list,” said Zille.

Journalists

Sharing her personal opinion, Zille said she believed that journalists should not be members of political party’s.

Zille herself is a former journalist.

On Friday, Independent Newspapers said senior journalist Donwald Pressly who was the Business Report’s Cape Town bureau chief, had been suspended for allegedly applying to be on a political party’s list of Parliamentary candidates for the general election.

“Mr Pressly did this without informing his editor, and while continuing to write news as well as opinion and analysis on the said political party without declaring his political intentions to our readers,” group executive editor Karima Brown said in a statement.

Pressly’s attorney, Michael Bagraim said his client had been honest about his political affiliation and had admitted to belonging to the DA.

In November, Business Day reported that Sunday Times executive editor Brendan Boyle was suspended after allegedly applying to become a DA MP.

It reported that Boyle sent his curriculum vitae, which was later withdrawn, to the party as part of his application. SAPA

A pedestrain dies after being knocked by a car


By Obakeng Maje
Klerksdorp-A 39-year-old man died instantly after he was knocked down by a car while crossing Main Reef road near Total filling station, says colonel Sabata Mokgwabone.

A case of Culpable Homicide has been registered and it is also under investigation.-TDN
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