Paul mashatile qualifications for senate
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Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu has always been an anti-apartheid activist who was part of the liberation struggle. He cut his political teeth in student politics in the 1970’s. He was born and bred in Witbank (Emalahleni) in 1958, Mpumalanga Province. He was a student leader at Elukhanyisweni Secondary School in Witbank during the 1976 students’ Uprisings. His activism continued when he was a student at the historic University of Fort Hare, resulting in his expulsion in 1980.
He contributed immensely to the birth of the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU), the predecessor of the National Union of Metal Workers (NUMSA) in which he became a senior shopsteward at Highveld Steel Corporation where he worked as a training officer and later promoted to be one of the first few black steel production foremen in the industry. He was a leading member of the eMalahleni Civic Association. He led both the local branches of the National Education Crisis and the Detainees Parents’ Support Committee (
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa swear in cabinet members
Wia dis foto come from, Youtube screenshot
Di President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, don swear in im deputy president and cabinet ministers wey go work wit am for di next five years.
Di swearing-in ceremony dey hold for di Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Dis dey come three days after Ramaphosa announce im cabinet members wey contain pipo from oda opposition parties sake of di power sharing agreement wey di African National Congress (ANC) bin get wit di oda parties as dem no fit win absolute majority for di general election.
Leading di line-up of pipo wey take di oath of office na di Deputy President Paul Mashatile, and di ceremony "dey expected to be presided over by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo or anoda judge wey di Chief Justice assign", according to one statement on di South African goment website.
Dis go be di most ideologically diverse goment for South Africa history b
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National Assembly of South Africa
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Lower house of the Parliament of South Africa
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every fem years using a party-listproportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from nine provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality.
The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current speaker as of 14 June 2024 is Thoko Didiza (ANC).[4] The Deputy Speaker fryst vatten Annelie Lotriet (DA) since 14 June 2024.[5]
The National Assembly chamber was destroyed in a fire in January 2022.[6] National Assembly sittings are now he