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Reading time: < 1 minutesThe African Independence Congress (AIC) election manifesto announcement in Germiston, Johannesburg, was controversial as a group of supporters disrupted Party President Mandla Gallo's speech. Gallo went on to tell attendees that his party will come up with solutions, including fighting crime and creating job opportunities. “AIC expands safety net programs such as social grants and unemployment benefits to provide a basic level of income security to vulnerable populations. These programs provide essential services to all citizens. It helps alleviate poverty and reduce inequality by ensuring access to He also said corrupt politicians and government officials would…

Reading time: 2 minutesAfrican National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africans who voted in South Africa's various missions around the world. Citizens living abroad are voting in the 2024 election. South Africa's elections will be held on the 29th of this month, with special voting taking place two days before the national election. The ANC president, who was campaigning in KwaZulu-Natal, said this was clear evidence that South Africans were heeding calls to exercise their right to vote. “It’s a real blessing for our democracy that thousands of people from all over the world are now going…

Reading time: 2 minutesForum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD) says it wants to increase its presence nationally and eventually win a seat in state legislatures so it can lead and serve communities. The party campaigned as far as Botshabelo in the Free State to collect votes. Formed in 2015 to tackle issues such as water and sanitation, housing and education, F4SD wants to expand its reach to every corner of the country to deliver real change and better services for people. Says. The party also wants to combine the offices of auditor general and public protector. “We are anti-corruption, so we…

Reading time: 3 minutesSouth Africans living abroad cast their votes in the 2024 general election on the second day of a three-day campaign. More than 76,000 voters in 111 missions around the world are exercising their right to vote in this year's elections, scheduled to end on May 29 in South Africa. Friday was the turn of people from the Middle East, and Saturday was the turn of countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the African continent. There was a steady flow of South Africans to polling stations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The number of South Africans living…

Former President Jacob Zuma attends a rally of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G Former President Jacob Zuma has vowed that his party, Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK), will oust its former political parent, the ANC, and has called on new party leaders eyeing a place in parliament. . Mr Zuma was addressing thousands of party supporters at Soweto's Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. There, the MK party was holding its final rally ahead of the May 29 general election. Supporters, who came by bus from different parts of the country (mainly his home province…

Reading time: 3 minutesKwedi Mkalipi, a stalwart of the struggle and a veteran of the Pan-Africanist Azanian Congress (PAC), has been buried in Cape Town. He passed away over a week ago after a long illness. Mkalipi is one of the co-founders of PAC, who founded it in 1959 with its leader Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. He was arrested in 1965 on Robben Island and sentenced to 20 years. Mr Mkalipi was awarded the Albert Luthuli Silver Medal by former President Thabo Mbeki. He was accorded an official provincial funeral by the Western Cape government. “I thought of him as a…

Reading time: 2 minutesUmkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma has urged black people to stop their suffering in South Africa only by coming together to give the MK party a two-thirds majority in the May vote. He said he could. He addressed party members and supporters at the party's election manifesto launch at a packed Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. The party is one of the new entrants to the May 2024 polls, said to be an important election at a time when South Africans are seeking solutions to the country's many socio-economic challenges. ing. Mr Zuma says the…

Reading time: 2 minutesKenneth Meshaw, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) He called for eradicating endemic corruption in the bidding system to ensure the delivery of services to the masses. Meshaw was campaigning in Empangeni, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. This will be the largest party rally in the state ahead of the May 29 vote. Mr Meshaw said his party, if voted to power, would ensure the decentralization of service delivery and the empowerment of local authorities. “The bidding system benefits a very small number of people and takes corruption to another level, because those who win the bid…

“Call of Duty Modern Warfare”/Activision Microsoft plans to release the next installment of its “Call of Duty” video games on a subscription service, rather than its long-standing approach of selling only a la carte, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The plan is expected to be announced at the company's annual Xbox Showcase next month, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.Microsoft did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.The first-person shooter game developed by Activision Blizzard is one of the most successful entertainment properties of all time, with lifetime revenue exceeding $30 billion, according to data platform Statista.WSJ…

All knocks and no drops: President Cyril Ramaphosa poses for photos with supporters during an election campaign event in Hammersdale Junction, KwaZulu-Natal.Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty Images President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC was focused on winning the May 29 general election in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the country's most popular provinces. Speaking at a party campaign at Sibusisiwe Community Hall in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, Mr Ramaphosa acknowledged that the ANC had made mistakes during its last 30 years in power, but it had also done many good things. He said he came. “(This morning) I saw with my own eyes that…