POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Barack Obama’s lecture is the highlight of a big week
A busy political week will start with the Nelson Mandela Lecture by former US president Barack Obama on Tuesday. It will conclude with another attempt by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal to hold its provincial elective conference. Obama is set to address the 34,000-capacity Wanderers Stadium in Illovo, Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon. It has been billed as his most important speech since leaving office in 2017. The star-studded event — which will be attended by President Cyril Ramaphosa — is expected to be packed and is set to be followed by a high profile dinner hosted by the foundation, set to be attended by Obama and Ramaphosa. On Tuesday Parliament’s Joint Constitutional Review committee will continue its public hearings, this time in the North West, into the possible review of Section 25 of the Constitution to expropriate land without compensation. On Wednesday a second delegation will begin hearings in KwaZulu-Natal, which are set to be explosive given King Goodwill Zwelithini’s war...
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