POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Cabinet lekgotla to focus on economic stimulus package
Controversial prosecutions heavyweights Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi have until Friday to respond to Ramaphosa on why they should not be suspended, writes Bekezela Phakathi
The cabinet lekgotla will take centre stage this week amid concerns over the ANC’s position on expropriation without compensation, while Women’s Day celebrations will take place on Thursday. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ANC would support an amendment to the constitution that would make it clear how land can be expropriated without compensation. The lekgotla, to start on Tuesday in Pretoria, is also expected to touch on the stimulus package discussed at last week’s ANC lekgotla. Last week, Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which showed that the official unemployment rate had surged to 27.2% in the second quarter of 2018‚ from 26.7% in the first quarter.
The outcome of the elections in Zimbabwe will also continue to dominate political discussion this week. President Emmerson Mnangagwa won Zimbabwe’s disputed presidential poll with 50.8% of the votes, compared with 44.3% for MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, who said at the weekend the party ...
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