Students are marching in the UK in solidarity, South Africans are marching against the state capture and activists are marching against the MCQP theme… here’s all you need to know today!
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5 things you need to know about South Africa today:
South African students across the UK march in solidarity with #FeesMustFall
A group of South African students in the United Kingdom have been talking animatedly about the student protests back home. Today, they will march to the South African High Commission to demand that government prioritise the fees crisis in higher education.
Opposition parties win bid to intervene in state capture case
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that four opposition parties and Vytjie Mentor can intervene in President Jacob Zuma’s legal bid to interdict the release of the Public Protector’s state capture report.
The report, compiled by Advocate Thuli Madonsela, is believed to expose the nature of the relationships between the president’s friends, the Guptas, and himself, as well as several ministers.
Zuma rebuked, faces calls for change
The non-profit Nelson Mandela Foundation, whose board consists of 10 prominent South African academics, politicians and journalists, called on the African National Congress, the liberation movement once headed by Mandela and now led by Zuma, to change its leadership.
“We call on the governing party to take the steps necessary to ensure that the vehicle of state be protected and placed in safe and capable hands,” it said in a rare statement entitled: “Time to account for crippling the state”.
South African dams could take up to five years to recover from drought
South Africa’s dams could take up to five years to recover even if the country experiences normal rainfall following a severe drought, authorities said on Tuesday, increasing the prospects of water rationing.
Panayiotou trial continues in Port Elizabeth
The trial of Christopher Panayiotou and his co-accused for the murder of his wife Jayde is expected to continue in the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Top 5 trending hashtags in the last 12 hours:
#Bollywood
No to #Bollywood…. this was the main reactions to the theme of this year’s Mother City Queer Project (MCQP), “A Bollywood Production”.
#NightVigil
Members of the EFF spent the night in Church Square preparing for the march on State Capture today.
#Movember
The annual mens cancer awareness month kicked off with a massive conversation on social media!
#ShaunAbrahams
Public are calling on Advocate Shaun Abrahams, the national director of public prosecution (NDPP), to resign in shame after failing to prosecute Pravhin Gordhan
#DMyourTwitterCrush
Twitter was set alight with love as people were coaxed to ‘direct message’ their Twitter crush
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