Fikile Mbalula resigns as a member of Parliament.

Former police minister Fikile Mbalula has resigned as a member of Parliament‚ the ANC said on Friday.

Jackson Mthembu‚ the ANC's chief whip in Parliament‚ said the resignation was effective from February 26. Mbalula was a fierce supporter of former president Jacob Zuma and openly backed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to take over from Zuma as ANC president in December. A recent cabinet reshuffle saw Mbalula being removed from his position as police minister, which he had occupied that position for less than a year‚ but managed to court a fair amount of controversy with his tough-talking manner and outspokenness on social media.

I cannot say this was not expected from Mbalula as he clearly showed that he did not support Ramaphosa and for him to resign makes sense in terms of showing that he does not support Ramaphosa.

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Patricia De Lille could be in Hotwater.

Democratic Alliance is considering amending its Constitution to include a recall clause that could spell the end of Patricia De Lille.

If agreed on the DA's next month Federal Congress, the DA will be allowed to force any member appointed in government to resign, for among other things, bringing the party into disrepute. This clause has proved to be a thorn in the DA, notably in 2001 when former mayor Peter Marais successfully won a High Court battle to get his job back after he was booted from the party.

De Lille is currently being disciplined for misconduct and she's facing a city forensic investigation and if this clause is agreed upon De Lille might be the first DA member to be sent home by it.

Possible Political Return of former president Robert Mugabe

Media outlets in Zimbabwe report that former president Robert Mugabe is backing the National Patriotic Party, a breakaway party from his former party Zanu-PF, in a bid to make a political comeback.

Retired army brigadier and Zanu-PF MP Ambrose Mutinhiri, a veteran of the liberation struggle of the 1970s, resigned from the Party and from Parliament a week ago. On Sunday Mutinhiri met Mugabe and then on Monday announced the launch of the NPF. The NPF is seen as a political vehicle for the so-called G40 faction of Zanu-PF, which included Mugabe's wife Grace and is bitterly opposed to Mnangagwa.

Though Mugabe's extent of involvement in the NPF is not yet clear, the NPF might cause a serious spoiler for Zanu-PF in the upcoming elections and for Mr Mugabe this move might tarnish his name even further.

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https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/editorpicks/zimbabwe-reported-comeback-of-94-year-old-robert-mugabe-is-a-risky-move/ar-BBK291A?ocid=spartanntp_edu

Traditional Leaders back President Ramaphosa over Land Expropriation.

After President Ramaphosa told the House in Parliament on Thursday not to panic over land expropriation without compensation and also warning that the government would not tolerate land grabs, he was backed by the National House of Traditional Leaders on this.

Kgoshi Malesela Dikgale House of Tradition Leaders in Limpopo, said they wanted this motion to be executed urgently. He noted that in South Africa, there were 4million white people who own 72% of the land, 4.9million coloureds who own 16% of the land, 1.6million Indians who own 5% of the land and 45 milliom blacks with 4% ownership of the land. Dikgale said this was skewed ownership pattern and needed to be addressed.

The adoption of this motion by the Parliament had instilled both hope and fear in people but President Ramaphosa said that the people should not fear as the Land Reform Programme will be handled with care and smash-and-grab of land in our country will not be allowed

Land Reform might rectify some of the injustices of the past but the financial cost in doing so is huge as this will result in investors pulling out, which will result in the Rand weakening against foreign currencies, and the expropriation of land without compensation would put at risk the R160billion in loans taken out with banks by the Farmers. So is the Land Expropriation without compensation truly the way to go???

From MR FEARFOKKOL to the Head of Election.

After President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of cabinet reshuffle on Monday, we saw Mr Fikile Mbalula being deployed off as the Minister of Police and on Wednesday being  appointed at the Chief Albert Luthuli House as the ANC's Head of Elections.

"This appointment follows a decision of the special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Sunday, 24 February to deploy several Chairpersons of committees to Luthuli House in line with resolutions of successive national conferences to expand and strengthen the organisation’s capacity to execute the tasks and demands of the current phase of the revolution," ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said.
"The ANC is confident of Comrade Mbalula’s leadership at the helm of our elections machinery  as we advance towards a landslide victory in the 2019 National Elections," Duarte continued.

Mr Mbalula, an avid tweep, has changed his Twitter biography from MrFearFokol to ANC Elections Chair - Former Min of Police. Former Sport Minister. ANC NEC Member. Former ANCYL President and SG - Towards 2019 Elections Decisive Victory.
Will Mr Fikile Mbalula be able to lead the ANC to victory once more?? The 2019 National Elections will give us the answer to that.

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https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-confirms-fikile-mbalulas-new-job-13524997