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PEACE AND UNITY CHAMPION: Justice must prevail for IFP deputy chief whip, says ANC
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PEACE AND UNITY CHAMPION: Justice must prevail for IFP deputy chief whip, says ANC

By Becker Semela: Late IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip. Khethamabala "KP" Sithole (Image: Parliamentary Monitoring Group) The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus has expressed deep sorrow following the tragic and untimely death of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Petros “KP” Sithole. Sithole was gunned down in an apparent assassination in Gauteng on Saturday. In a statement issued on Sunday, ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli described Sithole as "a humble servant of the people" whose leadership in Parliament and in his community was marked by dignity, fairness and respect. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) confirmed Sithole’s assassination. IFP national spokesperson and Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa said on Facebook ...
WHY WE SUPPORT: Parties clarify themselves on the national budget to account for their support for it.
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WHY WE SUPPORT: Parties clarify themselves on the national budget to account for their support for it.

By Mpumzi Mshweshwe UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa. (IMAGE: Facebook) \Political parties within and outside the government of national unity have come forward to state their stances on voting in a particular way on the controversial national budget. The United Democratic Movement party (UDM) is one of the parties that came forward to explain their reasons for voting for the national budget with the VAT increase. The party had refuted what it felt was propaganda being spread across social media speculating on why it voted in favour of the VAT hike. Also, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was vocal on why it supported the budget saying instead of rejecting it completely, it would rather see the hike being applied as a temporary measure. The UDM clarified its position a...