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President Cyril Ramaphosa answers questions in Parliament

President Cyril Ramaphosa will brief the nation on government interventions on a number of critical issues. The president will respond to questions posed by Members of Parliament in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The President’s responses will deal with, amongst others, the fight to end gender-based violence, an update on the implementation of the economic stimulus and recovery plan and progress on government’s programme to accelerate land reform.

President Cyril Ramaphosa at Business Women's Association of South Africa (BWASA)

In September, Ramaphosa promised that an emergency action plan will be developed within the next six months.

He called for sentences without parole for offenders of gender-based violence. Ramaphosa said he is in support of a structure within Parliament to oversee the government’s response to gender-based violence.

In other news – Penny Lebyane talks about #IdolsSA

Known for not mincing her words, Penny Lebyane still maintains that black contestants on Idols SA season one, back in 2002, were apparently set up for failure.

Penny Lebyane

In an interview on MTV Base’s Behind The Story this week, Penny reflected on when she was a judge for the singing competition that year. Host Pearl Thusi alluded to reports provided by producers of the singing show at the time stating that Penny had made a “mistake” when she said that black contestants could sing better than white ones. Read more

Source: eNCA