#FreedomDay – Another holiday, another commemoration, only a few a benefiting from the fruits of freedom
#RamaphosaZondoCommission - President Cyril Ramaphosa will finally face the tough questions about what he did or did not do when the Gupta brothers allegedly captured the state when he appears at the Zondo commission this week. He will be wearing his party cap when he appears on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be expected to take the punches for both his personal role and that of his party in the alleged state capture project.

#ANCStepAside - Politically and legally embattled ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule’s home region Fezile Dabi says it will interdict the party’s NEC if Magashule steps aside. Magashule is one of ANC leaders who have until the end of this month to step aside until their corruption cases are finalised.

#RenamingWillimanNicolDrive- The three-year-long discussion on the renaming of William Nicol Drive to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive has finally begun to make official progress. ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte led a delegation of men and women along William Nicol Drive in Gauteng today, calling for the popular road's name to be changed to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive.
#CubanEngineers - Minister Sisulu decided to hire 24 Cuban engineers to deal with SA’s water problems. Now, trade union Solidarity has demanded the immediate suspension of the Cuban engineering programme, saying the decision to import the engineers could be illegal.

Name: [• Xolani Dube]
Position at organisation: [• Senior Political Researcher at Xubera Institute for Research and Development ]