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The South African
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The South African
Duduzile claps back at Floyd Shivambu's 'takes drugs' comments
Duduzile Zuma-Samudla has finally responded to shady comments made by fellow MK Party MP, Floyd Shivambu. In a press briefing on Thursday, 19 June, the former secretary general accused his party nemesis of 'taking drugs'. Floyd was effectively demoted after the party condemned his visit to the wanted Malawian preacher, Shepard Bushiri, last month. On her Instagram Story, Duduzile shared a clip of herself laughing with EFF President Julius Malema. Like Duduzile, Floyd Shivambu threw Malema under the bus, claiming the latter was running a 'cult.' The daughter of Jacob Zuma captioned the clip: 'It's politics after all'. Image via Instagram: @duduzilezuma_sambudla Like Duduzile, Julius Malema has also subtly responded to Floyd Shivambu's comments. After the press conference, the 'CIC' reacted to Floyd's criticism of the EFF and those who supported him. Malema posted a clip of EFF top brass on X: 'The leadership we have is quite alright.' During the briefing, Floyd addressed several topics, including an interest in possibly establishing his own political party. The former MK Party secretary-general also used the opportunity to making shady comments about the ANC, which he labelled as 'directionless' and the EFF, which he called a 'cult'. Referring to his own party, Floyd made a comment many believe was directed at Duduzile, the daughter of the MK Party founder, Jacob Zuma. He said, 'When you raise issues internally, you don't need to gossip about them anywhere. All the issues and concerns I had about MK, I raised internally, even against all odds. When there is an opportunity to raise an issue about wrongdoings. I clearly speak against untouchables who take drugs, tweet at night, and insult us.' He added: 'We confront them and say 'What is this about?'' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
IOL News
17 hours ago
- Politics
- IOL News
Floyd Shivambu has brickbats and bouquets thrown at him online
Floyd Shivambu removes his hat during a media briefing on Thursday where he announced the formation of a new political movement. Shivambu says despite this, he will never resign from the MK Party. Floyd Shivambu gave the clearest indication yet of his political future at a no-holds-barred press conference yesterday, garnering him both brickbats and bouquets from users on X: @AllNewsNetwork2 He is talking like the president of a country. The guy is an intellectual. #floydshivambu @limphoseeiso_ He's forming a new party while still a member of another party, he's surely learned a lot from Zuma. @mixedracedUncle Floyd Shivambu just called Jacob Zuma a gullible old man, and then said his daughter Duduzile Zuma is on drugs, and mentioned that there are scoundrels in the MK party stealing millions of rands every month. @Tania84928222 When Floyd said South Africa is not divided when it comes to aspirations all South Africans want the same things, that's when I knew this man is sound and sober. We need to fight all the leaders who are trying to divide us while they live lavish lives. We are the power #floydshivambu @fighting4SA A classic example of being educated and stupid at the same time! @FutureBite No man, this guy is a good leader. @Givencape What i learned about #floydshivambu is if you don't stand up for yourself, people will always bully you . He just decided to stand up for himself. @LindoMyeni Floyd Shivambu makes it clear he has no intention of returning to the ANC or the EFF.'The ANC is directionless, doesn't know what it's doing, and is in collaboration with the white system. And the EFF is a cult.' @EversonLuhanga Floyd Shivambu says he's not afraid to speak out against the untouchables – 'those who take drugs, tweet at night and insult us.' This comes after MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla fired insults at him on X. @Zah_KhanyileH HAIBO! Now that Floyd is suddenly giving lessons on bravery and speaking out, why didn't he have the courage to tell @Julius_S_Malema to his face that he was a dictator running a cult when Malema asked him, 'What did I do to you? @neo_manezzy Having an MK membership is like being a full time patient at Weskoppies mos. @TheGreatKhali95 Mampara of the year #floydshivambu DAILY NEWS
Times
a day ago
- Health
- Times
A fall in the street shows me London's really not so mean
T he other day I had a nasty fall, and I'm glad I did, because it has restored my wavering faith in human nature. I had started to think of London as I did of New York, where I lived in the 1980s: a crime-ridden city where passers-by might step over someone who had collapsed in the street, giving them a casual kick en route. Well, my experience has reversed my paranoia by demonstrating the very opposite. Yes, I fell flat on my face at the traffic lights near my Fulham home and, being 86 and none too robust, couldn't get up. So for a few seconds I lay there, looking like a half-squashed beetle and dizzily wondering if I still had a nose. But suddenly I was surrounded by eight, nine people, among them two of my near-neighbours, Krista and Floyd, but the rest complete strangers. And all wanted to help and did. They brought paper towels, wipes, water, offers to drive me to A&E and/or call 999, a mobile connected to paramedics, even a chair on to which I was lifted and on which I perched while they diverted the traffic, and Maury, an orthopaedic nurse from Kingston, dabbed my forehead and soothed what was behind it. Then they insisted on helping me home. I could hardly believe it. Such concern, consideration and kindness! In London! Being as bloody of mind as of face I'd refused to go directly to hospital but my wife dragged me to Charing Cross, where I was inspected, pronounced OK, bandaged, warned I'd have a blemish I secretly plan to pass off as a duelling scar, and left feeling thoroughly grateful. So when I got home I wrote a post on our local social medium, Nextdoor, which is usually full of tales of burglaries, stolen cars, muggings and so on. But I wanted to thank my helpers and share my appreciation of their unsolicited altruism. Well, at last count I'd received 338 'likes'. My story and my conclusions have touched some collective nerve. That got me thinking. Could London be suffering a post-pandemic attack of niceness? As another small indication, I remembered that since I got a walking stick never, ever has someone failed to offer me their seat on the Tube. I may now look like Lazarus as they began to prepare him for burial, or a ghoul who has got the date of Halloween wrong, but that should pass. What won't is my belief that, in dark times, there's goodness around. Benedict Nightingale was the Times chief theatre critic 1990-2010
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and when did it become a US federal holiday?
(Reuters) -Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following protests that swept the world in 2020 over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other Black Americans. WHEN IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and 19th, is also known as Emancipation Day. It commemorates the day in 1865 - after the Confederate states surrendered to end the Civil War - when a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform a group of enslaved African Americans of their freedom under President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Texas officially declared Juneteenth a holiday in 1980. At least 28 states and the District of Columbia now legally recognize Juneteenth as state holidays and give state workers a paid day off. Although in part a celebration, the day is also observed solemnly to honor those who suffered the horrors of slavery in the 400 years since the first captive Africans arrived in the colonies that would eventually become the United States. WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR? This year's Juneteenth celebrations come amid President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the federal government and weaken civil rights legislation. Trump has issued a series of sweeping executive orders that advocacy groups and experts warn might deepen inequities and undo decades of progress made toward enshrining civil rights protections. The administration has also removed, sometimes briefly, historical content about Black Americans and other communities of color from government websites. The White House has announced no formal plans to mark the Juneteenth holiday, which was celebrated with large parties attended by thousands of guests on the South Lawn under former President Biden. It remains unclear if Trump will participate in any events that day. Now in its fifth year as a federal holiday, all U.S. government employees and any private business that participates have the day off from work. Not all state governments recognize the holiday, however, meaning state employees in those states are expected to work. To enshrine Juneteenth in any state, its legislature would have to pass bills to make it a permanent holiday. Race remains a sensitive issue in the United States, five years after tensions flared over Floyd's killing at the hands of police, which led to calls for sweeping criminal justice reform and attention to other racial inequities. Federal reform efforts have largely stalled or failed to pass and the Department of Justice dropped police oversight last month spurred by Floyd and other Black Americans. Across the nation, some conservatives are trying to change the way Black history is taught in public schools, another sign of the deep tensions in the United States, which imposed a draconian system of racial segregation on Black Americans following emancipation. A January executive order banned schools from teachings Trump called "indoctrination" of students based on race and gender, which has received pushback from educators nationwide. Yet, advocates have pledged to continue to push for racial justice reform efforts. HOW ARE PEOPLE MARKING JUNETEENTH? Americans are marking the 160th anniversary of emancipation with festive meals, music, gatherings and "freedom walks." Traditionally, celebrations have included parades and marches. People are also celebrating the holiday by organizing for civil rights, reading books about African American heritage and history, attending festivals and musical performances, and dining at Black-owned restaurants. Meanwhile, other events are likely to strike a more somber tone, with advocates using the day to draw attention to ongoing racial inequities.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Explained: What Is Juneteenth, When It Became A US Federal Holiday
Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following protests that swept the world in 2020 over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other Black Americans. WHEN IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth, a combination of the words June and 19th, is also known as Emancipation Day. It commemorates the day in 1865 - after the Confederate states surrendered to end the Civil War - when a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform a group of enslaved African Americans of their freedom under President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Texas officially declared Juneteenth a holiday in 1980. At least 28 states and the District of Columbia now legally recognize Juneteenth as state holidays and give state workers a paid day off. Although in part a celebration, the day is also observed solemnly to honor those who suffered the horrors of slavery in the 400 years since the first captive Africans arrived in the colonies that would eventually become the United States. WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR? This year's Juneteenth celebrations come amid President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the federal government and weaken civil rights legislation. Trump has issued a series of sweeping executive orders that advocacy groups and experts warn might deepen inequities and undo decades of progress made toward enshrining civil rights protections. The administration has also removed, sometimes briefly, historical content about Black Americans and other communities of color from government websites. The White House has announced no formal plans to mark the Juneteenth holiday, which was celebrated with large parties attended by thousands of guests on the South Lawn under former President Biden. It remains unclear if Trump will participate in any events that day. Now in its fifth year as a federal holiday, all U.S. government employees and any private business that participates have the day off from work. Not all state governments recognize the holiday, however, meaning state employees in those states are expected to work. To enshrine Juneteenth in any state, its legislature would have to pass bills to make it a permanent holiday. Race remains a sensitive issue in the United States, five years after tensions flared over Floyd's killing at the hands of police, which led to calls for sweeping criminal justice reform and attention to other racial inequities. Federal reform efforts have largely stalled or failed to pass and the Department of Justice dropped police oversight last month spurred by Floyd and other Black Americans. Across the nation, some conservatives are trying to change the way Black history is taught in public schools, another sign of the deep tensions in the United States, which imposed a draconian system of racial segregation on Black Americans following emancipation. A January executive order banned schools from teachings Trump called "indoctrination" of students based on race and gender, which has received pushback from educators nationwide. Yet, advocates have pledged to continue to push for racial justice reform efforts. HOW ARE PEOPLE MARKING JUNETEENTH? Americans are marking the 160th anniversary of emancipation with festive meals, music, gatherings and "freedom walks." Traditionally, celebrations have included parades and marches. People are also celebrating the holiday by organizing for civil rights, reading books about African American heritage and history, attending festivals and musical performances, and dining at Black-owned restaurants. Meanwhile, other events are likely to strike a more somber tone, with advocates using the day to draw attention to ongoing racial inequities.
