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WORLD NEWS Thursday 23 May 2019

South Africa's Ramaphosa starts crackdown on corruption

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME which alleges he brought
Associated Press the party into disrepute. The
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — commission probes allega-
South African President- tions of wrongdoing within
elect Cyril Ramaphosa has the party and maintains
taken steps to crack down that ANC leaders should
on corruption Wednesday step down from leadership
as the country's new par- positions while facing disci-
liament voted him to lead plinary proceedings.
the country for a five-year Other notable ANC leaders
term. not sworn into parliament
South Africa's lawmakers include two former Cabi-
were sworn into the legis- net ministers Nomvula Mok-
lative body in Cape Town onyane and Malusi Giga-
following elections earlier ba. They have both been
this month in which Rama- implicated by whistleblow-
phosa's ruling African Na- ers at a government com-
tional Congress party won mission probing allegations
a 57.5% majority. They then of graft during former presi-
elected Ramaphosa. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges members of parliament in Cape Town, dent Jacob Zuma's term of
In a sign that Ramaphosa South Africa, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. office.
is following up on his cam- Associated Press "We will have a govern-
paign promises to rid his ment that is accountable,"
party and government dent, David Mabuza, was Ramaphosa announced because of an incriminat- said Ramaphosa, accept-
of corruption, the coun- not sworn into parliament that Mabuza's investiture ing report on him by the ing his election in parlia-
try's current deputy presi- Wednesday. to parliament was delayed ANC's Integrity Commission, ment. q

Duterte moves to forcibly send garbage back to Canada

By JIM GOMEZ the same within its territorial
MANILA, Philippines (AP) waters or 12 nautical miles
— Philippine President Ro- out to sea from the base-
drigo Duterte has moved line of any of their country's
to have truckloads of gar- shores," Panelo said. "The
bage that Filipino officials president's stance is as prin-
say were illegally shipped cipled as it is uncompromis-
to the Philippines years ago ing: The Philippines as an
be forcibly shipped back to independent sovereign na-
Canada, Duterte's spokes- tion must not be treated as
man said Wednesday. trash by other foreign na-
Canadian Environment tions."
Minister Catherine McK- The Philippine government
enna said later that the recalled its ambassador
trash will be back on Ca- and consuls in Canada last
nadian soil before the end week over Ottawa's failure
of June. McKenna said the to comply with a May 15
government has awarded deadline to take back the
a contract to a shipping garbage.
company, Bollore Logistics Prime Minister Justin
Canada, that will return 69 Trudeau said last week that
containers filled with house- Canada has been working
hold waste and electronic Environmentalists march outside the Canadian Embassy to demand the Canadian government to hard with Philippine officials
garbage. speed up the removal of several containers of garbage that were shipped to the country Tuesday, and hopes to strike a reso-
Presidential spokesman Sal- May 21, 2019, in Manila, Philippines. lution shortly but did not
vador Panelo earlier held Associated Press specify a time frame.
a news conference to an- In 2017, Trudeau said legal
nounce that Duterte has or- to transport the garbage to adversarial stance. The ment, Panelo said. issues preventing the return
dered officials to look for a Canadian territory in an es- Philippines will shoulder the "If Canada will not accept of the garbage to Canada
private shipping company calation of his increasingly cost of the garbage ship- their trash, we will leave had been resolved. q