Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan of South Africa
Pallo Jordan is a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of South Africa's ruling African National Congress.
Pallo Jordan has promised his ministry's help in setting up "state-of-the-art" studios for South African musicians.
4 billion rand ($1 billion) and employed more than 20,500 people, Jordan said his goal was to establish studios in South Africa's "musical hotspots," with mobile studios reaching rural areas.
SA does not need Bullard' 22/04/2008 13:23 - (SA) Cape Town - SA does not need the likes of sacked Sunday Times columnist David Bullard, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Tuesday.
Quote:Cape Town - SA does not need the likes of sacked Sunday Times columnist David Bullard, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Tuesday.
Pallo Jordan was born on 22 May 1942 in B Location, Kroonstad in Free State.
Jordan was born to educated parents.
His father, Dr Archibald Campbell Jordan was the African novelist, linguist, and academic and his mother Dr Priscilla Phyllis (born, Ntantala) Jordan was a teacher, researcher and lecturer.
Jordan took his education very seriously.
In 1980 Jordan was promoted to head the Research Unit of the ANC department of information and Publicity.
In 1985 Jordan was appointed to serve in the ANC National Preparatory Committee, which was preparing for its major policy conference In Kwabe, Botswana.
In this conference Jordan was appointed to the ANC National Executive Committee.
After first democratic elections, Pallo Jordan was sworn in as a Member of Parliament and Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting on 9 May 1994 in the Government of National Unity after the April 1994 elections.
In April 1996 Pallo Jordan was replaced by Jay Naidoo as Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting after a cabinet reshuffle.
NEC) of South Africa's ruling African National Congress.
first African member of staff in 1946.
attended various universities in South Africa, the USA and Britain.
Jordan has occupied numerous positions within the ANC during the past three decades.
five on the ANC list in April 1994.
Broadcasting after a cabinet reshuffle.
Jordan said Mseleku had been living in the UK and sadly seemed to have disappeared from the glitter and glamour of the live music scene in South Africa.
Jordan said the ANC failed dismally in managing potential class and material conflicts which had arisen as result of the emergence of the rich capitalist class from within the party.
Tau, you know that your salute to Comrade Pallo Jordan is insincere and patronizing.
Minister Pallo Jordan has told Parliament that the amount spent to produce and distribute the Departments annual report was only R250 000.
Mr Jordan said the Act was "passed by Parliament as an act of affirmation; an act to affirm precisely the cultural diversity of South Africa, born of the recognition that in the past, that we all regret but nonetheless have to recognise as part of the South African reality, there had been a conscious effort to deny that diversity through various acts of commission or omission.
Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan has come out and said that the formation of the Congress of the People (COPE) party was due to the lack of assertiveness and visionary leadership within the ANC over a period of time, this in reference to the leadership during the Thabo Mbeki era.
Whilst living abroad (1962-77), Dr Jordan joined the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of its Research Unit, Department of Information and Publicity, based in London.
Today Pallo Jordan is Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism.
Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan has dissolved the board of the National Arts Council (NAC) with effect from December 14, he announced on Monday.
Jordan has since consulted the members of the executive councils of the nine provinces regarding the future of the NAC.
In an interview with the Mail & Guardian Jordan said Lekota should have considered the history of breakaway movements from the ANC and would have seen they were and are not successful.
Jordan took a swipe at Lekota's ally, former deputy defence ministerMluleki George.
Mr Pallo Jordan has always kept a clear head in as far as the political spectrum is concerned.
Airing the movement's dirty linen in public is not on but the masses want something as profound as what Mr Jordan has said.
Contrary to some peoples beliefs, Dr Pallo Jordan was never demoted or expelled from Government but was deployed by his party to chair Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee in Parliament, it is the same organisation that he belongs to that deployed him into government.
De la Rey: The creator of the Afrikaans song De la Rey had every right to perform his song, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan has said.
Cape Town - The creator of the Afrikaans song De la Rey had every right to perform his song, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Thursday.
But Jordan said that he had fought his whole life for freedom of expression and composer Bok van Blerk had the perfect right to perform.
Pretoria, Aug 16 (IANS) South African Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan has lauded the pioneering efforts of India in the countrys fight against apartheid.
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Zweledinga Pallo Jordan was born on May 22 1942 in B Location, Kroonstad, in the Orange Free State.
South African Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan has lauded the pioneering efforts of India in the country's fight against apartheid.
When India regained her independence in 1947, the government of India was the first to raise the issue of institutionalised racism in South Africa at the United Nations,' Jordan said at the Indian Independence Day celebrations hosted here Friday by High Commissioner Rajiv Bhatia.
Jordan said this was an 'inevitable consequence' of the fact that Mahatma Gandhi had started his fight against oppression during his tenure in South Africa a century ago: 'It is here in South Africa that Gandhi evolved his theory of Satyagraha and put into practise the tactics of non-violent resistance to oppression.
Jordan said the two countries were committed to strengthening and deepening links at all levels because of their special relationship.
Reaffirming that India had emerged as an important source of foreign direct investment for South Africa, Jordan said Indian investments in South Africa had grown 'in quantity as well as diversity', singling out Tata's ventures in vehicles, information technology and ferrochrome; Mahindra and Mahindra, Ranbaxy and CIPLA.
In a statement, Leon said: "Pallo Jordan has the intellectual depth of vision, and breadth of mind, to remove arts and culture from its current Cinderella status, and to start empowering the artistic community of South Africa.
Pallo Jordan is a highly sophisticated thinker, and independently minded.
Jordan was not available for comment yesterday.
SA does not need the likes of sacked Sunday Times columnist David Bullard, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said today.
Jordan said he had been alarmed at what Bullard had been writing in his column and what he had been getting away with.
Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan says all South Africans are responsible for protecting and disseminating the country's.
Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan says well-known columnist and theatre personality John Matshikiza, 54, will be sorely missed for his wit and artistic gifts.
Renowned jazz musician Bheki Mseleku has died at the age of 53 after a long battle with diabetes, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Wednesday.
Jordan is the first major league politician controlling a countries telecommunication network, who has taken this step.
Arts and culture minister Pallo Jordan said Zanu PF had only itself to blame if it had lost the confidence of Zimbabweans to the degree that it could win elections only by intimidating people or rigging polls.
Veteran Cabinet minister Pallo Jordan has called on Robert Mugabes Zanu PF party to surrender power to Morgan Tsvangirais opposition Movement for Democratic Change.