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South Africa: ANC voting going ahead after long delay

Mangaung – Results of the elections for the ANC top six positions will only be announced on Tuesday morning. Delegates at the ANC’ s 53rd national conference are expected to start voting on Monday night, but no plenary is scheduled … read more »

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I will kill for Malema…Maybe not!

hobotain Malema is not fooling me….. When Malema was first elected to become the President of the ANCYL, he was herald as a radical young man who will take over the reigns from Fikile Mbalula. ANCYL has for many years … read more »

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South Africa: Victory as students strike over sacked workers

This year has borne witness to some staggeringly large student protests, with over 200,000 recently taking to the streets of Montreal in opposition to tuition fee hikes. But a less spotlighted action took place last week at the University of … read more »

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Sexwale to challenge President Jacob Zuma to Lead ANC

South African Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale plans to challenge President Jacob Zuma for the position of leader of the ruling African National Congress in December, the Sunday Times reported, citing unidentified members of his campaign. The campaigners plan to … read more »

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South Africa name host cities for next Nations Cup

Soccer City in Johannesburg will hold the opening game and final of next year’s African Nations Cup finals, the South African sports minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday as all the host cities were announced. The rest of the 16-team … read more »

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Malema says ANCYL traumatised by Zuma

Johannesburg – The ANC Youth League was being traumatised and suppressed under President Jacob Zuma’s leadership, expelled league president Julius Malema said on Friday. “Under President Zuma, we’ve seen the youth of the ANC being traumatised and expelled from their … read more »

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Winnie wraps up testimony for Malema

Johannesburg – ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela finished testifying in ANC youth league leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing on Wednesday afternoon. The former first lady was the final witness to testify in Malema’s favour, said ANC national executive committee (NEC) member … read more »

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Winnie wraps up testimony for Malema

Johannesburg – ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela finished testifying in ANC youth league leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing on Wednesday afternoon. The former first lady was the final witness to testify in Malema’s favour, said ANC national executive committee (NEC) member … read more »

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South Africa has not given the black majority real independence

ABOUT two decades after independence, and with three successive black presidents, South Africa has not given the black majority real independence, concentrating on political power and not total independence. Restless and unsure of their future, the black majority are now … read more »

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South Africa Malema: Sexwale not a capitalist

Human Settlements Minister and mining magnate Tokyo Sexwale is not a capitalist because he only owns shares in companies and does not “control the means of production”, according to ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Malema shared his understanding of … read more »

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WikiLeaks cables paint ANC youth leader Malema as potential kingmaker

A notoriously outspoken South African youth leader gave strong views on two presidents and scorned the idea of a woman doing the job in a meeting with US embassy officials. Julius Malema, president of the ANC youth league (ANCYL), has … read more »

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South African Ministers to Be Sworn in After Changes to Cabinet

Newly appointed South African government ministers will be sworn in today, following the most sweeping changes to the Cabinet since the first all-race elections in 1994. President Jacob Zuma, who took office 17 months ago, yesterday fired seven ministers and … read more »

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South Africa’s President Zuma sacks seven ministers

PRETORIA — South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday fired seven ministers in what he said was a bid to better meet the needs of the country’s poor. “We are guided by the mission of our government, which is to … read more »

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