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ANC’s Rumble in the Jungle II: Same rules, same mistakes

“Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results,” said American writer Frank Herbert. When it comes to the ANC succession battle, it’s not so much insanity as it is desperation that makes President Jacob Zuma do to his … read more »

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South Africa’s Malema asks to stay in ANC: paper

Julius Malema has asked to stay on as a member of the ruling African National Congress despite being expelled from the party earlier this week, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday. Speaking at a gathering of the ANC’s women’s … read more »

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ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema expelled from the ANC

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC. This comes after the party’s prosecutors argued successfully for his five-year suspension to be aggravated, while Malema pleaded for mitigation. This brings Malema’s eventful political career … read more »

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Malema ‘is not sorry’

Johannesburg – The prosecution in ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema’s mitigation hearing have argued that he should be expelled from the party, reported the Sunday Times. The prosecution was reported to have stated on Thursday that Malema should … read more »

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S.Africa: Malema mitigation hearing over

Johannesburg – The mitigation hearing for ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and two other league members has ended, an ANC spokesperson said on Friday. “The hearing finished around midnight last night [Thursday],” spokesperson Keith Khoza said. “All arguments were … read more »

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Final countdown for Julius Malema

Pretoria – Julius Malema’s opening address to the league’s three-day lekgotla will be used against him when his mitigation process with the ANC national disciplinary committee starts on Monday. Malema will face the disciplinary committee in a bid to have … read more »

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Zuma will speak for me: Malema

Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said on Friday he was unperturbed by not being given a chance to speak at the ruling party’s centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein at the weekend. “I am not here to speak… President Zuma … read more »

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S.Africa ANC must rule for eternity: Motshekga

Polokwane – The ANC has a responsibility to rule Limpopo and the whole country “until Jesus pays another visit”, ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga said on Tuesday. Speaking on the last day of the Limpopo ANC’s elective conference in Polokwane, … read more »

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S. Africa: Malema admits he’s ‘finished’

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema admitted his political career was over after his suspension from the ruling party for breaking its internal rules, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. The paper said Malema, the main force behind a … read more »

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Malema turns tables on ANC leadership

He challenged the ANC to fire him because, he said, he had no intention of resigning. Last week the ANC’s national disciplinary committee found Malema and his top executives guilty of contravening the party’s constitution. Malema’s membership of the party … read more »

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South Sudan to end Arabic schooling

Juba – Newly independent South Sudan will change the language of schooling to English this year, shrugging off decades of Arabic imposed from the north, the government announced on Wednesday. The new nation’s parliament passed the Higher and General Education … read more »

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Aid Agency: Somali Aid Worker Held by Police

Just one of Moammar Gadhafi’s eight children is still unaccounted for following the Libyan dictator’s death last week, and although he is currently wanted by the International Criminal Court, Libya’s former heir apparent is still trying to reclaim his father’s … read more »

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I.Coast Gbagbo’s party won’t be in legislative polls

Abidjan – A spokesperson for the party of Ivory Coast’s toppled ruler said it will not participate in the country’s upcoming legislative elections scheduled for mid-December. Franck Bamba said on Wednesday the Ivorian Popular Front party would not participate “if … read more »

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32 000+ Somalis in US’ Minnesota

Minneapolis – A new Census Bureau estimate raises the number of people of Somali ancestry in Minnesota to more than 32 000. That means the state is still home to the largest Somali population in the United States. The new … read more »

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Sudan says it armed anti-Gaddafi forces

Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Wednesday that his government armed Libya’s victorious rebels in their eight-month uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. “One part of the armament of the forces which entered Tripoli was 100%t Sudanese,” he said in … read more »

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Gaddafi son wants to surrender to ICC

Tripoli – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who once vowed to die fighting on Libyan soil, now wants to face international justice instead and avoid any chance of meeting the same grisly end as his father, Libyan officials said. An official of … read more »

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SA men in Libya ‘helping Gaddafi’s son’

Johannesburg – Elements of the group of South Africans allegedly involved in the late Muammar Gaddafi’s failed escape attempt last week are apparently still taking care of one of Gaddafi’s sons, Saif al-Islam. Al-Islam and his brother, Mot’assim, were at … read more »

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Winnie blames Zuma for Malema charges

Johannesburg – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela blames President Jacob Zuma for the disciplinary charges against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, according to a newspaper report on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela said on Wednesday the decision to charge Malema was Zuma’s, and not from … read more »

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Gaddafi’s intelligence chief in Niger

Dakar – Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has slipped into the desert nation of Niger and is hiding in the expanse of dunes at the Niger-Algeria border, a Niger presidential adviser said. Abdullah … 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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Gaddafi son ‘frequently phoned his dad’

Bani Walid – Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam called his father frequently on the telephone and increasingly feared being hit by a mortar bomb as he tried to escape from the town of Bani Walid last week, an officer who … 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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2 Africans on shortlist to lead ICC

New York – Two Africans are on a shortlist of four candidates to replace Luis Moreno-Ocampo as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the top war crimes tribunal, the selection panel said on Tuesday. Fatou Bensouda, a Gambian and … read more »

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Kenya suspect: I am Shabaab

Nairobi – The Kenyan suspect arrested after two grenade blasts exploded in Nairobi says he is a member of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, 28, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to nine charges, including being responsible … read more »

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Mugabe delegation denied UN visas

Harare – President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been forced to cancel a trip to Geneva for a United Nations meeting this week after his wife and some of his aides were denied visas, state media said on Wednesday. Western … read more »

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Rwandan ‘can’t be tried in Denmark’

Copenhagen – A Copenhagen appeals court ruled Monday that Denmark’s law on genocide cannot be used to prosecute a Rwandan man charged with killing Tutsis during the 1994 genocide and dismissed his case. “The wording of the [1955] law does … read more »

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US media on Gaddafi: In praise of lynching

The mainstream US media has reacted to Muammar Gaddafi’s brutal lynching with a tidal wave of cheers and approval, trumpeting the Colonel’s death as the start of a new era for Libya. ­US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton led the … read more »

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US restores benefits for Ivory Coast, Guinea, Niger

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would once again waive import duties on goods made in the Ivory Coast, Guinea and Niger after the countries held free and fair democratic elections. Obama issued a proclamation restoring benefits … read more »

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Kenya arrests “terror cell” member after blasts

Kenyan police said on Tuesday they arrested a man suspected of belonging to a terrorist group, a day after two blasts in Nairobi killed one person and injured more than 20 others. The suspect, who had Kenyan identity papers, was … read more »

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Cameroon’s Biya promises youth jobs after poll win

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya promised more jobs for young people and said he would set Cameroon on the path to being an emerging nation in a speech on Tuesday after he was declared winner of this month’s presidential election. Cameroon’s … read more »

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