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State of the nation: Zuma to focus on ’5 priorities’

President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address this year will be the first to be delivered in the context of the National Development Plan (NDP), the Presidency said on Sunday. “In Sona 2013, the president will provide an update … read more »

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South Africa: The struggle for democracy within the ANC

Paul Trewhela Paul Trewhela says the Mangaung elective conference was determined by fraud “Widespread irregularity” within the ANC – and the “forces of change” An important analysis has been published by Professor Pierre de Vos – professor of Constitutional Law … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Can ZANU PF Learn Something From the ANC?

By Clement Moyo, zimeye.org ANC a true reflection of practical democracy and political stability While it is a cliché that politicians are like diapers and must be changed at the right time, in the case of South Africa, the tenets … read more »

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South Africa: President Jacob Zuma retains leadership of ANC

South African President Jacob Zuma has been reelected as leader of ruling party, the African National Congress. This permits him to be the head of state of the country for a further seven years. Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has been chosen … read more »

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Can Jacob Zuma wins ANC Leadership?

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will go head to head in the battle to lead South Africa’s ruling ANC, after both were nominated by party members. At a party conference, Motlanthe disregarded calls to avoid an embarrassing … read more »

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S.Africa’s ANC congress delayed

Spirits were high among members dressed in black and white African National Congress T-shirts. “We have arrived. We are members of Umkhonto. The bazooka is going to shoot,” they sang in isiZulu. Most of the delegates held up two fingers, … read more »

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S. Africa’s ANC party to choose leader amid turmoil

(AP) — South Africa’s governing African National Congress political party will return to where it was first formed to fight apartheid a century ago to pick its next leader, at a time some believe the movement is struggling to regain … read more »

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Could Mangaung be the end of the road for Julius Malema?

by Mail & Guardian Online Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s political career may be at an end as the potential for him to be reinstated at Mangaung diminishes. Malema’s political career looks just about finished as the potential … read more »

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Can South Africa’s ruling party overcome its reputation for corruption, nepotism and violence?

Ahead of the ANC conference, where the country’s next president will likely be anointed, Martin Plaut examines the internal divisions plaguing the party. By Martin Plaut President Jacob Zuma delivers a speech at the Parliament in Cape Town. Photograph: Getty … read more »

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South Africa: ANC lacks internal democracy

The way in which the ANC elects its president is deeply flawed, is skewed towards churning out poor quality leaders and turns members and supporters into frustrated and impotent bystanders. Firstly, the 4500 voting delegates that will vote for the … read more »

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South Africa: Investment Paradise Or Political Basket Case

Just a few years ago, South Africa was being hailed as a darling of the emerging markets.  Crisp with swagger following the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa’s boosters pointed to a renewed mining boom, fast growing … read more »

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South Africa: ‘Zuma is not a dictator…’

The Gauteng ANC Youth League criticised deputy chairperson Simon Molefe on Thursday after he suggested that President Jacob Zuma should be supported for a second term. “Whilst we acknowledge that individuals in the organisation are entitled to express their personal … read more »

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South African ANC: From killing the boer to singing the boer’s song?

The ANC’s pact to stop singing the song with words ‘Dubula i’bhunu’ is a failure – it should have been used to question the definition of hate speech. There was a moment at the end of the press conference to … read more »

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South Africa Cultures Influenced Each Other During Racial Domination

By Nthambeleni Gabara South African cultures have influenced each other even at a time when racial domination was scarring the country’s landscape, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Addressing hundreds of South Africans gathered at the main national Heritage Day celebrations … read more »

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‘We are sitting on a ticking bomb’

Pietermaritzburg – Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has demanded immediate answers on corruption allegations involving top ANC and government leaders. This includes a charge that Gugu Mtshali, partner of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, solicited bribes in exchange for facilitating a … read more »

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‘ANCYL saved Zuma from prison’

Johannesburg – The ANCYL saved President Jacob Zuma from a prison sentence, expelled league president Julius Malema claims in an interview published in the Sunday Times. Malema was not convinced the “spy tapes”, cited as the reason that corruption charges … read more »

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S.Africa President Jacob Zuma lashes out at transition critics

President Jacob Zuma lashed out at party members who questioned the ANC’s “second transition” policy document, saying they should come up with alternatives. Speaking at the ANC’s Free State provincial elective conference, Zuma said it was inconceivable for senior party … read more »

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President Jacob Zuma’s Address at the Freedom Day Celebrations 2012

27 Apr 2012 The Deputy President of the Republic; Mr Kgalema Motlanthe; The Chief Justice of the Republic, Honourable Mogoeng Mogoeng; Honourable Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Noma India Mfeketo; Honourable Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Ms Thandi … read more »

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Malema suspension a strategic move: analysts

“Malema’s suspension is an attempt to show they [ANC] mean business and intend to try and rule,” Steven Friedman said. Eusebius McKaiser said it was clear that President Jacob Zuma was trying to derail Malema. “The biggest point is that … read more »

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ANC leaders are power-drunk – Malema

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema criticised power-drunk ANC leaders who had drifted away from the masses, as he continued his veiled attack on President Jacob Zuma in Kimberley on Sunday. Malema – who faces expulsion from the ANC – … read more »

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Malema ‘groomed to be stray bullet’

Cape Town – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s expulsion from the African National Congress came as no surprise, the Congress of the People youth movement said on Thursday. “South Africans must be reminded that Malema was mentored and groomed … read more »

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Julius Malema: S Africa’s ANC youth leader loses appeal

Julius Malema has lost an appeal against a decision by South Africa’s ruling party to suspend him. He was suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for five years for sowing division in the party. The charge has been upheld, … read more »

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1000s leave stadium before end of Zuma’s speech

Bloemfontein – It had started with chanting and dancing by tens of thousands of ANC members, but by the time President Jacob Zuma had ended his 90-minute speech as the party celebrated its 100th anniversary, thousands had already left the … read more »

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Malema won’t share stage with Zuma

Bloemfontein – Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was not included in the formal programme of the ruling party’s centenary festivities in Bloemfontein, ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete said. Malema would address mini-rallies around the province instead, she told journalists … read more »

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SA execution: Zuma tried to intervene

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma tried to intervene in the execution of a South African woman in China, the department of international relations said on Monday. “He [Zuma] did intervene. All the necessary interventions were done at every possible level, … read more »

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S. Africa Zuma fights for power

  Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma is fighting the political battle of his life – this time against people who helped push him to power in 2007. And just like before the ANC’s watershed Polokwane conference, the battle for control … read more »

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S.Africa Malema facing tough week

ANCYL leader Julius Malema faces a tough week, with the resumption on Sunday of a disciplinary hearing that could boot him from the ruling ANC and a verdict due on Monday in his hate speech trial. The firebrand chief of … read more »

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ANC adjourns Malema disciplinary hearing

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling ANC has adjourned the disciplinary hearing against youth leader Julius Malema until next Sunday, it said in a statement on Saturday. The case had been set to resume on Monday after the ANC’s national disciplinary … read more »

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S.Africa ANC committee a kangaroo court: ANCYL

Johannesburg – The ANC’s national disciplinary committee (NDC) is a “kangaroo court” and its rejection of Julius Malema’s appeal against its processes “a challenge”, a member of the North West ANCYL said on Friday. The news that the African National … read more »

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South African regulators allow Wal-Mart deal

JOHANNESBURG – Regulators approved Wal-Mart’s 17 billion rand (about $2.4 billion) bid to buy a controlling share of a South African chain in a ruling Tuesday that followed a fierce debate over protectionism in the country with the continent’s most … read more »

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