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Tag Archives: Limpopo
Malema in court to face corruption charges
Polokwane – Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema arrived at the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane on Tuesday morning to face charges of fraud, corruption, money-laundering, and racketeering. Malema is accused of having made nearly R4m from corrupt activities. … read more
Investigations continue in Malema case
Johannesburg – The curators of the estate of expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said his contempt of court case was taken off the roll on Tuesday to allow for further investigations, the SABC reported. The case could be … read more
South African Julius Malema ‘facing bankruptcy’
Julius Malema, the rabble-rousing former ANC youth league leader who was expelled from the party, is said to be facing bankruptcy over back taxes owed to South Africa’s revenue authority. Mr Malema is prepared to pay just a quarter of … read more
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
Posted in South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged African National Congress, Eastern Cape, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, Limpopo, South Africa, Sunday, Zuma
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More than half of the people in South Africa live in poverty – study
The results of a government survey show that over half of the population of South Africa lives in poverty in the wealthiest African nation. The national agency Statistics South Africa conducted the survey in 2009 and released the results on … read more
Is corruption stopping South African children from learning?
South Africa’s Basic Education Department has been in court this week, accused of failing to deliver textbooks to schoolchildren in the northern Limpopo province. The issue has developed into an embarrassing scandal for the governing African National Congress, involving … read more
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Tagged African National Congress, bbc, IndepthAfrica, Limpopo, South Africa
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S.Africa: Zuma is ‘the devil on earth’
Xolani Mbanjwa and Sipho Masondo, City Press Polokwane – President Jacob Zuma has turned into the “devil on earth” in the manner in which he deals with his political opponents, expelled Youth League secretary general Sindiso Magaqa has said. Magaqa … read more
Malema owes R16m in tax, Says S.African Revenue Service
T he South African Revenue Service has obtained a R16-million judgment against former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema for unpaid taxes. The judgment was obtained in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on September 11, City Press reported. … read more
Malema ‘moered’ with Moët – SMS
Johannesburg – Julius Malema was left nursing his wounds after he was reportedly injured at a friend’s wedding earlier this month – by flying bottles of his favourite French bubbly. An SMS was circulated after the wedding. It read, “Malema … read more
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African National Congress Youth League, All Africa, breaking news, City Press, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Julius Malema, Limpopo, Malema, Moët & Chandon, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Peter Mokaba, Seshego, West Africa
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S.Africa: Family backs Winnie’s criticism of ANC
Johannesburg – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had the full support of her family regarding her criticism of the ANC, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela’s granddaughter Swati Dlamini, also the daughter of Princess Zezani Mandela-Dlamini, said she understood why her grandmother … read more
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South Africa: ‘Global sustainability’ wilts in political hot air
By Patrick Bond Nearly everything President Zuma and the big corporates are doing places short-term demands above long-term thinking, both in the marketplace and at the polling place, promoting unfairness and exclusion, and thus preventing lasting prosperity and stability. The … read more
Whites control judiciary: Malema
Johannesburg – The judiciary is controlled by the white minority, embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said at a closed session of the league’s lekgotla. “I have lawyers who are representing me on this case the Hawks are chasing … read more
South Africa: Zuma’s corruption charges linger on the road to re-election – By Paul Holden
When Jacob Zuma ascended to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC), many remained unconvinced that he would be a suitable President for Africa’s most developed economy. Two key problems were frequently identified. One was that, having come to … read more
Malema holds possible farewell speech
Pretoria – The embattled youth leader who claims to speak for a frustrated generation used what he said could be his farewell address to call for nationalising the economy, a populist stance that has worried potential foreign investors. Both the … read more
S.Africa’s Malema makes last stand with ANC appeal
An appeal that will determine the future of South African political rebel Julius Malema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to retain his influential position in the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Malema, head of the ANC’s … read more
Police deployed as S.Africa cleans up Malema base
Armed police guards are protecting a South African treasury team sent to fix the finances of a bankrupt province that is a base for firebrand ANC youth leader Julius Malema, a sign of political tensions ahead of an appeal that … read more
South Africa: The impacts of coal extraction
‘Against the background chatter about nationalisation and environmental sustainability, South Africa needs to carefully consider the continued development of its vast mineral resources.’ Significant developments in the energy sector are underway in western Limpopo because of the extensive coal resources … read more
Fight to reclaim the ANC, Malema urges
Johannesburg – Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has called for leadership change in the ruling party, newspapers reported on Friday. He urged African National Congress members to “reclaim” the party during its elective conference in Mangaung in December, … read more
New charges against Malema
Johannesburg – Police are investigating new charges of corruption, fraud and theft against Julius Malema – this time relating to the “sale” of a plot in 2007. A former “friend” of Malema, businessman Matane Mphahlele, has now turned against the … read more
Malema gets third-least PEC votes
Polokwane – Embattled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was elected to the ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) in Limpopo on Tuesday – but had to settle for 17th place. Malema secured 592 votes, out of 1 088 votes cast, … read more
S.Africa’s firebrand Malema openly mocks Zuma
Firebrand party rebel Julius Malema mocked South African President Jacob Zuma at a provincial conference this weekend, local media said, in the latest sign of a growing power struggle within the ruling ANC ahead of its leadership election next year. … read more
Motswana girls turn to SA for abortions
Johannesburg – Motswana girls are turning to local clinics and hospitals near the border to terminate pregnancies, South Africa’s Limpopo health department said on Thursday. Shoki Mokobane, Statistics and Research Population Unit Manager, said a survey by the department found … read more
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Elephant kills SA man in Botswana
Cape Town – An estate agent from Knysna has described how her husband was killed by an elephant cow, which she had been photographing only minutes earlier, at a watering hole on a game farm in Botswana. Ling Dobson told … read more
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Malema’s hometown celebrates suspension
Johannesburg – Axed ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s home town of Seshego in Limpopo celebrated the news of his five-year suspension, the TimesLive reported on Friday. According to the website large convoys of cars noisily drove through the streets … read more
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, Cassel Mathale, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Julius Malema, Limpopo, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Polokwane, Sello Moloto, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Malema off to Mauritius after march
Johannesburg – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema jetted out to Mauritius two hours after leading the economic freedom march, the Sunday Times reported. Malema was whisked away in a blue light convoy to catch a business class flight to … read more
Posted in East Africa, Mauritius, News, Politics, Southern Africa
Tagged African National Congress Youth League, Air Mauritius, Economic freedom, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Julius Malema, Limpopo, Malema, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sunday Times, West Africa
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S.Africa’s Malema out of hospital, faces ANC hearing
South African political firebrand Julius Malema was discharged from hospital, SABC news reported on Sunday, paving the way for his disciplinary hearing with the ruling ANC to resume this week. Malema was admitted to a private hospital in his home … read more
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Tagged African National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, ANC, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Johannesburg, Julius Malema, Limpopo, Malema, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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South Africa’s most wanted Zimbabwean re-arrested
One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals, Bongani Moyo, was arrested in Johannesburg on Sunday night following his second escape this year, Gauteng police said. “Moyo was arrested in Hillbrow just after 10pm,” Brigadier Neville Malila said. “He was in … read more
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S.Africa Suspect in 35 bank heists escapes
Johannesburg – One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public. Bongani Moyo, … read more
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Bank robbery, Beitbridge, breaking news, Detention (imprisonment), East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Limpopo, North Africa, Pan African News, Pretoria, Reuters, Robbery, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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S.Africa: 13 awaiting trial prisoners escape
Botlokwa – Thirteen awaiting trial prisoners escaped from holding cells at Botlokwa police station, Limpopo police said on Saturday. “Two police officials, a warrant officer and a constable, were visiting the awaiting trial prisoners at about 19:40 [on Friday] when … read more
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South Africa: Sex before school shock
The school was in the spotlight last week after 57 pupils were found to be pregnant last month. The youngest pregnant girl is 13 years old. The school’s enrolment stands at 1078 pupils – 382 boys and 696 girls. Health … read more
Posted in Article, Children & Youth, Lifestyle, News, South Africa
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Education, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, News local news, newspapers, Pupil, sex, South Africa, Sowetan, Sundays, World news
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