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South Africa: Farms – Cosatu and union clash
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the Building and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (Bawusa) on Wednesday seemed to disagree on whether the farm strikes that have rocked the Western Cape in recent days should be … read more
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
S.Africa: The Democratic Alliance: Liberal or nothing
RW Johnson says short term compromise will lead to long term disaster for party The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a unique opposition party in Africa: white- led, multi-racial and steadily gaining. From a base of 1.7% in the 1994 parliamentary … read more
S.Africa: Equity group CEO shot dead in the boardroom – report
The chief executive of private-equity group Basileus Capital was shot dead in his Cape Town office, it was reported on Friday. Moneyweb online reported that Julian Williams was shot in his office on Lower Long street on Thursday. His shooter … read more
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Anni Dewani murder accused in court
Two men accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani are expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court today for a pre-trial conference to assess readiness ahead of the trial. Xolile Mngeni and Mzwamadoda Qwabe allegedly killed the bride … read more
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S.Africa: Ivory smugglers nabbed in Cape Town tusk raid
Officials saw the tusks in the airport’s storage facility during a routine inspection, said Lieutenant colonel Andre Traut on Tuesday. “Police were notified and an operation was conducted which led to the discovery of 46 tusks concealed in two different … read more
Extract of the speech delivered by S.Africa Helen Zille at the National Social Cohesion Summit
I am pleased to be addressing the National Social Cohesion Summit, the theme of which is ‘creating a caring and proud society’, because I believe that we need more care and compassion in our society. And we need to take … read more
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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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Coloured S Africans close to ‘explosion’
Mmanaledi Mataboge and Mandy Rossouw, City Press Johannesburg – The ANC’s bid to woo minority groups has hit a snag. Those representing coloured South Africans say they’re offended at being lumped in with “Afrikaners”. As part of its Inclusive South … read more
African entrepreneurs open factories in China
Standing in the early summer heat of Shanghai, regarding the skyline of steel and glass, it is easy to think you are getting a bird’s-eye view of the future. This truly is a megacity – with a population of more … read more
‘Why do you hate black people?’
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was asked in the provincial legislature why she hated black people so much, Beeld reported on Friday. Speaker Richard Majola banned ANC MPL Patrick McKenzie from asking Zille on Thursday: “Premier, why do you hate … read more
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State of emergency needed to save the soul of South Africa
Oupa Ngwenya FOR President Jacob Zuma, life has been a continuous song to sing. On January 8 2012, the ANC turned 100. Friends and foes could not deny the cause for celebration. The party came and left Bloemfontein on a … read more
‘Jazz refugees’ to swamp Mother City
BESIDES Helen Zille’s “educational and health refugees”, the thousands of “refugees” expected to swamp Cape Town this weekend is a good enough reason for the Western Cape premier to be afraid – though pleasantly so. The ironic twist to Zille’s … read more
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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‘Empty land’ in South Africa is desperate colonial madness
The colonial ‘empty land’ theory has no historical credence. It stirs very deep emotions in the hearts of African people who were dispossessed of their land at gunpoint and are still dispossessed – hence rampant poverty among them, whether they … read more
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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South Africa / Dlamini launches government’s Anti-Alcohol and Substance Abuse Campaign
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, December 13, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, will tomorrow launch government’s Anti-Alcohol and Substance Abuse Campaign in Cape Town, Western Cape. The Campaign will be unveiled under the theme: “Towards an … read more
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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Sentencing in South Africa lesbian murder put off
Cape Town – Pre-sentencing arguments in the case against four men convicted of murdering lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana was postponed in the Khayelitsha Regional Court in Cape Town on Monday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said arguments were postponed after the … 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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ANC birthday party to cost R100m
Johannesburg – The ANC’s centenary birthday celebrations will cost more than R100m, the party said on Tuesday. “It will not cost less than R100m, it is costly,” ANC national chairperson Baleka Mbete told reporters in Johannesburg. “It is not cheap … read more
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South Africa opposition elects black woman as No.2
South Africa’s main opposition party elected a black woman as its number two on Thursday, challenging the perception it is an all-white party that will never attract significant support away from the ruling ANC. Lindiwe Mazibuko, 31, the Democratic Alliance’s … read more
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AU, Somali forces battle Shabaab rebels
Mogadishu – Heavy fighting broke out in Somalia’s anarchic capital on Thursday after African Union-backed Somali troops advanced on holdout Islamist Shabaab positions, officials and witnesses said. The fighting was centred in the northwest Deynile suburb, one of the final … read more
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I’m being persecuted – Julius Malema
Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema complained in the Eastern Cape that he was being persecuted by the ANC for telling the truth, according to a report on Thursday. “I don’t know if I will go before a … read more
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ANCYL disband over Zuma?
The national ANCYL leadership wants to disband the KwaZulu-Natal executive because it is backing President Jacob Zuma for a second term, the provincial youth wing’s executive said on Saturday. “The sin we committed is being loyal to the resolution of … read more
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