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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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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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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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Malema set to plead not guilty

Johannesburg – The disciplinary hearing of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, four other office bearers and spokesperson Floyd Shivambu is expected to continue on Thursday. According to SABC news, Malema was expected to plead not guilty when he took … read more »

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S.Africa: Rapist lures another model

THE MAN who lured a Joburg model to Durban three weeks ago, and then raped and stabbed her in an Umhlanga Rocks lodge, is believed to have attempted the crime again last week – this time luring a teenage model … read more »

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Al-Qaeda releases video of Osama

Al-Qaeda has released a video marking the anniversary of 9/11 which includes a message from its slain leader Osama bin Laden to the American people, monitoring group SITE Intelligence said on Tuesday. SITE said the 62-minute video titled “The Dawn … read more »

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Mandela approach versus Malema approach

Johannesburg – Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder said on Monday that his party hoped a judgment by Judge Collin Lamont ruling that singing of the words “shoot the boer” amounted to hate speech would be the first step in … read more »

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S.African Pre-teens given birth control injections

Port Elizabeth – Girls aged between 10 and 13 were injected with contraceptives at their primary school in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, according to a news report on Tuesday. Nandipha Ngalo’s 11-year-old daughter was one of those who the Dora Nginza … read more »

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Where is Julius Malema?

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was nowhere to be found as the High Court ruled that the singing of the song “dubhula ibhunu” constituted hate speech. ANCYL general secretary Sandiso Magaqa said the league would study the … read more »

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Evidence that ANCYL ‘set up Malema riot’

Johannesburg – Police crime intelligence operatives have been unleashed to investigate those behind the ANC Youth League’s riot in support of their leader Julius Malema this week, as evidence implicating the youth wing’s top leaders in organising the dramatic protest … read more »

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Will they or won’t they – ANC set to make Malema call

Cape Town – Embattled African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema, under fire from the ANC’s top brass, will hear on Friday whether the party’s national disciplinary committee will go ahead with charges brought against him. He and … read more »

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Malema hearing stays put

Roads around the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg were open on Wednesday morning, when ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing was set to continue. “Right now the situation is back to normal,” said Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar. “There’s a … read more »

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S.Africa’s ANC scraps venue change for Malema hearing

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has scrapped a plan to move a disciplinary hearing against its controversial youth wing leader to a secret venue, the party said Wednesday. The first day of hearings against Julius Malema, the fiery leader … read more »

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S.Africa ANCYL supporters on attack

ANC Youth League supporters ran riot in the streets of Johannesburg on Tuesday, attacking journalists, pelting the police with stones and burning posters bearing pictures of President Jacob Zuma’s face. Shop owners closed their doors as rowdy Julius Malema supporters … read more »

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Smear campaign against Malema – ANCYL

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League (ANCYL) supporters believed there was a smear campaign against its leader, Julius Malema to “shut his mouth” about succession debates and nationalisation, a supporter said ahead of his disciplinary hearing in Johannesburg on Tuesday. “Some … read more »

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Bomb explodes in ex-minister’s property

Kano – A bomb was thrown onto the property of Nigeria’s ex-police minister, but it exploded without wounding anyone, police said on Monday, just days after a suicide attack at UN headquarters in Abuja. The incident occurred in the northern … read more »

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No personal relationship with Zuma: Malema

ANCYL leader Julius Malema does not have a personal relationship with President Jacob Zuma and does not want one, he said on Monday ahead of his disciplinary hearing. “I’ve never had a relationship with the president of the ANC personally,” … read more »

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Man in chains supports Malema

Johannesburg – A man wrapped in chains stood on a wall opposite Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Monday praising ANC Youth League president Julius Malema ahead of his disciplinary hearing. “Malema is a genius,” he shouted at passersby. “We stand … read more »

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Malema ready to step aside

Firebrand ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, facing suspension from South Africa’s ruling party, said on Monday he is ready to step down if it will bring unity to a political group increasingly divided over his calls to take over … read more »

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Zuma denies ignoring Mugabe’s ‘blood diamonds’

DA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip had asked Zuma whether he was aware that the diamonds mined at the Marange and Chiadzwa fields in Zimbabwe were being sold outside of the ‘Kimberley Process’ to fund Zanu-PF. The Kimberley Process was set … read more »

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Cops brace for ANCYL march

Johannesburg metro police had closed roads on Monday morning in anticipation of ANC Youth League members gathering outside Luthuli House ahead of Tuesday’s disciplinary hearing against their top leaders. “Police are on duty outside Luthuli House,” said Johannesburg metro police … read more »

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