Tag Archives: Zwelinzima Vavi

South Africa: On the streets against gender-based violence

March 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

After the rape of Anene Booysen and other acts of violence outraged many South Africans, some organisations have publicly demonstrated their view that enough is enough. GREG NICOLSON & SHASHA MODIKE look at a few groups who have expressed their … read more »

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Marikana: who shot first?

December 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The NUM will use their Marikana Commission appearance to deny that their members committed the first murders. But the defence teams will try to pin the first deaths squarely on the shoulders of South Africa’s biggest union. Just who is … read more »

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‘We are sitting on a ticking bomb’

July 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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South Africa: President Zuma sues Zapiro, Avusa for R5m

December 14, 2010 by benim

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma is suing Avusa Media for R5 million for Zapiro’s Lady Justice rape cartoon, The Times reported on Tuesday. Zuma started proceedings against Avusa, the cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro and former Sunday Times editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya in … read more »

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ANCYL President Julius Malema – ‘We will never stop partying’

October 31, 2010 by benim

ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has launched savage attacks on both Premier Helen Zille and Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi at two events in the Cape Winelands. At a rally in Stellenbosch yesterday Malema called Zille, the DA leader, … read more »

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South Africa: ‘Spitting in the face of the poor’

October 28, 2010 by benim

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has railed against lavish parties such as the recent R700 000 bash held by business tycoon Kenny Kunene as examples of “corrupting morality” infecting political high-flyers and public servants who attended them. “It is this … read more »

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