Bathabile Dlamini’s role as a public representative has been all but vanquished on Tuesday after the controversial politician decided to leave her MP position. However, she’s not going out without a fight. Dlamini’s sudden resignation comes in the wake of her exclusion from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet, which was officially announced at the end of..
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Controversial politician, Bathabile Dlamini won’t go quietly: Five bombshell claims from her resignation letter
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Let’s ‘clown-up’ for the Politics/Parliament:- Pemmy Majodina: ANC’s new chief whip is as colourful as her wardrobe [photos]
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She was a surprise choice, but Pemmy Majodina will get a fair crack of the ANC whip. Here’s what you need to know about the ‘flamboyant’ politician. We’re getting down to the serious business of Parliamentary politics again this week. Well, at least that’s what someone should have told the ANC. Their ambitious pick for..
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South African politics: Beware of the brothel! It is often said that the Afrikaner changes his religion easier than his political party! However, no ones beats Peter Marais when it comes to party hopping
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It is often said that the Afrikaner changes his religion easier than his political party! One can almost believe that, given the fact that he allowed himself to be dragged right through the 1994 handover and into the ‘one man one vote’ state by the National Party, firmly believing that the National Party hasn’t changed..
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South Africans are trying to decode Ramaphosa (and getting it wrong)
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During the Cold War, a new profession emerged – “Kremlinologists”, a hodge-podge of academics, journalists, other scoundrels, and commentators, who would study every minute detail of the behaviour of Soviet Union leaders when they were in public. They examined who stood next to whom, whose chair was closer or further away from the leader, who..
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Don’t be glib about privacy rights
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Even though a fart can only be smelt and not seen, most of us prefer doing it in private. The same goes for many bodily functions and activities: taking a quick private glance at a soiled tissue before chucking it, having sex in the privacy of an enclosed space or crying alone, perhaps occasioned by..
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