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Dlamini-Zuma And The Nkandla That Never Was

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‘Madam President’ tribute, posh house look out over village The guardhouse, still under construction at Dlamini-Zuma’s new home.  Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s victory was cast in stone, but only in the rolling hills of Bulwer. So confident of her victory were residents of Nkumba village in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands that they set out bright white stones on..
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Jacob Zuma Took The ANC For A Spin. It Turned Into A Hell Ride

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‘Zuma has taken the ANC on a hell ride, leaving it fractured, disgraced and at war with itself’ After all he has done, it is difficult to believe that Jacob Zuma actually made it to the end of his second term as ANC president. It took cunning survival skills and a brazenness that few people..
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#CR17 Let South Africans Meet On Your Land Expropriation Decision Mr Ramaphosa! – Bantu Holomisa

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After a plenary debate, so furious as to have threatened the collapse of its conference last Wednesday, the African National Congress (ANC) announced a decision to allow for land expropriation without compensation… subject to a “sustainability test” to ensure that food security is not threatened, and the economy not undermined. Is the new ANC President..
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3 Possible Fates That Await Jacob Zuma After Ramaphosa’s Win

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  Editor’s note: With a new sheriff in town, Jacob Zuma may face several possible scenarios. Now that Jacob Zuma is no longer at the helm of the ANC he is in a vulnerable position, while still technically the president of South Africa, the real power lies in Luthuli house. Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected..
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Cyril Ramaphosa Isn’t South Africa’s Savior

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The newly elected leader of the African National Congress is being treated like a messiah. But he might not even win the next election. Many analysts and investors seem to have boundless faith in Cyril Ramaphosa, the newly elected leader of the African National Congress, South Africa’s ruling party. Everyone from trade unionists and journalists..
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Zuma’s Future As South African President Hangs In The Balance

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The NEC will have its first meeting in East London in early January, ahead of the party’s January 8 celebrations eight days later. Jacob Zuma’s future as head of state now hangs in the balance, following the changing of the guard in the African National Congress (ANC). Any decision to get him to leave office before..
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Thieves Take Gifts Meant For Knysna Fire Victims

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Rates row means no Christmas cheer for Knysna residents A volunteer stands thigh-deep in donations meant for those who lost their homes and belongings in the fire.  Tons of donations to Knysna fire victims are stuck in a disused shopping centre due to a commercial dispute, leaving needy residents stranded. Between 4,000 and 5,000 bags..
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From Russia With Love: Gigaba Gift List Reveals He Has Been Groomed By Gupta, Russia Over 10 Years 

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07 – April COMMENT: Edinburgh — South Africa’s new finance minister Malusi Gigaba has been groomed by the Gupta family and Russia over at least 10 years. This is apparent from details in his gift list. Fin24’s Liesl Peyper has been digging around in the Register of Members’ Interests, discovering that Gigaba has been receiving little treats from a Gupta-owned..
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Land Expropriation: AfriForum Won’t Sit Back At Zimbabwe-Like “Theft” And DA Will Defend Constitution

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  Afriforum says the ANC’s decision to amend the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land in South Africa without compensation puts South Africa on a road to conflict and is nothing more than a plan to “steal property”, putting South Africa on the Zimbabwe route. The civil rights organization threatened that it will “not sit..
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ANC; Redistribute Land But Don’t Harm Food Production, Give Us The Reserve Bank

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 OK, so we’re not on the path to Zimbabwe’s land-grab agricultural ruin just yet – the ANC’s elective conference disavowed any illegal land occupation. If you’re a farmer struggling through unprecedented drought conditions and spending much of your limited budget securing your family’s physical security, that’s some small comfort. That and the ANC not having agreed on a deadline to change the..
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Archbishop Makgoba Calls For Zuma Recall In Midnight Mass

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Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba – in a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town on  Sunday night – called for the new ANC leadership to act “quickly and decisively” to replace President Jacob Zuma as head of state and to follow up with a “targeted Cabinet reshuffle”. Makgoba said, “I cannot see..
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#ShopriteCheckersStrike: ‘Enough Of Long Hours And No Safe Way Home’

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When Sarah Khumalo* took to the streets of the Joburg CBD yesterday along with thousands of Shoprite employees, it was in solidarity with her colleagues who had been raped and attacked after leaving work in the dark.“They make us work late – past 7 pm and 8 pm – but there is no transport,” said..
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Khoisan Four End Hunger Strike After Meeting Ramaphosa At Last

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Cyril Ramaphosa met with the four Khoisan men‚ who had walked more than 1‚200km to demand that their voices be heard.  After an almost three-week hunger strike, four Khoisan activists have ended their protest on the lawns of the Union Buildings in Pretoria. On Sunday Cyril Ramaphosa met with the four Khoisan men‚ who had..
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South African Blacks Burn Trains At An Alarming Rate

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A Black commuters in South Africa have a long history of burning trains and rioting in stations, often on the flimsiest of pretexts. The newly appointed CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Cromet Molepo, said on radio last week that his organization was “losing 80 coaches per week due to arson..
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Canadian Tourist’s ‘Horrific Experience’ With Cops After Break-In

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A Canadian tourist allegedly robbed of his belongings worth thousands of dollars during a break-in at an upmarket Camps Bay room says he doubts he will return to the city following a “horrific experience” with police.The tourist, who asked that his name be withheld, said he was forced to cancel his trip to his next..
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