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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South Africans are trying to decode Ramaphosa (and getting it wrong)
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To lead South Africa, Ramaphosa must balance populism and pragmatism
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Maiden speeches are tricky. They only come once. The one delivered by newly-elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa required extraordinary ingenuity. Ramaphosa had to knit together multiple dynamics into a coherent whole. He managed to do this, delivering a speech which largely resonated with the delegates. His maiden address to the..
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Zuma removed as president?
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A parliamentary subcommittee will meet this week to draft procedures to change parts of parliamentary rules to remove a president. The proposal will then be tabled in the parliament for discussion. This follows after the Constitutional Court has given Parliament six months to put in place mechanisms to resign a president. Cyril Ramaphosa seems to..
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Ramaphosa: Taking land will turn SA into the Garden of Eden
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South Africa could turn into the ultimate paradise with the implementation of the policy of expropriation of land without compensation, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said in Nongoma, Kwazulu-Natal on Sunday. “In fact, it is possible for us to begin a process of working the land and improving agriculture – making it a very successful factor..
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Admission That ANC And Zuma Were Corrupt? Ramaphosa Is Rich, Won’t be tempted to steal: Mantashe
Rand is slowly losing steam after realizing there is not much difference between Zuma and Ramaphosa’s policies
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The rand is slowly losing steam after the initial recovery following Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as president of the ANC. All the optimism about a new “president” is slowly decreasing and economists believe that the currency is falling back and aligned with previous dissertations. This comes just after Ramaphosa’s land grab threats to seize land without..
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UDM wants urgent explanation of free higher education
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The UDM wants President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet to urgently spell out his plan for free higher education to avoid a “commotion” at registration. “One can argue that President Zuma’s announcement of free tertiary education for students who can’t afford it, is a populist Hail Mary pass; but the United Democratic Movement (UDM) believes..
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Dlamini-Zuma And The Nkandla That Never Was
#CR17 Let South Africans Meet On Your Land Expropriation Decision Mr Ramaphosa! – Bantu Holomisa
3 Possible Fates That Await Jacob Zuma After Ramaphosa’s Win
Cyril Ramaphosa Isn’t South Africa’s Savior
#OPENLETTER From ‘White Tannie’ = Dear Cyril: No Guptas, No Lovers, No Russians. And Sort Out Ace PLEASE!
Archbishop Makgoba Calls For Zuma Recall In Midnight Mass
Was Ramaphosa Election Rigged? Did he know before the result who would win?
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It appears that Paul Mashatile, Treasurer General of ANC got Ramaphosa early results with a votes rigging plan possibly executed by his lover Bontle Mpakanyane. Paul Mashatile is married to Manzi Ellen Mashatile. Sources have suggested a shocking revelation regarding the new treasury general elect Paul Mashatile, and his long-time illicit partner and lady love..
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Zuma now firmly in the firing line
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Jacob Zuma’s future hangs in the balance in the wake of the ANC national conference, with party president Cyril Ramaphosa’s more militant backers pushing for the head of state to be recalled early next year at the latest. With the conference endorsing greater powers for the ANC’s integrity committee and the immediate appointment of a..
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