THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 12:33 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 12:33
Articles about politicians

Celebrate true loyalty -- even if it looks like betrayal

Blind loyalty to personalities gave us the ongoing wars between the Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma camps and the ANC Youth League's leadership struggle.

Zille thwarts ANC's illegal land grab

Western Cape premier legally challenges the transfer of prime provincial land worth R500-million.

Careful what you fish for, Cosatu

Cosatu has a sizeable share in a local company with controversial business links with a convicted Spanish poacher.

Suffer the citizen …

… for loyal but incompetent leaders in strategic government positions who ignore the needs of communities they are supposed to serve.

Don’t baby me

Men in powerful positions are presumably erudite and savvy enough to know what is offensive behaviour.

Showing their true colours

It is time for the public to take responsibility for choosing the corrupt and dishonest to lead us.

Busi bling

Bringing you the must-have gossip in the run-up to the ballot. This week: There's no party like an youth league party and Zille gets her hands dirty.

Pieter over a cuppa

In between juggling a campaign trail and two stage shows, Pieter-Dirk Uys makes time for breakfast with Percy Zvomuya.

Busi bling

Is Mangosuthu taking Botox tips from Bob and Helen? At 80 the old man is turning into the Demi Moore of Ulundi.

Talking straight with Motlanthe

President Kgalema Motlanthe speaks to Ebrahim Harvey on the recent media splurges about his personal life, the Carl Niehaus affair and more.

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Photos about politicians

Wealthy support
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Speaking out
South African politicians on Saturday joined hundreds of people who marched outside Parliament to protest against the co...
Truth hurts
Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has urged white South Africans to come to terms with the fact that they benefited from ...
Speaking out
Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the "gutter level of discourse" among politicians in South Africa,...
Greetings:
Women were decked out for the occasion, which sees politicians and their partners taking to the red carpet in style. ...


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