The African Union would be ultimately responsible for a comprehensive peer review mechanism, but until the necessary structures were in place, this task would fall on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.
The ruling African National Congress had not ruled out alternatives to the current electoral system, provided these did not undermine the core values of fairness, inclusivity and simplicity.
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu will meet his ex-commissioners on Thursday to see whether an amicable solution can be found to the threatened court action by the Inkatha Freedom Party.
A prominent Free State farmer has accused President Thabo Mbeki and the government of failing to protect his substantial business interests and those of other South Africans in Zimbabwe.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma has held meetings with ANC Women’s League President Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, but has yet to resolve outstanding problems.
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says that despite rising tension between his organisation and the ANC, he and President Thabo Mbeki have yet to meet at party-to-party level to resolve differences.
The suspension of the defection window period pending a High Court judgement caused havoc for politicians and the media on Friday who had braced themselves for an early start to MPs, MPLs and local councillors switching party loyalty.
National Assembly Speaker Dr Frene Ginwala is now free to publicly rebuke Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and dock the equivalent of 15 days salary after MPs unanimously adopted a report of Parliament’s ethics committee on Wednesday.
Private property ownership was protected by the Constitution and the African National Congress had no intention of banning foreign ownership of land, the party’s Chief Whip Nathi Nhleko said on Tuesday.
A Robertson farmer with property interests in Zimbabwe wants Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe prosecuted in South Africa for alleged crimes against humanity.