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/ 8 February 2008
Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool’s days are numbered. Either the African National Congress’s (ANC) national leadership will give him a lifeline of another 13 months in office or, if the regional ANC leadership has its way, he could be out within the next few weeks.
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/ 28 January 2008
A dawn police raid on opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and a violent crackdown on protests on Wednesday have dealt a major blow to President Thabo Mbeki’s efforts to strike an agreement in Zimbabwe. Tsvangirai was seized from his home at about 4am as his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) prepared protests against President Robert Mugabe in defiance of a police ban.
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/ 27 January 2008
Is it our business as journalists to pronounce on who is best placed to lead the ANC? If you look at some of the personalities in the party’s new leadership, such as unrepentant convicted fraudster Tony Yengeni, or former Mpumalanga health minister Sibongile Manana, who tried to frustrate provision of treatment to people with HIV, the temptation exists to damn them all.
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/ 25 January 2008
President Thabo Mbeki wants to stay the course as country president despite increased pressure exerted on him by the new ANC leadership. The Mail & Guardian spoke to four people close to the president. They say Mbeki is willing to listen to the ANC but will not implement any party decision that he thinks is impossible or could undermine the rule of law.
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/ 21 December 2007
Newly elected ANC president Jacob Zuma used his first speech to urge ANC members to move away from the Zuma-camp, Mbeki-camp laagers. Zuma spent time relating the warm nature of his relationship with Thabo Mbeki and how they had worked together for more than 30 years. “He’s my friend, comrade, brother, father, and indeed my leader.”
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/ 20 December 2007
Whatever you call him — a rising star, a dark horse, a leader-in-waiting — ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe arguably emerged as the most important and powerful victor in Polokwane this week. “Comrade Motlanthe, sabela uya-bizwa [you are being called to service],” sang delegates.
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/ 19 December 2007
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An attempt to get the principle of gender parity elevated to the top structures of the ANC was trounced on Monday night, the Mail & Guardian has learned.
The policy, also known as the 50/50 principle, is a steep change in empowerment in the ANC and requires that every alternative position available for leadership be reserved for a female candidate.
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/ 18 December 2007
The national executive committee (NEC) of the ANC is likely to see the infusion of the next generation of party leaders in its highest decision- making structure. The battle for a position in the structure is one of the most contested in the ANC’s history, with 158 people competing for 60 spots. The number will exceed 158 as those losing out on the top six officials positions automatically fall into the pool of NEC candidates.
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/ 17 December 2007
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On Sunday a picture emerged of strong support for Jacob Zuma, overshowing the rest and spectacularly managing to humiliate national ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota. As strong an indicator as it was, some delegates supporting President Thabo Mbeki insisted that an Mbeki win remained a possibility.
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/ 13 December 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/321750/Icon_ANCconference.gif" align=left border=0></a>At his official residence in Pretoria on Wednesday, President Thabo Mbeki gave the first interview of his eight-year presidency to the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>. Looking tired and vulnerable, the president exposed the softer side of his complex personality, which South Africans hardly ever see.