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In a hard-hitting address to thousands of African National Congress supporters in Rustenburg, President Thabo Mbeki on Monday told them not to vote for ”silly parties” like the New National Party, the Democratic Alliance or the African Christian Democratic Party.
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UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has described local politics as ”nauseating”, saying the ANC, DA and NNP have failed to deliver on their promises and continued to campaign for votes on racial lines.
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Human rights are not fundamental for President Thabo Mbeki, but flexible depending on the political interests and allegiances of the ANC, says Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon.
Tens of thousands of furious opposition party supporters staged an illegal rally outside the presidential palace in Taiwan yesterday to demand an investigation of allegations that president Chen Shui-bian staged his own shooting in order to win re-election on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were prime ministers of India, said last night that he would stand in the country’s forthcoming general election, reigniting a bitter political debate over whether the world’s biggest democracy was being ”hijacked by dynasty”.
Namibia celebrated its 14th independence anniversary on Sunday as well as 10 years of the reintegration of the harbour town of Walvis Bay, which was first under British and then under South African control for 100 years.
The Zimbabwe government plans to tighten electoral laws ahead of next year’s parliamentary polls, the state-run Herald newspaper reports. The proposed amendments to the Electoral Act include giving the state control over voter education.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s special envoy for HIV and Aids in Africa has slammed authorities for turning a blind eye to the pandemic, resulting in a record 40% prevalence rate.
The South African government has condemned the assassination of Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that such extra-judicial assassinations were in contravention of international law and United Nations conventions.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has condemned employers who allegedly threatened and assaulted labour inspectors when they conducted inspections at their businesses. This comes after three inspectors were attacked by employers in Pretoria and the Northern Cape last week.