The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
Hichilema is steadily eroding the country’s democracy by weakening critical institutions — the judiciary, police, parliament, electoral commission and civil service — to ensure he remains in power
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Power shortages across the country are fuelling deforestation through the illegal charcoal trade
The loss of an outright majority for the ANC should not be considered a panacea which promises to alleviate all our political and economic woes
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The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions
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The idea of unity has become brittle as inequality becomes more severe along race and class configurations
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
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