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/ 15 December 2006
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) announced on Friday it will hold its national conference in March 2008, at which it will elect its new leaders. President Fikile Mbalula said this is to ensure that the current executive members have an influence on the outcome of the ANC elections, where a new president will be chosen during the ANC national conference in December 2007.
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/ 15 December 2006
The ANC has expelled its parliamentary chief whip, Mbulelo Goniwe, from the party and banned him from its activities for three years. Goniwe was accused of sexually harassing a 21-year-old administrative parliamentary assistant, who has now been named as Nomawele Njongo.
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/ 15 December 2006
Time and experience have proven to be heavy ballasts for Deon Snyman. When we first met five years ago he spoke with a naive determination, now his words feel heavy, his ambitions scuffed and bruised but still resolute. “I am married to the idea of the symbolism of this place,” he enthusiastically told me in 2001.
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/ 14 December 2006
The leadership of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) is experiencing a communication breakdown, Sanco deputy president Ruth Bhengu said on Thursday. ”We have not met since yesterday [Wednesday],” Bhengu said. Sanco’s fourth national conference at the University of the Free State was adjourned on Wednesday, its second day.
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/ 14 December 2006
The African National Congress (ANC) has expelled its parliamentary chief whip, Mbulelo Goniwe, for sexual harassment, it announced on Thursday. This means he will no longer be an MP, nor will he serve as chief whip, said Kader Asmal, who chaired the ANC national disciplinary committee probe into the allegation against Goniwe.
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/ 14 December 2006
The institution of traditional leadership occupies a unique and important place in South Africa as it is a critical player in reconstruction and development of the country, President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday. ”The national Cabinet and I are inspired by the historic position taken by our traditional leaders to work together in harmony with our elected leaders,” Mbeki said.
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/ 14 December 2006
Feyenoord and Paris Saint-Germain — two clubs whose last Uefa Cup matches were marred by violence — reached the round of 32 in Europe’s second-tier competition on Wednesday, and were joined by Ajax, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Celta Vigo and Fenerbahce.
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/ 13 December 2006
African National Congress (ANC) president Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday criticised individuals within the party who campaign for leadership positions within the movement. Mbeki told the South African National Civic Organisation conference in Bloemfontein that ”this is a matter that worries me and the leaders of the ANC movement”.
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/ 13 December 2006
Israel has missed an opportunity to learn from a man of peace and integrity in blocking a United Nations mission led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African Non-Governmental Organisation (Sangoco) said on Wednesday. He would have shown Israelis the path to justice, peace and reconciliation, as his role in South Africa demonstrated, said Sangoco president Dolos Luka.
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/ 13 December 2006
A member of the old United Democratic Front (UDF) senior leadership may emerge as a strong and even winning candidate in the succession struggle in the African National Congress (ANC), political analyst Frederik van Zyl Slabbert predicts. This has been reported in the Helen Suzman Foundation publication, <i>Focus</i>, as reported by scribe Patrick Laurence.