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/ 25 January 2008
The African National Congress (ANC) has lashed out at a popular soap opera actress for claiming the ANC murders its opponents, and is considering legal action against her. The actress, Winnie Ntshaba, who plays Khethiwe in the soap opera Generations, was speaking at an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) gathering.
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/ 25 January 2008
In the month since the ruling party’s national conference, ANC members and South Africans in general have expressed a variety of emotions, impressions, hopes and fears about the results of that meeting. While a particular slate of individuals emerged victorious in the leadership elections, there was significant support for the alternative, writes Phillip Dexter.
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/ 25 January 2008
The ANC’s reason for disbanding the Scorpions — that there be a “single police service” in the country — was dismissed by the Constitutional Court six years ago. And this “flawed” argument was rejected by Judge Sisi Khampepe as “without merit” in her report on the future of the Scorpions.
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/ 25 January 2008
Chinese terrorists are streaming across the border. Barack Obama is a violent socialist. Mexico has been launching military attacks against the United States. God has endorsed Mike Huckabee. Spend a week with Republicans in South Carolina and you will hear the most incredible things. That a small minority in any group might say crazy things is not surprising, writes Gary Younge.
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/ 24 January 2008
African National Congress (ANC) parliamentary Chief Whip Isaac Mogase was on Wednesday removed from his position by the party’s new leadership. Briefing reporters after the party’s caucus met at Parliament, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said Mogase would be replaced by ANC MP Nathi Mthethwa.
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/ 24 January 2008
”You will understand that, as a loyal ANC member, I accept the outcome of the conference recently held in Polokwane.It would be a sad day if an ANC resolution reduces our law enforcement capacity,” former justice minister Penuell Maduna tells Adriaan Basson.
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/ 22 January 2008
The government will look at ways in which members of the Scorpions performing police functions can be absorbed into the police, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The African National Congress has decided that such members of the Directorate of Special Operations should be absorbed into the South African Police Service.
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/ 22 January 2008
South Africa’s government said on Tuesday it remained firmly under the control of President Thabo Mbeki, dismissing concerns that his defeat in the battle to lead the party had made him a lame duck. Mbeki lost control of the African National Congress last month when delegates chose Jacob Zuma as the party’s new leader.
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/ 22 January 2008
World powers said they would have to overcome key differences on Tuesday to agree on a new sanctions resolution against Iran that aims to ratchet up pressure on Tehran to curb sensitive nuclear work. The West has been engaged in a diplomatic showdown with Iran over its nuclear programme since 2002.
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/ 21 January 2008
The African National Congress (ANC) is getting rid of the Scorpions in order to protect ANC members from corruption charges, according to the leader of the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille. Zille said on Monday that besides the seven convicted criminals on the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC), six NEC members are currently the subject of investigations.