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2009 Elections

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/ 26 February 2009

Police implementing ‘corrective measures’ after audit

The South African Police Service were implementing corrective measures following a performance audit by the Auditor General.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Cosatu takes aim at ‘elitist’ DA, Cope

The battle lines have been drawn ahead of the upcoming national elections, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Political parties tune into TV advertising

South African voters will get their first introduction to political advertisements on television this weekend.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Of cockroaches, garden gnomes and Botox

The lobbing of insults is pretty standard during an election, but South African politicians have gone a step further in the run-up to voting day.

By Jenni Ogrady
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/ 26 February 2009

‘SA must rise above party political interests’

South Africans need to put the country’s interests first, not the interests of political parties, said axed NPA head Vusi Pikoli on Wednesday.

By Thembela Khamango
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/ 26 February 2009

ANC convoy to enter Nongoma on Friday

ANC supporters plan to form a car convoy and drive to Nongoma on Friday to visit party members who were shot during a rally in the area last month.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 February 2009

Manuel features strongly on ANC candidate list

Trevor Manuel features strongly on the ANC candidate list, released to the media by ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 February 2009

Opposition parties present list of demands to IEC

A meeting of thirteen opposition political parties has drawn up a list of demands for the Independent Electoral Commission.

By Michael Hamlyn
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/ 25 February 2009

Boesak revisits decision not to stand as Cope candidate

Allan Boesak says he is reconsidering his decision not to stand as the Congress of the People’s candidate for premier of the Western Cape.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 February 2009

Malema ‘wet behind the ears’, says Zille

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille stands by her remark made on Sunday that Julius Malema is an ”inkwenkwe”, which refers to an uncircumcised boy.

By Qudsiya Karrim
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/ 24 February 2009

Malema: Let the voters judge Zuma

South African voters should be the ones to ”punish” ANC president Jacob Zuma if he is corrupt, ANC Youth League head Julius Malema said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 February 2009

Cope’s new leader in stark contrast to Zuma

The contrast between the presidential candidates for Cope and the ANC could hardly be more could hardly be more striking.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 February 2009

‘Not just another party’

Rapule Tabane puts tough questions to Cope deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 24 February 2009

Mbeki’s burden will be Zuma’s too

Wiith Mbeki’s persona no longer clouding the issue, Zuma will still have to answer the question: How much consultation is enough consultation?

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 23 February 2009

DA: Malema a petty little man

The DA’s youth leader on Monday dismissed his ANC counterpart Julius Malema as ”a petty little man” who is too cowardly to take him on in debate.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 February 2009

The ANC wants our votes, say Khutsong residents

Spectators at an ANC rally in Khutsong on Sunday made no bones about why they thought Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile came to address them.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 February 2009

Azapo blasts SABC for biased reporting

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is biased, the Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 February 2009

Khutsong returned to Gauteng soon

Khutsong, in the Merafong municipality, will be relocated from the North West by the end of March, said Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 February 2009

Nothing has broken yet, but –

From culture to compassion, a range of prominent South Africans describe the key challenges as they see them in the coming election.

By Rian Malan
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/ 22 February 2009

ANC MPs sweat over jobs

As ANC MPs clear up their offices this week, ending their five-year term in Parliament, many fear what the future holds.

By Mandy Rossouw
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/ 22 February 2009

Who’s hot, who’s not

Frank Chikane is the top contender to be Cope’s Gauteng premier, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 21 February 2009

‘I would die for the party’

On a hot Saturday afternoon in Thabong, Welkom, ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe was approached by a visibly disgruntled 85-year-old woman.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 20 February 2009

DA is using apartheid tactics, says Mashatile

Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile accused the DA on Friday of using apartheid tactics in what is fast becoming a war of words between the two parties.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author and Sapa Afp
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/ 20 February 2009

ANC fears weekend ‘chaos’ in KZN

The ANC expects ”chaos” in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday should the IFP go ahead with a rally near a gathering it has planned.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 February 2009

Zille urges Zuma to step down

DA leader Helen Zille has called on her ANC counterpart Jacob Zuma to step down as his party’s presidential candidate in the coming elections.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 February 2009

Motlanthe hits the campaign trail in Welkom

President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Saturday that burglary and housebreaking should be taken more seriously by the police and courts.

By Staff Reporter
Fears of expat vote ‘nightmare’
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/ 15 February 2009

Fears of expat vote ‘nightmare’

Any delays in announcing election results ‘could fuel violence’, reports Qudsiya Karrim.

By Qudsiya Karrim
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/ 15 February 2009

Phosa backs Pule for premier

Mpumalanga could have its first woman premier since 1994 if a lobby group within the provincial ANC has its way.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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/ 14 February 2009

Zille punts ‘unashamedly pro-poor’ manifesto

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said all the right things when unveiling the party’s election manifesto in Johannesburg on Saturday.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 14 February 2009

ANC ‘flouts procedure’ to expel members

Expelled councillors say they do not recognise their expulsions and will continue to do their work for the municipality.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 13 February 2009

Court’s decision may affect election date

The election date could change pending the outcome of a Constitutional Court hearing on citizens voting abroad, analysts said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 February 2009

An election year budget

From the public broadcaster to the opposition and filtering into wider society, we engage in this annual middle-class chatter.

By Staff Reporter
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