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2009 Elections

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/ 25 March 2009

Sanco Cape branch backs Cope

The Western Cape branch of Sanco and the South African Cape Corps military union on Wednesday pledged support for Cope in the April elections.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 March 2009

Honesty could be the best policy

The only party that will win my vote is the one that is willing to stand up in public and tell me the truth about itself.

By Rams Mabote
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/ 24 March 2009

Motlanthe invites SADC team to monitor elections

President Kgalema Motlanthe has invited the Southern African Development Community to send a team to observe the country’s upcoming elections.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 March 2009

FF Plus takes Winnie matter to electoral court

The Freedom Front Plus is determined to see that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is not allowed to contest the forthcoming election.

By Michael Hamlyn
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/ 24 March 2009

From Potch to Pretoria

Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder hit the campaign trail last week with Mandy Rossouw and photographer Lisa Skinner.

By Mandy Rossouw
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/ 24 March 2009

Making the list

Getting gender parity on the party lists has become an essential balancing act. Rapule Tabane reports.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 23 March 2009

DA expects to win 40% of Western Cape vote

The DA will win at least 40% of the vote in the Western Cape next month, party chief executive Ryan Coetzee said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 March 2009

Cope: Teachers take leave to campaign for ANC

KwaZulu-Natal teachers are taking leave to campaign for the African National Congress, the Congress of the People claimed on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 March 2009

DA: Govt backtracking on fight against crime

The DA said on Monday it would be irresponsible to delay the release of crime statistics as they help police respond to localised crime situations.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 March 2009

Zille challenges Zuma to visit stinky Free State town

ANC president Jacob Zuma should face the people of the Matjhabeng municipality where raw sewage flows through the streets, Helen Zille said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 March 2009

South Africa’s forgotten province

Campaign posters line streets across SA for the elections, but voters say enduring poverty and poor public services have left them disenchanted.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 March 2009

ANC looks beyond elections

The ANC was looking past the election and planning for its upcoming term in government, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Friday.

By Natasha Marrian
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/ 20 March 2009

No more two-thirds majority for ANC

An internal ANC survey has shown that the ruling party will lose its two-thirds majority and the Western Cape in next month’s general election.

By Matuma Letsoala, Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
No more two-thirds
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/ 20 March 2009

No more two-thirds

An internal ANC survey predicts the ruling party can kiss the Western Cape goodbye.

By Matuma Letsoala, Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 19 March 2009

IFP councillor held for ANC murder

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of an African National Congress (ANC) member, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 March 2009

Manuel drums up support among youth

South Africa needs to focus on its ”greatest asset”, the youth, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 March 2009

Zuma: If God is for us, who can be against us

The church’s support for the ANC was an ”unequivocal biblical declaration that if God is for us who can be against us,” Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 March 2009

ANC turns to comic strip to boost electioneering

The African National Congress has launched a comic strip to boost its chances of being re-elected next month.

By Michael Hamlyn
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/ 18 March 2009

Opposition slams reports of dropping Zuma charges

Opposition parties have been quick to hit out at the reported intention of the NPA to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 March 2009

IEC mum on objections to candidates

The IEC said on Wednesday it would not reveal how many objections it had received to candidates nominated on the provisional election list.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 March 2009

Could Cope be the sea change?

There is space in the electoral market. The only question is whether any opposition party can exploit the opportunity.

By Richard Calland
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/ 18 March 2009

Looking through boardroom eyes

Phillip de Wet went to the executive floor to find out what business thinks about the state of our economy.

By Phillip De Wet
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/ 17 March 2009

No warring factions in North West, says ANC

The African National Congress in the North West was not divided into warring factions, a provincial party spokesperson said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 March 2009

Buthelezi ‘willing to step down’ if sentence appeal fails

The ex-IFP youth brigade leader on Tuesday said he would step down as a candidate for the KZN legislature if he failed to appeal a prison sentence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 March 2009

Holomisa wants to speak to Rhema congregation

United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has written to the Rhema Church requesting to address its congregation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 March 2009

Cope calls for Zuma security probe

Cope will ask the Public Protector to probe the reported R1-million spent on protecting Jacob Zuma every month, Mvume Dandala said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 March 2009

Dandala on Zuma and the pulpit

Church leaders who did not give political leaders equal exposure were not worthy pastors, Cope presidential candidate Mvume Dandala said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 March 2009

DA objects to Winnie nomination

The DA said on Tuesday it has asked the IEC and ANC to remove Winnie Madikizela-Mandela from the party’s election list because of her fraud conviction

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 March 2009

Rhema defends Zuma visit

Rhema’s hosting of African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma gave the church an opportunity to ”minister”, the Rhema church said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 March 2009

Cope promises to clean website of doctored Sapa news

The Congress of the People on Monday hastily promised to remove from its website so-called ”press releases” which were in fact Sapa news reports.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 March 2009

As empty as election promises

To look at the lampposts in the Western Cape as elections loom ever closer, you might think even the spin doctors are forging their degrees these days.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 March 2009

Winnie makes election list

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s nomination by the ANC on its election list for the National Assembly has been approved by the electoral commission.

By Staff Reporter
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