There is space in the electoral market. The only question is whether any opposition party can exploit the opportunity.
African National Congress defectors were free to come back and rejoin the organisation, said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Sunday.
South Africans need trusted leaders, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Friday.
A committee has been established in KwaZulu-Natal in the hopes of ”defusing tensions” between the ANC and the opposition IFP.
The ANC on Friday formally asked the Independent Electoral Commission to nullify the results of the by-election in Imbabazane local municipality.
Police were on Thursday deployed to KwaZulu-Natal’s Ntabamhlophe area to monitor serious tensions between IFP and ANC supporters.
The ANC and the IFP have reached an agreement to hold political rallies in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, over the weekend, it was reported on Thursday.
The ANC on Tuesday again asked the court to prevent the rival IFP from holding a rally near the venue of an ANC event in KZN over the weekend.
Opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the release of convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik on medical parole.
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/ 26 February 2009
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.
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/ 24 February 2009
The IFP is the victim of political violence rather than the perpetrator, member of KwaZulu-Natal parliament Blessed Gwala said on Tuesday.
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/ 23 February 2009
The African National Congress (ANC) on Monday called on its rival, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), to stay away from its rallies.
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/ 22 February 2009
There was a heavy police presence in KwaZulu-Natal’s Nseleni area on Sunday to prevent clashes between ANC and IFP supporters.
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/ 21 February 2009
The IFP has chosen an alternative venue for a meeting which was to take place metres away from an ANC rally, the party said on Friday.
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/ 20 February 2009
The IFP on Friday said it will meet the ANC in court as the ANC threatened to interdict its rival from meeting metres away from its own rally.
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/ 20 February 2009
The ANC expects ”chaos” in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday should the IFP go ahead with a rally near a gathering it has planned.
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/ 19 February 2009
The IFP on Thursday accused KZN health department spokesperson Leon Mbangwa of having a fraud conviction and being a deported Zimbabwean citizen.
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/ 14 February 2009
The IFP launched its election manifesto on Saturday, promising to prevent the country from becoming what it called an autocracy.
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/ 12 February 2009
The ANC intends stepping up its election campaign by holding two major rallies in theIFP ”heartlands” of Ukhahlamba and Amajuba in KwaZulu-Natal.
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/ 10 February 2009
As the year unfolds, BEE and employment equity are the most contested terrains. Here’s a snap-shot of where political parties stand on the issues.
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/ 7 February 2009
The IFP on Saturday accused the Independent Electoral Commission of removing its members from the voters’ roll, mainly in its strongholds.
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/ 6 February 2009
KZN safety minister Bheki Cele denied provoking an attack between IFP and ANC supporters in Nongoma last weekend, his spokesperson said on Friday.
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/ 6 February 2009
The <em>Mail & Guardian Online</em> took to the streets in Jo’burg on Friday to find out what some of SA’s youth think of ANCYL leader Julius Malema.
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/ 4 February 2009
The president must launch an urgent inquiry into alleged corruption within the Correctional Services Department, said the IFP on Wednesday.
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/ 3 February 2009
The ANC believes it is too early to contemplate sending the army into KZN, where there are renewed hostilities between the ruling party and the IFP.
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/ 3 February 2009
The ANC on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the IEC about violence in Nongoma, which the party claimed was perpetrated by IFP supporters.
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/ 3 February 2009
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday laid the blame for violence in northern KwaZulu-Natal at the feet of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
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/ 2 February 2009
As political intolerance flares in KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the general election, the IFP on Monday blamed police for the attacks in Nongoma.
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/ 2 February 2009
The ANC has denounced incidents of political violence which left several of their members injured after they were shot at and pelted with stones.
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/ 30 January 2009
The president’s decision to enact legislation disbanding the Scorpions marks a dark day in South Africa’s democracy, the opposition said on Friday.
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/ 29 January 2009
Preparations for a mass ANC rally in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday have been finalised and the party said it was confident there would be no hiccups.
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/ 28 January 2009
Claims by the African National Congress that it had never disrupted Inkatha Freedom Party meetings were ludicrous, the IFP charged on Wednesday.