This is an edited version of author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s article in the Mail & Guardian, 24 to 29 April 2009.
The former president said those within his MK party who wished to be part of its national executive committee, would not become ministers
The legal fraternity is uneasy after the ANC president’s recent comments
An editorial from the M&G’s coverage of the 2009 elections
The trial is scheduled to begin in April next year, nearly two decades after the former president was first charged for taking bribes from a French arms dealer
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The former speaker of the National Assembly said she was doing her job at the time and, if needed, she would have protected FW de Klerk
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The court wants the parties’ views, by Tuesday, on whether IEC commissioner Janet Love should have recused herself from the decision on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
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The hearing of the IEC’s appeal to the electoral court’s finding that Zuma was eligible for parliament saw a tense exchange between counsel and the bench
Promises of infrastructure, grants and electricity topped the ANC secretary general’s week in KwaZulu-Natal
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The former president’s legal team alleged a reasonable fear of bias but faced an uphill battle in persuading judges to recuse themselves from deciding if he is eligible for parliament
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party
The former president has approached the apex court for leave to appeal the striking down of his bid to charge the prosecutor in his arms deal case
The ANC secretary general said that despite ‘challenges’ voters should stick with their ANC ‘home’
The former Gauteng premier said the ANC, not Jacob Zuma, was the true custodian of the uMkhonto weSizwe brand
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The Special Investigating Unit is investigating a syndicate that used state land meant to build a school for personal use
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free
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The Electoral Commission of South Africa has argued that the former president’s standing would erode the foundations of the constitutional order and the rule of law
Jabulani Khumalo has suspended Zuma for expelling him and taking over the leadership of the party
The governing party has identified KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as the battlegrounds for votes ahead of the elections
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The public enterprise minister would rather iron his penis than campaign for the ANC
The ANC secretary general said the provinces most affected by the manipulation were Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, the North West and Gauteng
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The ANC is blaming Jacob Zuma and not itself for the mess South Africa is in
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The former president, who has criticised Jacob Zuma of late, says his pandemic policies were misunderstood
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The party cries victim over forged signatures and says if it is removed from the ballot, then all other new parties must be investigated
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ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi said the party was bringing out its heavyweights to with the province by more than 55%
US President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza could lose him the all-important student vote
The ANC veteran has been ordered to attend the hearing at Luthuli House
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The court’s reasoning for overturning the decision that the former president was not eligible to run for parliament rested on a misreading of law and case law, the electoral body argued
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The treasury has not allocated additional resources to the court to deal with the likely increase in workload relating to the 2024 election
The ANC veteran says his previous apology for the Eskom crisis was not appropriate, instead pointing a finger at the Zuma administration and the utility itself
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Amid directionless policy after 30 years of democracy, the country’s prospects continue to be driven by the whims of miners and their financiers
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