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Pace of land reform weak and pathetic, says Cronin

Article Carin Smith - 20 Jun 2018

Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity

May Day, it’s our very own day

Article Paddy Harper - 4 May 2018

But an apparition at the march morphs into Niehaus – Daddy has even gutted Cosatu

UCT to rename building after Chris Hani

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Apr 2018

The New Science Lecture Theatre is to be renamed the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre in honour of Hani's contribution to South Africa's democracy

Land debate casts light on burning issue

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 29 Mar 2018

Many agree that the failure to implement land reforms was the fault of the government rather than a weakness of the Constitution

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Cronin: ANC won’t amend Constitution on land expropriation

Article Mahlatse Mahlase - 28 Mar 2018

Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says the ANC emerging view is not to amend the Constitution on land expropriation

The National Development Plan can be resuscitated – here’s how

Analysis Point Author - 2 Oct 2017

South Africa's five-year-old National Development Plan suffers from gross misinterpretation by different parties.

Solly Mapaila accepts nomination as SACP first deputy general secretary

Article Matuma Letsoalo Author & Dineo Bendile - 12 Jul 2017

SACP leaders have been working hard behind the scenes to discourage a contest over leaders, saying this was likely to divide the party.

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Nzimande: Discuss new leaders, the SACP must renew itself

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Jul 2017

The general secretary urged members not to shy away from openly talking about succession as new leaders will be elected during the congress.

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‘SACP says it feels betrayed by the ANC’

Article Dineo Bendile - 11 Jul 2017

The South African Communist Party says its trust in its alliance partner has been broken by its failure to implement the 2007 Polokwane resolution.

Zuma not welcome at SACP congress to avoid Cosatu May Day ‘fiasco’

Article Dineo Bendile - 10 Jul 2017

Mapaila said having Ramaphosa address the gathering would help avoid tension between the SACP and its ANC allies.

Blade is an ‘intellectual dwarf’ – EFF

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2015

EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says Blade Nzimande has always protected white privilege and marginalised "radical blacks".

Nzimande: Defeat EFF’s anarchy and neo-fascist behaviour

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Mar 2015

South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande is calling for a firm stand against the anarchy of the EFF.

Cabinet approves draft Expropriation Bill

Article Sapa - 4 Sep 2014

Cabinet has approved the draft Expropriation Bill, and it is likely to be tabled in Parliament before the end of the year.

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Cronin: Public works ‘not proud of’ misspending R3.5bn

Article Sapa - 18 Sep 2013

Public Works's Jeremy Cronin says his department has irregularly spent R3.65-billion, with a large sum of it resulting from irregular lease contracts.

Cronin: Manuel’s apartheid statement meant to encourage

Article Sapa - 11 Apr 2013

Jeremy Cronin has defended Trevor Manuel over his comments that government could no longer blame apartheid for its failures.

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