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Local Government Elections

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/ 6 May 2011

SA, we cannot say we are free

The ANC has privatised the struggle and rules on behalf of capital in our neo-apartheid democracy, writes <b>Ayanda Kota</b>.

By Ayanda Kota
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Racial dynamics give hope to Cope

The drive from the airport in Kimberley suggests that there is only one political game in town: the ANC.

By Mandy Rossouw
Coming in from the cold in Lapland
Article
/ 6 May 2011

Coming in from the cold in Lapland

Smuts Ngonyama hits the campaign trail in a bid to return from the political wilderness.

By Mandy Rossouw
Politics of song and dance in KZN
Article
/ 6 May 2011

Politics of song and dance in KZN

Even a skilled performer like Zuma is finding it harder to strike a chord with all voters, writes <b>Niren Tolsi</b>

By Niren Tolsi
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Still fertile soils for jihadists

It is hard to be sympathetic to Osama bin Laden, despite his pitiless assassination at the hands of United States special forces.

By The Editorial
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Cash-strapped ACDP down but not out

The ACDP will do well in the local government elections despite "battling with resources", its leader Kenneth Meshoe said this week.

By Ngoako Matsha
Crying out in the wilderness
Article
/ 6 May 2011

Crying out in the wilderness

Dihatshwane village just outside Mafikeng in the North West is arguably one of the most neglected villages in the province.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Zille surfs her blue wave into Port Elizabeth
Article
/ 5 May 2011

Zille surfs her blue wave into Port Elizabeth

Helen Zille took the DA’s electoral campaign to a poor Port Elizabeth area, promising better policing and community work if the party is voted in.

By Mandy Rossouw
ANC lashes DA’s ‘double standards’
Article
/ 5 May 2011

ANC lashes DA’s ‘double standards’

The ANC is making inroads into DA strongholds, particularly in the Western Cape, ANC head of elections Ngoako Ramathlodi said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
ANC list process ‘hasn’t received fair assessment’
Article
/ 4 May 2011

ANC list process ‘hasn’t received fair assessment’

The media has exaggerated problems with the nomination of ANC candidates for the May 18 local government elections, the ANC in Gauteng says.

By Natasha Marrian
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Article
/ 3 May 2011

KwaZulu-Natal premier’s car stoned during meeting

Dissatisfaction about the ANC nomination process for the election candidates turned ugly on Monday when the KwaZulu-Natal premier’s car was stoned.

By Bongani Mthembu
Zuma warns against acting outside party structures
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Zuma warns against acting outside party structures

President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday warned against "half-ANC" members who supported the party when decisions favoured them.

By Staff Reporter
DA says black support has tripled
Article
/ 3 May 2011

DA says black support has tripled

The Democratic Alliance’s support among black voters has tripled in the run-up to the local government elections, a party strategist said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma takes in IFP areas on campaign trail
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Zuma takes in IFP areas on campaign trail

President Jacob Zuma exhorted voters to go to the ballots on May 18 at an ANC rally at KwaMashu’s Rotary Sports Ground on Monday.

By Niren Tolsi
Elections: Last day to register for special votes
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Elections: Last day to register for special votes

Voters who are unable to cast their vote at their voting station on May 18 will have until 5pm on Tuesday May 3 to apply for a special vote.

By Staff Reporter and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 2 May 2011

Gordhan: Mining can create jobs

Agriculture and mining have the potential of creating many jobs, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Durban on Monday.

By Bongani Mthembu
Crowd boos ANC speakers at De Aar May Day rally
Article
/ 2 May 2011

Crowd boos ANC speakers at De Aar May Day rally

The ANC faced a tough audience in a dry, hot De Aar when party leaders attended the Workers’ Day rally organised by Cosatu.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 2 May 2011

Parties to fix KZN’s ‘tainted image’

Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal’s uMgungundlovu district need to help restore the tainted image of the province, a provincial minister said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 May 2011

DA and media ‘against ANC and the poor’

Criticism of the Democratic Alliance and the media featured strongly in speeches at Cosatu’s May Day rally in Cape Town on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
Leaders rally behind alliance
Article
/ 1 May 2011

Leaders rally behind alliance

The importance of a strong tripartite alliance was the rallying call of leaders addressing Cosatu’s May Day rally in Cape Town on Sunday.

By Lynley Donnelly
Winnie: We demand ‘socioeconomic justice’
Article
/ 1 May 2011

Winnie: We demand ‘socioeconomic justice’

The time for "socioeconomic justice" has come, African National Congress MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said at a May Day rally on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 May 2011

ANC vows to build homes in Constantia

The ANC has promised to build houses for the poor in Constantia if it won the local government election in Cape Town.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma: ‘Only way to sort out problems is to vote ANC’
Article
/ 30 April 2011

Zuma: ‘Only way to sort out problems is to vote ANC’

The only way to solve the problems of housing and poverty in Cape Town was to vote for the ANC, party president Jacob Zuma a crowd in Gugulethu.

By Yasheera Rampersadh
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

SA’s poor must shun the polls

There is no benefit in voting for a hollow democracy that serves only the rich and elite, writes <b>Andile Mngxitama</b>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

eThekwini will be the changing face of the ANC

Whoever emerges as the mayor of the eThekwini municipality will represent a reconfiguration of the ANC’s power in the region.

By Niren Tolsi
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Waking up to accountability

Various factors in our politics make the ANC and its leadership impervious to ordinary democratic accountability mechanisms, the <i>M&G</i> weighs in.

By The Editorial
Cosatu ‘wants taxpayers to foot its bill’
Article
/ 29 April 2011

Cosatu ‘wants taxpayers to foot its bill’

Patricia de Lille says the same rules apply to all when
it comes to hiring the Cape Town Stadium.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

The myth of Midvaal

The DA claims it has been ruling the roost in Midvaal for the past 11 years because of exemplary service delivery.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Living in two worlds in Sicelo Shiceka land

Living in the township of Sicelo Shiceka can be a pleasant experience — if you happen to live on the right side of Morris Street.

By Mandy Rossouw
Election set to be a two-horse race
Article
/ 29 April 2011

Election set to be a two-horse race

Research predicts shifts in the voting patterns of urbanites fed up with poor service delivery.

By Mandy Rossouw
Post floor-crossing, Holomisa fancies his party’s chances
Article
/ 29 April 2011

Post floor-crossing, Holomisa fancies his party’s chances

The United Democratic Movement is in decline — but that is no reason not to vote for it, says its leader, Bantu Holomisa in an interview.

By Ngoako Matsha
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Zuma allays rank-and-file poll fears

Zuma moved to quell dissent and dissatisfaction within the ANC about candidate lists by promising to remove "fraudulently" nominated councillors.

By Rapule Tabane and Matuma Letsoala
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