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Paddy Harper

Good ol’ Durbs and dirty politics
Article
/ 1 June 2018

Good ol’ Durbs and dirty politics

After a brief distraction in Belfast and dodging British bureaucracy, it’s great to be back

By Paddy Harper
Axe hangs over North West PEC
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Axe hangs over North West PEC

The committee’s defiance about the premier has put it on the chopping block at the NEC meeting

By Dineo Bendile and Paddy Harper
Royal relation takes Ingonyama reins
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Royal relation takes Ingonyama reins

A sister-in-law of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been appointed as acting chief executive of the embattled Ingonyama Trust Board

By Paddy Harper
Sanco honcho and Zuma sponsor given the boot
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Sanco honcho and Zuma sponsor given the boot

The treasurer of the South African National Civic Organisation has been kicked out by Sanco’s leadership.

By Paddy Harper
Boost for Zuma faction as KZN conferences are greenlit
Article
/ 26 April 2018

Boost for Zuma faction as KZN conferences are greenlit

The upcoming provincial and regional conferences have been given the go-ahead, giving the faction impetus in its bid to re-establish a base

By Paddy Harper
We’re being purged, say JZ’s people
Article
/ 20 April 2018

We’re being purged, say JZ’s people

But the former president’s supporters are fighting back, particularly in KZN

By Dineo Bendile and Paddy Harper
KwaZulu coup bid halts ANC elections
Article
/ 13 April 2018

KwaZulu coup bid halts ANC elections

Conferences are on hold after the posturing of Zuma fans and Magashule’s provocative words

By Paddy Harper
Zuma: ‘Innocent until proven otherwise’
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Zuma: ‘Innocent until proven otherwise’

The former president has told his supporters that he is being targeting because of his stance on radical economic transformation

By Paddy Harper
I dug Winnie, she stood her ground
Article
/ 6 April 2018

I dug Winnie, she stood her ground

Daddy did too, finding time to visit her family while his own reckoning looms

By Paddy Harper
CEO jumps ship as Ingonyama board sinks deeper into trouble
Article
/ 6 April 2018

CEO jumps ship as Ingonyama board sinks deeper into trouble

The board, which controls nearly three million hectares of land on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini, is battling for its survival

By Paddy Harper
Zuma allies to come out in full force
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Zuma allies to come out in full force

The Defend Zuma campaign will kick into top gear at the former president’s court appearance

By Paddy Harper
Luthuli inquest could be reopened
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Luthuli inquest could be reopened

The NPA is relooking at the ANC leader’s 1967 death, and those of other activists

By Paddy Harper
Ngiyabonga, Comrade Jesus
Article
/ 29 March 2018

Ngiyabonga, Comrade Jesus

It will be nice to have a few extra days to think about things besides Daddy and his cohort

By Paddy Harper
Zuma will be handled like ‘any other’
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Zuma will be handled like ‘any other’

​KZN prosecutions boss, advocate Moipone Noko, said she will treat Jacob Zuma’s impending corruption case like “any other” high-profile matter

By Paddy Harper
Detainee’s ‘suicide’ revisited
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Detainee’s ‘suicide’ revisited

With the Timol inquest findings overturned, there’s hope that the truth about Hoosen Haffejee will be known

By Paddy Harper
Hulley’s phone is off. Maimane vindicated
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Hulley’s phone is off. Maimane vindicated

The usually chatty Edward Zuma has nothing to say.

By Raeesa Pather and Paddy Harper
Zuma charges loom over KZN campaign
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Zuma charges loom over KZN campaign

Abrahams is soon expected to announce whether or not to charge Zuma for payments he received from jailed tenderpreneur Schabir Shaik

By Paddy Harper
A sickening case of liesteriosis
Article
/ 16 March 2018

A sickening case of liesteriosis

Natty threads can’t disguise the untruths hiding behind Gigaba’s perfectly polished smile

By Paddy Harper
Another KZN commission smothered
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Another KZN commission smothered

Public watchdogs are dismayed that the Moerane inquiry’s findings, like others, won’t be released

By Paddy Harper
Mchunu’s sights are on the 2019 prize
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Mchunu’s sights are on the 2019 prize

The ANC’s NEC chairperson is ready to rebuild the party’s electoral structures

By Paddy Harper
Police stonewall political killings at Moerane commission
Article
/ 22 February 2018

Police stonewall political killings at Moerane commission

The police dodged blame at the inquiry, trying to absolve themselves from responsibility for failure to solve the almost 100 murders

By Paddy Harper
Only stagnant pools remain after the Zunami
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Only stagnant pools remain after the Zunami

Years of underhand scheming were paying off handsomely but the very institutions Zuma sought to undermine were finally his undoing

By Niren Tolsi and Paddy Harper
ANC KwaZulu-Natal pledges allegiance to Ramaphosa
Article
/ 15 February 2018

ANC KwaZulu-Natal pledges allegiance to Ramaphosa

The province had backed Ramaphosa’s rival for the ANC presidency in December

By Paddy Harper
Even Zuma’s home town of Nxamalala is divided over his fate
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Even Zuma’s home town of Nxamalala is divided over his fate

There are those for whom he is a god but others are either indifferent or bitterly angry with him

By Paddy Harper
Jazz fest arrest ‘no coincidence’
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Jazz fest arrest ‘no coincidence’

Fraud charges against a top KwaZulu-Natal ANC official are linked to the party’s factional battles, insiders say

By Paddy Harper
ANC KZN leader Mabuyakhulu charged with corruption over jazz festival corruption
Article
/ 7 February 2018

ANC KZN leader Mabuyakhulu charged with corruption over jazz festival corruption

Mike Mabuyakhulu has been released on R50 000 bail after being arrested for corruption over R28-million in provincial government funding

By Paddy Harper
Guns blazing or sweet surrender?
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Guns blazing or sweet surrender?

All eyes are on Jacob Zuma as South Africa tries to anticipate his next move

By Paddy Harper
State, amakhosi and residents at odds over tribal land
Article
/ 25 January 2018

State, amakhosi and residents at odds over tribal land

Umnini residents are preparing to go to the high court to stop the local inkosi from selling and leasing land to businesses

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa emerges as frontrunner in ANC presidential race
Article
/ 4 December 2017

Ramaphosa emerges as frontrunner in ANC presidential race

The last two ANC provinces to announce their nominations – KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo – held their provincial general council meetings today.

By Paddy Harper
Provincial spats set tone for national battle
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Provincial spats set tone for national battle

From meeting rooms to courtrooms, the ANC’s infighting will be on the NEC’s radar this weekend.

By Dineo Bendile and Paddy Harper
Fortress eThekwini
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Fortress eThekwini

The metro’s bid to control meetings and its purchase of armoured vehicles angers activists

By Paddy Harper
Life in the shadow of death: Threatened KZN ANC councillors are denied bodyguards
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Life in the shadow of death: Threatened KZN ANC councillors are denied bodyguards

The attack KZN Lower South Coast deputy mayor Sibongile Khathi is believed to be linked to the political tensions in the area.

By Paddy Harper
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