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/ 23 January 2009
Never mind apartheid South Africa, for many of our compatriots, rural life is still feudal life.
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/ 21 January 2009
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday warned ANC members it was a mistake to remain in the party merely to retain positions of power.
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/ 21 January 2009
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has declined his nomination as an ANC representative in the National Assembly.
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/ 21 January 2009
Cope provided the gap that the ”imperialists” have been seeking since 1994 to regain a foothold in South Africa.
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/ 21 January 2009
Supporters were swathed in the loudmouth yellow last seen on tennis courts when André Agassi was in his prime.
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/ 15 January 2009
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will launch its 2009 election campaign on January 31 in Soweto, the party announced on Thursday.
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/ 13 January 2009
Trust in government and democratic institutions has collapsed and SA is in desperate need of fresh leadership, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says.
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/ 24 December 2008
As we move into 2009, one prediction can be made with confidence: while the Zuma case continues, turbulent constitutional times are likely.
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/ 23 December 2008
Mbeki biographer Mark Gevisser reflects on the former president’s annus horribilis and the uncertainties left in the wake of his unceremonious exit.
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/ 20 December 2008
The Shope family is ANC aristocracy. So what is it like to leave the party – and launch a breakaway? Lyndall Shope-Mafole tells Mandy Rossouw.
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/ 20 December 2008
Rams Mabote likens the recent events between the ANC and Cope to South African soccer’s historic drama four decades ago.
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/ 19 December 2008
The Congress of the People (Cope) was officially confirmed as a political party on Friday, the party said in a statement.
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/ 19 December 2008
Cope was formally launched as a party only this week. An NEC member said it dawned on the ANC that they are the ones keeping Cope in the news.
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/ 18 December 2008
The ANC is abandoning pending court actions to focus its resources on the ”disaster” it faces in the Western Cape, it said on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
The African National Congress recognises the Western Cape as a challenge in the run-up to the 2009 elections, the organisation said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
The Congress of the People (Cope) will launch its election manifesto in January next year, the party’s leadership team said on Wednesday.
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/ 16 December 2008
Do not provoke the ANC because it will defend itself, deputy secretary general Thandi Modise warned in Bloemfontein on Monday night.
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/ 16 December 2008
Reverend Allan Boesak is expected to join the Congress of the People (Cope) on Tuesday during the last day of the party’s inaugural conference.
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/ 15 December 2008
Mosiuoa Lekota was likely to emerge as president of Cope as the new party on Monday chose leaders to take it into an election battle against the ANC.
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/ 15 December 2008
A major announcement on a new Cope leader is expected on Monday night at the end of the second day of the inaugural conference of Cope.
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/ 15 December 2008
The recession has forced the ANC to rethink its election manifesto. Rapule Tabane spoke to the party’s head of policy, Jeff Radebe.
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/ 12 December 2008
We encourage readers to send letters to the president to tell him that we want a commission of inquiry into the arms deal, as well as BAE Systems.
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/ 11 December 2008
Cope, born out of Thabo Mbeki’s political demise, will lay its ideological cards on the table next week when it formally launches itself.
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/ 11 December 2008
Health services, industrial policy, rural development, education and employment will be key policies addressed in the ANC manifesto.
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/ 11 December 2008
The Congress of the People (Cope) won 10 of 27 contested municipal by-elections in the Western Cape, electoral officials said on Thursday.
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/ 11 December 2008
It is improper for public servants to be appointed on the basis of political affiliation, Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota said on Wednesday.
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/ 11 December 2008
The first issue is: to whom is election coverage supposed to be fair? Each political party naturally believes that the obligation is owed to it.
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/ 11 December 2008
Where did the ANCYL get the power and audacity to attack Motlanthe, the judiciary and so much more with impunity?
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/ 9 December 2008
The Congress of the People’s (Cope) inaugural conference in Bloemfontein will not be turned into another Polokwane, with jostling for positions.
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/ 9 December 2008
The wife of suspended Scorpions boss Vusi Pikoli has emerged a key organiser for the Congress of the People.
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/ 9 December 2008
Another senior SACP leader, Gauteng secretary Zico Tamela, faces the axe after being suspended from the party at a recent central committee meeting.
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/ 8 December 2008
Reports that Governor of the SARB Tito Mboweni is going to become the leader of Cope have been denied by Cope officials.