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In the headlines: A wrap of the day’s newspapers
Stay up to date with what made the leads in some of the country’s daily’s
ANC struggle stalwarts cast their votes
There were tears and ululations as former president Nelson Mandela stepped out of his car to vote in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
IEC mum on objections to candidates
The IEC said on Wednesday it would not reveal how many objections it had received to candidates nominated on the provisional election list.
DA objects to Winnie nomination
The DA said on Tuesday it has asked the IEC and ANC to remove Winnie Madikizela-Mandela from the party’s election list because of her fraud conviction
Winnie makes election list
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s nomination by the ANC on its election list for the National Assembly has been approved by the electoral commission.
Zille: ANC rewards crime
Helen Zille accused the ANC on Friday of rewarding crime by putting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Tony Yengeni on its election nomination lists.
The nature of greatness
Nelson Mandela is a world-historical icon who has enlarged human freedom and redefined humanist ideals, writes Drew Forrest.
Daring to be a Daniel
POINT: In April 2001, 22 months after Thabo Mbeki became president, the Mail & Guardian ran a full-length front-cover photograph of him alongside the question: ”Is this man fit…
Youth mobilise against xenophobia
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and other youth bodies on Friday launched a campaign against xenophobia following the recent attacks on foreign nationals in…
Mandela’s story to be retold in song, on Broadway
Characters in the current crop of Broadway musicals include a murderous barber, a lovesick mermaid and the Swedish pop band, Abba. Now a new hero is to join them: Nelson Mandela.…
Metrorail on high alert for attacks
Metrorail has beefed up security in response to possible xenophobic attacks on train commuters, it said on Wednesday. ”Our own protection services, the South African railway…
ANC pushes for power compromise
The African National Congress and its labour allies called on Friday for electricity prices to rise only gradually, rejecting the state power firm’s appeal for a sharp hike to…
Townships tense after xenophobic attacks
Johannesburg townships Alexandra and Diepsloot were tense on Thursday morning in the wake of xenophobic violence that has killed a number of people since the weekend, police…
MDC to brief UN Security Council
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will take its claim of victory in last month’s election over President Robert Mugabe to the United Nations Security…