Pretoria high court Judge Mabel Jansen caused a storm on social media after racist comments she made about black people and rape came to light.
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The ANC discouraged members from speaking out against Zuma and the party on Wednesday, and said it was harming the party.
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The ruling party denied a report that it faces serious financial problems and said it had not retrenched any employees in the past 10 years.
President Jacob Zuma suspected to have strong-armed energy minister to sign Russian nuclear deal but ANC says there is nothing suspect.
An ANC NEC member has reported that the controversial new land reform proposals didn’t emanate from the party’s 2012 Mangaung conference resolutions.
As Jackson Mthembu moves to a Parliament seat, Zizi Kodwa replaces him as the ANC’s national spokesperson.
There are two candidates who would bring different skills to top government communication post. Mmanaledi Mataboge and Charles Molele report.
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/ 21 December 2011
Presidential adviser Zizi Kodwa is suing the police for R5-million after he was wrongfully arrested for drunk driving on November 11.
Mac Maharaj is the latest in a succession of cantankerous government spokespeople who, by becoming the story, have made their jobs … complicated.
Presidential adviser Zizi Kodwa is fighting to have police release his drunk driving blood sample to allow him to run independent tests.
Zizi Kodwa, who was arrested for drunk driving, has said he intends taking legal action against the officers for a "wrongful and malicious" arrest.
The appointment of Mac Maharaj as President Jacob Zuma’s new spokesperson caught many in the government and the ANC by surprise.
Former transport minister Mac Maharaj is taking over from Zizi Kodwa as President Jacob Zuma’s new spokesperson.
President Jacob Zuma is disappointed with the decision taken by the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant of arrest for Muammar Gaddafi.
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/ 26 October 2010
5FM shock jock Gareth Cliff’s meeting with the president’s spin doctor Zizi Kodwa on Monday afternoon was a bit of an anticlimax.
President Jacob Zuma’s new communications supremo, Zizi Kodwa, believes moves to curb Julius Malema’s confrontational style are already bearing fruit.
One of Vuyiswa Tulelo’s priorities as secretary general will be to ensure that the ANC Youth League ”becomes a place for young women”.
While some ANC Youth League comrades drove off to their hotels in luxurious cars, others walked across to their buses in the parking lot
ANC Youth League conference runs behind schedule as NEC nominations are held up by a failure to reach consensus.
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African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema is to explain remarks he made about ANC president Jacob Zuma.
Newly elected African National Congress Youth League (ANC) head Julius Malema used his first letter as president to chastise those who showed ”unbecoming conduct” at the league’s conference in Bloemfontein recently. ”Thugs and hooligans who believe they can hold the organisation to ransom … will be dealt with,” said Malema on Monday.
The national congress of the African National Congress Youth League was indefinitely postponed on Monday evening after being unable to finish its work or confirm the results of its leadership election. Electoral commission member Malusi Gigaba told journalists in Bloemfontein that the League would ask the ANC to help solve its differences.
Two candidates were nominated for the vacant post of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president at the organisation’s national congress in Bloemfontein on Sunday. A spokesperson also confirmed that some delegates had been ”barred” — by provincial structures — from the conference following incidents of disturbances and ill-behaviour.
The African National Congress (ANC) Youth League on Monday called for the immediate closure of Johannesburg’s Noord Street taxi rank after a second woman was assaulted. Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the continued abuse and harassment of women by taxi operators at the rank undermined the dignity and freedom of women.
The African National Congress Youth League calls for a ban on alcohol advertising.
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/ 12 February 2008
There has been no decision by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) to call for the reinstatement of party president Jacob Zuma as deputy president of the country, the league’s spokesperson said on Monday. ”If there was a decision, it would have been communicated,” said spokesperson Zizi Kodwa.
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/ 18 January 2008
The aftermath of the bitter contest for African National Congress (ANC) leadership has spilled over to the 2010 Soccer World Cup local organising committee (LOC) boardroom. The ANC Youth League, which helped Jacob Zuma defeat Thabo Mbeki for party presidency, now wants Mbeki’s confidant, Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad, out of the LOC.
Shortages of teachers and textbooks and belated efforts to enrol children were some of the problems plaguing public schools on the first day of term on Wednesday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said. ”It’s clear that the shortage of classrooms and teachers is dire. One teacher told us that there are between 60 and 70 children to one class.”
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/ 19 December 2007
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While welcoming the outcome of Tuesday night’s election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress leader, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has come out against the notion of President Thabo Mbeki stepping down as the country’s president before 2009. Zuma’s victory should not be a signal for revenge or retribution, the ANC’s alliance partners said.
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/ 17 December 2007
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Votes cast for the top six positions on the African National Congress’s national executive committee (NEC) will be counted by hand, party officials said on Sunday night. However, it is not yet clear whether the votes for the rest of the 60 seats on the NEC will be counted manually or electronically.
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/ 15 October 2007
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) plans to ask the Public Protector to investigate whether the Scorpions’ investigating unit has a political agenda and is abusing its power, the league said on Monday. Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the ANCYL was in the process of making an appointment with the Public Protector to discuss its concerns.