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President Jacob Zuma.

IEC dismisses Zuma candidacy objections

The IEC has rejected objections to President Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for Parliament, saying there is no evidence that he isn’t suitable.

Sona: Mixed reaction from opposition parties

President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address has received a mixed batch of reviews from opposition groups.

TAU: New minimum wage for farmworkers will harm country

The new minimum wage for farmworkers, announced by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, "will harm the country", says commercial farmers’ union TAU SA.

Former agriculture and energy minister and ANC national executive committee member Tina Joemat-Pettersson has died, the ruling party confirmed on Monday evening.

Tau-SA calls for summit on land redistribution

A summit should be held to decide how land can best be allocated between food, infrastructure, and housing needs for the next 100 years, says Tau-SA.

ANC Youth League deputy president Ronald Lamola.

Unions to lay hate speech charges against Lamola

AfriForum and TAU SA are preparing to lay charges against ANC Youth League deputy president Ronald Lamola over comments he made about land reform.

Land expropriation targets ‘impossible’

Land expropriation targets ‘impossible’, says minister

Acquiring 30% of arable land by 2014 is impossible, Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says, after a "refreshing" meeting with by farmers’ unions.

‘Forget about Parliament extensions, help farmers’

About R1.4-billion intended to build extensions to the existing Parliament should rather be spent on flood relief, farmers’ union TAU SA has said.

ANC losses: Youth league looks at race

‘The intent by Mr Malema was to cause harm’

ANCYL leader Julius Malema is "tearing" the country apart, the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, sitting as the Equality Court, has heard.

Lawyers confirm Malema will appeal expulsion

‘Shoot the boer’ is a media translation, court told

The translation of "dubul’ ibhunu" as "shoot the boer" is a media translation, Julius Malema’s lawyer told a court on Thursday.

Cross-examination of ‘future president of SA’ ends

Cross-examination of ‘future president of SA’ ends

Julius Malema, hailed on Thursday by Winnie-Madikizela-Mandela as SA’s future president, has finished testifying in his hate speech trial.

Malema’s day in court

Malema’s day in court

Julius Malema has finally taken the stand in the hate speech case brought against him by AfriForum, leaving South Africans glued to their TV screens.

Agriculture body reports Motlanthe for hate speech

Kgalema Motlanthe finds himself reported to the HRC on Tuesday after accusing farmers of bringing the most brutal farm murders on their own heads.

ANC call on land redistribution described as ‘reckless’

The ANC call to abandon the willing buyer-willing seller land-redistribution policy is reckless, said agricultural union TAU SA on Monday.