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South Africa: ANC's Jessie Duarte Puts Out Red Alert Against Calls for 'Second Wave' of Unrest
[Daily Maverick] The ANC has warned that it would not allow people to 'instigate violence' as it studies another SMS doing the rounds just as some of former president Jacob Zuma's supporters started their planning for his in-person court appearance in Kwa-Zulu-Natal next week.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Local polls a test for the future for South Africa's ANC | Africanews
The ANC has governed South Africa since the advent of democracy 27 years ago, but polls show that next week, a majority of voters could turn against them for the first time.
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KZN ANC warned national body of internal challenges prior to dire candidate submission process | News24
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, who recently botched its candidate submission process to the IEC through failing to submit names in at least nine municipalities, had warned the national leadership of mounting internal challenges crippling its administrative and political functions as far back as July.
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Sharpesville Massacre
Sharpesville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in which white police killed 67 Blacks and wounded 186.
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21
1960
'The case against him must be demolished' - Zuma supporters outside court | News24
Loyal supporters of Jacob Zuma gathered outside court for his corruption matter have again lamented that the embattled former president is a political target.
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ANC dominant force in Eastern Cape with nearly 70% of the vote, DA and EFF far behind | News24
The ANC is leading the race in the municipal election in the Eastern Cape.
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Ramaphosa ally to head new ANC interim leadership group in politically troubled Free State | News24
Former Free State MEC Mxolisi Dukwana, a key ally of President Cyril Ramaphosa's, is expected to lead an interim leadership structure of the ANC in the Free State.
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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
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ANC supports inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office | News24
The ANC caucus in Parliament says it supports the process to set up an inquiry to look into whether Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is fit to hold office.
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(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
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Ace Magashule could face more charges for 'unbecoming' behaviour | News24
The ANC's national working committee has condemned the "unbecoming, divisive and defiant behaviour" by Ace Magashule, Tony Yengeni and Carl Niehaus during former president Jacob Zuma's recent court appearance.
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ANC top six not yet called about imminent Cabinet reshuffle - Duarte | News24
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has said President Cyril Ramaphosa has not yet approached the ANC top six regarding a Cabinet reshuffle, which is said to be imminent.
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ANC vs Ace: Luthuli House reacts to court victory against Magashule
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has since announced he intends appealing the decision by the High Court
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ANC pleads for 3-month extension to sort out finances, but workers are ready to down tools | News24
ANC staff members are planning to picket outside Luthuli House and other party offices next week over its failure to pay them.
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DA lays criminal charges against ANC over alleged unpaid UIF contributions | News24
ANC staffers got help from an unexpected source, the DA, in the ongoing labour dispute with their party.
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Concerning that only 3 parties disclosed party funding, say interest groups | News24
It is concerning that only three out of more than 500 registered political parties declared their finances, say interest groups.
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ANC's support in municipal elections below 50%, Ipsos poll predicts | News24
The surveys found that voter turnout will play a significant role in this election, with a higher turnout favouring the ANC and a lower turnout favouring the DA.
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ANC, Harrismith community leaders to 'map a way forward' after week-long protests | News24
The ANC is expected to meet Harrismith community leaders to discuss a way forward after week-long service delivery protests in the area.
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Apartheid FAQ: Common Questions About South Africa's Apartheid Era
During most of the 20th century, South Africa was ruled by a system called Apartheid, an Afrikaans word meaning apartness, which was based on a system of racial
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ANC staff to picket over non-payment of salaries - is the party broke?
ANC staff members have had enough with the party’s failure to pay them their salaries and are now set to protest
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Salandra Benton Crowned MVP of the Voting Battleground
By Gwen McKinney | Word In Black (WIB) - With pleasure and passion, Salandra Benton could easily claim the status as Florida’s MVP Queen for Maximizing Voter Participation. She breathes civic engagement. And if you know her and live in the state, it’s highly unlikely that you are
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South Africa: Liberation War Veterans Are Angry - Here's Why
[The Conversation Africa] The late 1950s was an era of growing resistance to the apartheid's state's application of discriminatory laws in South Africa. The resistance, led by the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), was met with harsh state suppression.
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ANC plan to create new basic income grant, possibly with R350 payments
Ace Magashule says the ANC has been considering a new basic income grant 'for many years' - and the monthly payments could be set at R350.
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Patriotic Alliance threatens court action against ANC Joburg after kicked out of coalition | News24
The ANC in a statement has said that it would end its coalition with the PA, after both parties could not agree on how to handle matters of governance in municipal entities.
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Desmond Tutu Defys Apartheid Law
Defying apartheid laws, Bishop Desmond Tutu walks alone on a South African beach, 1989
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Aug
19
1989
South Africa: Who Stands to Win or Lose If South Africa Were to Hold All Elections On the Same Day
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa usually follows an electoral schedule of national and provincial elections taking place two calendar years before the municipal elections. The next municipal elections should be held in 2021, about 15 months after the national and provincial elections held in
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Elections 2021: 'We always campaign to win' - Paul Mashatile on the campaign trail in Cape Town | News24
ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile and a small group of ANC supporters were campaigning in Happy Valley, near Blackheath, outside Cape Town.
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South Africa -- Changes in Town and Geographical Names
Since the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, a number of changes have been made to geographical names in the country. It can get a bit confusing, as mapmakers struggle to keep up, and road signs arent immediately changed. In many instances, the new names were existing ones used by
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South Africa: Loyalty Won't Bring Change to SA, Switching Allegiance Will
[Democracy Works] For many South Africans not voting during local and national elections is an act of protest - however counterproductive - against runaway corruption, corruption, incompetence and the unresponsiveness of the governing ANC.
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South Africa banned from Olympic Games
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