What matters inside the African National Congress, the party that governs South Africa, is not necessarily what matters outside it. This obvious point is missed by much of the commentary on the latest unsuccessful motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma – and in much discussion of South African politics. One result of ignoring this..
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What is the key to why Zuma prevails, it’s what happens within the ANC and not in Parliament.
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Zuma is still a problem, we will soon know if he is ‘in’ or he is ‘out’.
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As Parliament prepares to debate a motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma, opposition parties seem assured they will have the numbers to depose the beleaguered ANC leader. Should the vote succeed, both the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), along with some of the leading lights in the ANC, could see their..
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Gigaba wants to withdraw Treasury’s report on Eskom’s coal supply agreements
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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has told Parliament the Treasury’s damning report on Eskom’s coal supply agreements with Tegeta Exploration and Resources had been mistakenly marked as “final” and had to be withdrawn. The Treasury sent the report to the standing committee on public accounts, but now said it had not been finalised, according to Gigaba’s..
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Sipho Pityana: ‘Zuma Must Go! South Africa Is Not The Guptas’ Personal ATM’
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“Everything is captured.” More magic available at jerm.co.za. Save South Africa has been one of many civil society bodies at the forefront of fighting state capture and the Zuptas. At a gathering in Johannesburg’s Rhema Church on Tuesday, convenor Sipho Pityana, delivered another scathing attack on Zuma, calling on him to step down. With a multitude of civil society bodies..
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Dysfunctional ANC Municipalities Yet Protests Target Efficient DA-Run Metros
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Cynical, selective geo-political protests around pit toilets and service delivery have targeted the DA which, wherever it rules afresh or more recently, comes under ANC-inspired attack. This is in spite, or perhaps because of, the newly-muscled party, now ruling the most important metros in the country, having uncovering breath-taking corruption and dysfunction wherever it took over. Not only that, says..
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Threat To South African Democracy Runs Deeper Than State Capture – Sociologist
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CAPE TOWN — We’ve got it mostly wrong, argues Benjamin H Bradlow, a sociologist from Brown University, who has made South Africa his pet project. That’s because all local political parties and social movements believe – like the Zuptoid ruling cadre – that State institutions must be captured for state action to achieve a desired goal. It’s..
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Evil Mastermind Victoria Geoghegan: How Does She Sleep At Night? #GuptaLeaks
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It has taken only a few years for Geoghegan and her associates to help bring South Africa to its knees EDINBURGH－ Many in South Africa wonder how Victoria Geoghegan sleeps at night. A partner at London-based Bell Pottinger, she has made it her business to undo the work of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and other freedom..
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