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Makhosi Khoza, African National Congress MP, hits back at claims that she ‘insulted’ ANC colleagues.

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Makhosi Khoza has denied she insulted ANC colleagues following a boycott of a meeting she chaired last week, saying she was responding to their initial taunts. Khoza was sacked as chairperson of the portfolio committee on public service and administration last Thursday, August 17, after ANC MPs wrote a letter demanding she be removed two..
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Falling BRICS endanger their citizens’ health, starting with Jacob Zuma.

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As he launches the African Regional Centre of the New Development Bank (NDB) in Sandton on Thursday, nearly 18 months behind schedule, Jacob Zuma must have mixed feelings. Strife-riven Brazil, Russia, India and China are more risky allies than Zuma reckoned when in 2010 he accepted Beijing’s invitation to join the club. “I was poisoned..
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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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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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Black experts in the health sector: Where are they?

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Whether it is a story looking at the latest HIV policies or the best way to deliver a baby, I rely on the expertise of health professionals to help me to get my facts right. But in my year as a health reporter, I have been alarmed by one particular aspect of these interactions: the..
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What does the motion of no confidence actually means for Baleka Mbete ??

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Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete will soon reveal if MPs will vote by secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against President Zuma. With aspirations of being the next ANC president, and a party that demands loyalty, Mbete may have either an opportunity or be at a disadvantage. Over the weekend Mbete spoke about the..
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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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The new virtual money options may cause bankruptcy for the ANC government!!

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South Africa’s government is well aware of technological developments regarding virtual or crypto money and has already created an interministerial working group that monitors it in conjunction with private sector experts with a view to possible regulation. It appears from written questions by adv. Anton Alberts, chairman of the FF Plus, to the Minister of..
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KPMG got fired from JSE-listed Sygnia over ‘Gupta links’ – M&G

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JSE-listed asset manager Sygnia has fired KPMG over its alleged role in state capture – the first private sector pressure that has been brought to bear on global firms accused of having questionable business relations with the Gupta family. A series of leaked emails, called the Gupta Leaks, have exposed KPMG for its role as..
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Zuma quotes Macbeth, Shakespeare and Mark Antony, but it is a little more than colonial camouflage !!

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On June 16, in front of a crowd of young people in Ventersdorp for Youth Day, President Jacob Zuma turned to unusual material: he quoted from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Macbeth to make a point about self-making. He might not be formally educated — “not a single teacher in South Africa can claim he ever..
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Are you aware of The Riot Act – Malema reads this Act to property owners !!

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“The land is everything.” This was Economic Freedom Fighter Julius Malema’s unequivocal message to the South African Property Owners Association when he addressed the conference under the theme “disruption” at the Cape Town International Conference Centre on Wednesday. In a no-holds-barred speech, Malema scolded the property owners for not doing enough to change property ownership..
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