So the old South African flag gets itself more headlines. Our Deputy Minister of Sport, Gert Oosthuizen: … it is absolutely tragic that there are still people who would do such a thing. It’s absolutely unacceptable, and something which the government wants to get rid of once and for all. It is such a pity [...]
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Declining life expectancies in South Africa are attributed to the rise and rise of HIV/AIDS infections. It follows, therefore, that an increasing life expectancy may mean that the scourge is under control, or at least that it is being contained and the ill are receiving better medical care and therefore living longer. This in turn [...]
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And no, it’s not a Zimbabwean1 headache. Although Jacob Zuma is sure to be getting a few of those over the next five years. It is much closer to home. Sb’u Ndebele, the new Minister of Transport, and his brand new Mercedes Benz (and a couple of other things like a plasma television and two [...]
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Helen Zille locks horns with the ANC, SA Communist Party, COSATU, ANC Youth League and, judging by comments on internet forums, even some of her own supporters. Her letter to the Cape Argus as published by the Sowetan has raised a furore that won’t be dying down for a while. It has even been picked [...]
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Earlier on this afternoon, 12 May 2009, the ANC Youth League released a vitriolic and controversial media statement condemning Helen Zille’s statements about Jacob Zuma in a letter to the Argus/Sowetan. A copy of the media statement was placed on their website and made available for download in Adobe PDF format. Since then (10:00 pm [...]
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And the first impression is that it seems to be huge. Thirty four ministers (Thabo Mbeki had twenty eight) and an additional twenty seven deputy ministers, plus the President and Deputy President. Sixty three highly paid people in total. This seems to be too large a number. Will they fit into the meeting venue? The [...]
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It is tiring me just watching how much energy, time and money is being spent by the DA (Democratic Alliance) in trying to crucify Jacob Zuma. Let’s put aside whether Jacob Zuma is guilty or not guilty. Let’s put aside the legal and procedural convolutions that were gone through to arrive at the status quo. [...]
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