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  • Mpofu argues remission reduced Zuma’s sentence, Ngcukaitobi differs

    Mpofu argues remission reduced Zuma’s sentence, Ngcukaitobi differs

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    Reading Time: 4 minutes The remission of sentence granted to former President, Jacob Zuma reduced his sentence. This is the argument advanced by his legal counsel, Advocate Dali Mpofu (SC). Mpofu argues that the ultimate sentence meted out against Zuma is effectively three-months due to the remission of sentence instead of the 15-months imposed by…

  • Malema promises proper housing for Bushbuckridge community

    Malema promises proper housing for Bushbuckridge community

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    Reading Time: 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has urged residents of Casteel in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, to go out in their numbers and vote for the party. The EFF took its campaign to the rural villages of Bushbuckridge which is an African National Congress (ANC) strong hold. [IN PICTURES]: President @Julius_S_Malema addressing…

  • Squabbles in MK Party indicate serious challenges: Analyst

    Squabbles in MK Party indicate serious challenges: Analyst

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute Political analyst Levy Ndou says the squabbles in the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) are a clear indication that there are serious challenges in the party. He says this creates an impression that the MK Party is not well organised and there are people who are still fighting for positions. This…

  • 10 parties in Parliament to challenge Electoral Matters Amendment Act

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute Ten opposition parties in Parliament have confirmed that they are planning to challenge Electoral Matters Amendment Act in court. The office of the Presidency said yesterday that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law. The main aim of the Bill is to make provision for independent candidates to receive…

  • ConCourt reserves judgment in cases against IEC

    ConCourt reserves judgment in cases against IEC

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute Judgment has been reserved in the three matters against the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) at the Constitutional Court. The Labour Party, the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats (AASD) and the African Congress for Transformation (ACT) sought the urgent intervention of the apex court after they did not comply with Section…

  • Political parties take IEC to ConCourt over election eligibility

    Political parties take IEC to ConCourt over election eligibility

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute Three political parties will take the Electoral Commission (IEC) to the Constitutional Court in a last-ditch bid to join the race for the 2024 national and provincial elections. The apex court will hear three applications from the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), Labour Party of South Africa and the Afrikan…

  • LIVE | Apex court hears eligibility applications from three parties

    LIVE | Apex court hears eligibility applications from three parties

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute Three political parties will take the Electoral Commission (IEC) to the Constitutional Court in a final bid to join the race to the 2024 National and Provincial elections. The apex court will hear three applications from the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), Labour Party of South Africa and Afrikan Alliance…

  • Reputation expert says there is nothing wrong with DA’s latest advert

    Reputation expert says there is nothing wrong with DA’s latest advert

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes Brand Reputation Management Strategist Solly Moeng says he sees nothing wrong with the Democratic Alliance (DA) controversial election advert showing images of the country’s flag burning. The narrator says the elections are about surviving the damage done to the country by the ruling African National Congress (ANC).  At the end of the…

  • Labour Party counsel disputes IEC online portal was working properly

    Labour Party counsel disputes IEC online portal was working properly

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    Reading Time: 2 minutes Counsel on behalf of the Labour Party of South Africa has argued that the assertions made by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) that its online portal worked well are untrue. Advocate Chris Loxton argues that the IEC, by its own admission, said only 65% of parties managed to upload their documents in accordance with Section…

  • OPINION: The rural curse of democracy

    OPINION: The rural curse of democracy

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    Reading Time: 5 minutes During his address to the National Summit for Organised Local Government in November 1996, President Nelson Mandela asked these questions to those in government: “Many of you have now been in office for just over a year. It is a good time to assess your own performance. Every councillor needs to…