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Jul
07
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s once exiled anti-apartheid veteran Essop Pahad dies at 84

South Africa’s once exiled anti-apartheid veteran Essop Pahad dies at 84

NEWS
ESSOP Pahad, a veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule who spent decades in exile abroad, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 84 after battling cancer, his family said. Pahad was among many activists forced to leave the country by the apartheid regime. Authorities arrested him for organising an illegal strike in 1962 and he was officially banned from South Africa for five years in 1964. He became the minister in the presidency under Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela as the country's second post-apartheid leader following the 1994 African National Congress (ANC) election victory…
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Jun
20
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s ruling party is performing dismally, but a flawed opposition keeps it in power

South Africa’s ruling party is performing dismally, but a flawed opposition keeps it in power

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
AS power cuts continue, the economy falters, unemployment rises and the currency tumbles, South Africa’s political commentators tend to agree that support for the governing African National Congress (ANC) will fall under 50% in the 2024 national and provincial elections. If the party avoids a defeat, it could lead to a coalition government. Authors COLLETTE SCHULZ-HERZENBERG, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Stellenbosch University ROBERT MATTES, Professor in Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, and Adjunct Professor in the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town It’s only logical to expect that governance…
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Jun
12
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s governing ANC party expels former top official

South Africa’s governing ANC party expels former top official

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SOUTH Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) said it has expelled former secretary general Ace Magashule after he was found guilty of violating the party's constitution. Magashule was suspended from the day-to-day running of the ANC in May 2021 as part of tougher rules for party members charged with corruption. Shortly after his suspension, Magashule attempted to suspend President Cyril Ramaphosa saying he had the authority to do so as secretary-general, which failed. The ANC said its disciplinary committee found Magashule guilty of violating several rules of the party's constitution, which include failing or refusing to comply with stated party policy, resolutions and regulations.…
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May
11
2023
By The African Mirror
Namibia and South Africa’s ruling parties share a heroic history – but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak

Namibia and South Africa’s ruling parties share a heroic history – but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
NAMIBIAN president Hage Geingob used his recent state visit to South Africa to also address a meeting of the national executive committee of the governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). This underscored the ANC’s historic ties to Namibia’s governing party, South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo). According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who also heads the ANC, the party had a “wonderful engagement” with Geingob, who posted on Facebook: As former liberation movements, we learn from one another, a manifestation of the deep bonds of solidarity formed during our struggle against oppression. Authors HENNING MELBER, Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political…
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Apr
27
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa, due to host Putin, rows back from pledge to quit war crimes court

South Africa, due to host Putin, rows back from pledge to quit war crimes court

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SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa rowed back from a pledge to quit the International Criminal Court, months before he is due to host Russia's Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the ICC for suspected war crimes. Ramaphosa had said on Tuesday that the ruling African National Congress would aim to repeal South Africa's membership of the Hague-based court, which hears cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. But on Wednesday, Ramaphosa's office said he had made a mistake. "South Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th National Conference of the ANC –…
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Apr
26
2023
By The African Mirror
SA’s 2nd attempt to withdraw from ICC

SA’s 2nd attempt to withdraw from ICC

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CARIEN DU PLESSIS SOUTH Africa's governing African National Congress will aim to repeal the country's membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Cyril Ramaphosa said, the second time it has attempted to do so. The party's decision at a weekend meeting of its national executive committee came after the ICC issued an arrest warrant on March 17 against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. "The governing party, the African National Congress, has taken that decision that it is prudent that South Africa should pull out of the ICC, largely…
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Apr
12
2023
By The African Mirror
‘SA should spend to end blackouts’

‘SA should spend to end blackouts’

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SOUTH Africa should not shy away from spending to fix the country's power crisis, its electricity minister told Reuters, ahead of a cabinet decision later this month on his proposals to end the worst power blackouts on record. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, appointed last month to the newly created role, was speaking in an interview less than two months after the National Treasury granted state utility Eskom 254 billion rand ($13.81 billion) of debt relief over the next three years. President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has made repeated attempts to improve power availability but failed to make progress. Ramokgopa's appointment is the latest effort to…
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Apr
03
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s main opposition leader Steenhuisen wins another term

South Africa’s main opposition leader Steenhuisen wins another term

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SOUTH Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, re-elected John Steenhuisen as its leader, putting him in a prime position as it campaigns to unseat the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in next year's national elections. The forty-seven-year-old, who received 83% of the vote at the Democratic Alliance's national congress in Johannesburg, was running against the former mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse, who would have been only the second Black leader in the party's history. Steenhuisen will serve a three-year term as leader of the Democratic Alliance, which has historically appealed to a largely white demographic. “During the remaining months…
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Mar
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Paul Mashatile, South Africa’s new deputy president, has a critical task: to bring back a sense of stability

Paul Mashatile, South Africa’s new deputy president, has a critical task: to bring back a sense of stability

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IN a recent cabinet reshuffle President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), as the country’s deputy president. The tradition in the ANC since democracy in 1994 has been for its elected deputy president to ascend first to the deputy presidency of the country, and eventually to become head of state. So Mashatile, an experienced politician, may also be destined for top office. Author SANDY AFRICA, Associate Professor, Political Sciences, and Deputy Dean Teaching and Learning (Humanities), University of Pretoria Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle took place in a climate of…
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