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COVID-19 graft scandals fuel South Africans’ anger with ruling ANC

COVID-19 graft scandals fuel South Africans’ anger with ruling ANC

SIYABONGA SISHI and ALEXANDER WINNING A spate of corruption scandals during the COVID-19 pandemic has further fuelled some South Africans' frustration with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and its failure to tackle graft despite renewed promises from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Reports of suspect deals between state officials and businesses providing medical equipment, as well as food aid parcels to the poor, have sparked outrage in a country which has recorded some 650,000 coronavirus cases, the highest number in Africa, and is also in the grip of a deepening recession. "In the coronavirus pandemic, we thought ... things will…
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ANC admits the error of its ways

ANC admits the error of its ways

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ANC has admitted that it was wrong to fly to Zimbabwe on a political mission in a government plane and has pledged to pay back the costs of the flight. The South African governing party also said it was not right for the delegation to violate COVID-19 regulations of no international travel. In a statement, ANC spokesman Pule Mabe said the ANC delegation, in its quest to help find a solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe ”travelled in an unusual manner.” “We profusely humble ourselves where we went wrong during the lockdown and will reimburse the…
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Tributes for struggle stalwart and author

Tributes for struggle stalwart and author

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER The ANC and the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has led South Africans in paying tribute to struggle veteran and renowned author Achmat Dangor. Dangor (72)  was the former CEO of the NMF and led many developmental organisations such as Kagiso Trust, the Independent Development Trust.  Dangor was also the brother of Jessie Duarte, the ANC’s deputy secretary-general (DSG). In a statement, the ANC said: “The ANC dips its banner to this revolutionary and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Dangor family, colleagues and friends, and to our DSG Cde Jessie Duarte for their tragic loss. In Achmat…
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South African president fights for political life

South African president fights for political life

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, engaged in the biggest battle of his political life, has survived a planned political coup by asking the ANC’s integrity committee to investigate accounts of a campaign that financed his campaign for the presidency of the ANC. Sources in the ANC, a party that has been divided into two factions, have revealed that Ramaphosa volunteered to submit himself and the CR17 campaign for a probe into, among others, the R400-million received in donations. Ramaphosa is said to have told the NEC meeting, in his presidential address, that he had also asked the…
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South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma, accused of graft, hits out at successor

South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma, accused of graft, hits out at successor

TIM COCKS SOUTH Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, facing trial for graft, lashed out at his successor Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, accusing him of betraying the ruling African National Congress (ANC) with his stance against corruption. In an unprecedented attack, Zuma, whose decade in power was marked by multiple corruption scandals that are still being investigated, accused Ramaphosa of bringing the party into disrepute - a sign of growing divisions within the ANC ahead of its national executive committee conference this weekend. Zuma himself faces multiple investigations for corruption, including a trial relating to a $2 billion arms deal before…
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COVID-19 corruption claims, Gauteng MEC placed on special leave

COVID-19 corruption claims, Gauteng MEC placed on special leave

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ANC in Gauteng and the provincial government have taken a tough stance against corruption and two senior ANC officials implicated in a multimillion COVID-19 procurement scandal to immediately take a leave of absence while investigations into the matter continue. Gauteng Health MEC Dr. Bandile Masuku, his wife, Loyiso, who is the Johannesburg MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services, has been asked to step aside while the ANC provincial integrity committee (PIC) probe into their role in the procurement is investigated.  Khusela Diko, the spokesperson of President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose husband is also implicated in the…
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