This is not what the fight against apartheid was for: We knew we were tired of being third-class citizens and wanted to share in the natural wealth bequeathed to South Africa by the Almighty. We believed that the overthrow of apartheid would empower black South Africans with rights to socioeconomic and …
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The chorus of insults that follows Zuma around: The president also claimed government had made progress in reducing poverty. This was despite a Statistics South Africa report that the number of those living in extreme poverty increased to about 14 million between 2011 and 2015. Zuma said: “Everybody …
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It’s President Ramaphosa and nothing else – Cosatu: “We are supporting comrade Cyril Ramaphosa with the intention to ensure that he is elected as president of the ANC in December and of South Africa in 2019,” said Ntshalintshali. The Cosatu leadership was addressing the media on Thursday following the …
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State fails to protect women in Muslim marriages, says advocate: To do this the state must “prepare, initiate, enact and bring into operation an Act of Parliament providing for the recognition of all Muslim marriages as valid marriages for all purposes in South Africa and regulating the consequences of such recognition”.
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‘I’m not a lawyer’ – The best and worst of #ZumaQandA: It is not truth that the NDP is a failure. Poor people agree that we have made progress.” – On dealing with the issue of poverty in South Africa “It’s bad in all countries, even in those where ministers haven’t been changed. You can’t pin down …
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