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POPSZimbabwe: on the edge of the abyss Thabo Mbeki is back in Zimbabwe, trying to patch up the power-sharing agreement that he helped to patch together just before he resigned as president of South Africa.
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POPSANC split good for democracy Mr Lekota is a close ally of former South African President Thabo Mbeki who was forced to step down last month. The governing party is divided between supporters of Mr Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, who won a bitter party contest to become ANC leader last year
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POPSSA unions blast attempt to split ANC "We believe that it would have been possible to resolve differences within the structures of the ANC if there was a genuine will to debate the issues in good faith," Sadtu said in a statement. "We suspect, however, that the decision to exit the ANC was taken long ago, and that the recent pronouncements of Comrade Lekota amount to a publicity stunt to drum up interest in the splinter grouping. "Sadtu leadership is confident that our 235 000 members will not be misled by the lies of the disgruntled elements represented by Lekota." "These elements have cut themselves off from the democratic traditions of the ANC," the union said.
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POPSThe rape of South African justice
Julius Memela and his ANC gang of thugs have threatened to kill the cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro). (They sounds like Islamic fundamentalist to me). Please note, neither Thabo Mbeki, Nelson Mandela nor Jacob Zuma have made any public statements to quell the anger or subdue the threats. The entire head and heart of this country is corrupt and the tragedy is, we have simply supplanted one tyrannical government with another. (Please note Jacob Zuma, our ex vice-president and now future president, a man with no class, integrity or even education, and many wives and countless children and very sticky sticky fingers, was acquitted of raping a young HIV positive LESBIAN female He never denied having sex with her (assuring us that he had taken the necessary precautions against HIV by showering afterwards). He claimed it was CONSENTUAL(sic) - with a LESBIAN!!!??? . And he got away with it. But the public have not forgotten. Hence Zapiro's portrayal of Zuma wearing a shower-ca
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POPSSouth Africa Tells Robert Mugabe To Surrender Worse was to follow. Mbeki flew to Harare and said that Mugabe and Tsvangirai must meet to sign a memorandum of understanding committing themselves to serious negotiations and to share power. The talks, he insisted, must be concluded within two weeks and the two men must meet, shake hands and sign the memorandum. Mugabe had never been willing to meet Tsvangirai, let alone shake his hand. According to leading Zanu-PF sources, he is frightened of going on trial for human rights crimes, particularly since an arrest warrant was issued against Omar Bashir, Sudan’s president, earlier this month. Under Mbeki’s pressure Mugabe gave in.
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POPSNelson Rolihlahla Mandela Turns 90 Today Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa before becoming the country's first black president. Mandela was a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), which opposed South Africa's white minority government and its policy of racial separation, known as apartheid. The government outlawed the ANC in 1960. Mandela was captured and jailed in 1962, and in 1964 he was convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison. Instead of disappearing from view, Mandela became a prison-bound martyr and worldwide symbol of resistance to racism. South African President F.W. de Klerk finally lifted the ban on the ANC and released Mandela in 1990. Mandela used his stature to help dismantle apartheid and form a new multi-racial democracy, and he and de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Mandela was elected the country's president in 1994. He served until 1999, when he was succeeded by his deputy Thabo Mbeki.
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POPSVeteran Peacemakers O'Malley, Maharaj on Iraq The show has many interesting details on conflict resolution and peace work. Additionally... There is not one Iraqi from any segment of society that O'Malley met that was not resentful of the American occupation. This was fueled by the unequal treatment that Iraqis receive at American checkpoints where low-level American functionaries are waved through but top Iraqi government officials wait for hours to pass.
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POPSUnemployment and xenophobia A clear and concise account of the root causes of the recent outbreaks of xenophobic violence in many parts of the country. Hat-tip to Dion Forster.
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POPSArmy on standby as South Africa waits on Mbeki "He did, however, confirm that the acting president would have the authority to call in the army if necessary. The meeting between police and the SANDF in Johannesburg on Tuesday came after police commanders had apparently pleaded with the defence force for help since the beginning of the week. According to Beeld sources, police have not had enough resources - such as vehicles, weapons and patrols - at their disposal since the attacks began. The deployment of the army could have begun on Wednesday, had the order been approved by the president. Only the president, according to Article 201 of the Constitution, can authorise the army to work together with the police. Show of force Army units whose soldiers are deployed must get their orders from the defence force's joint operations centre. According to informed sources, the army's planned actions will revolve around a show of force and military presence to make combating the violence easier for the police. The poli
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POPSHundreds Fleeing as Anti-Immigrant Mobs Ravage South African "Eric Goemaere, the head of Medecins Sans Frontieres in South Africa, said his staff was helping to treat people with bullet wounds and back injuries from being thrown out of windows. The humanitarian group is also known as Doctors Without Borders. He said Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church, home to hundreds of Zimbabweans, was under siege overnight and that police had told people they should be prepared to defend themselves. "It's a crisis," he said. He called on the South African government to declare Zimbabweans — there are believed to be up to 3 million in South Africa — as refugees and give them proper protection". All this goes to highlight the dismal failure that is our president, Thabo Mbeki and his corrupt government.
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POPSElectricity not being exported, says Eskom Eskom says that electricity is not being exported to neighbouring countries when there is no surplus. But isn't it a bit late for President Thabo Mbeki to be meeting with Eskom management to ascertain the extent of the problem? According to Cosatu, it was President Thabo Mbeki himself who opposed Eskom's plans to expand its generating capacity.
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POPSANC's Thatcherism responsible for Eskom load shedding -- Cosatu Cosatu has drawn attention to one aspect of the electricity supply crisis that hasn't received much attention in the media. Cosatu does not blame Eskom management, but the government's mania for privatisation. And if that is true, then the heads have already rolled -- at the ANC conference in December. And then it is just a question whether wiser heads replace them.
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POPSKenyan Gangs Use Genital Mutilation as Weapon in Post-Election Violence In Africa politics are governed by ethnicity. We see the beginning of the ethnic struggle for power in South Africa as well. Our current president, Thabo Mbeki, is a Xhosa and the presidential hopeful, Jacob Zuma, is a Zulu.. And they would vote for the devil himself, provided he's of the same tribe. At the end of the day in Africa everything splits down tribal lines. We're in for a big bust-up when Nelson Mandela dies.
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POPSSouth Africa's corrupt Government Our government is rotten and putrid with vice and corruption from the head down. Our next president elect, Jacob Zuma, is facing numerous counts of bribery and corruption and yet he has the majority ANC support. He has also been accused of rape. A once affluent country is sliding down to match the rest of Africa. I could scream with frustration and despair.
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POPS South African church shelters desperate Zimbabweans Tonight's news: South African government is 'powerless' to stop the Zimbabwean, now blatantly open, stampede into SA. They are crossing iin their thousands daily, and still Thabo Mbeki plays deaf, dumb and blind. It's a catastrophic for both countries. (Pity Zim doesn't have huge oil reserves - they would have been' liberated' by Bush and co.)
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POPSNelson Mandela retreats from public life There's a saying amongst the Zulus, "When the bulls fight, the grass gets trampled". That is what is happening. Mbeki's term as President is drawing to a close, despite his attempts to extend it another term. Now he wants to be head of the ANC, the current ruling party. The bulls are beginning to fight and the country is going to suffer. The recent COSATU trade union strike was all about political infighting and had nothing to do with wage increases for the workers, and it's the striking workers, too blind to see it, who paid the price. I think everything is pointing to a civil war and Mandela's death will probably be the catalyst. Africa has never settled its disputes through the ballot box, but always through the barrel of a gun.
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