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ARTICLE: SASSA SETTLES FOR SAPO
Like a knight in shining armour, Minister in the Presidency and Head of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), Jeff Radebe, announced on Sunday 10 December that a landmark deal had been signed between SASSA and the South African Post Office (SAPO), bringing years of court battles and political wrangling to a close.
ARTICLE: COMPROMISE SCENARIOS AT NASREC ’17 CAN HARM SOUTH AFRICA
With Nasrec ’17 just days away, it is still unclear who the new ANC president will be, come 20 December. Following the end of nominations by provinces and branches, there are two clear frontrunners: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa. At this stage (with a number of branches yet to nominate a candidate or embroiled in court cases), no other candidate has received the minimum percentage of 15% of branch nominations needed for the presidency. This means that candidates like Zweli Mkhize and Lindiwe Sisulu can only be nominated as candidates if they garner the support of 25% of conference delegates during the proceedings. This is unlikely. As far as the deputy presidency is concerned, a number of branches and provinces have nominated Mkhize and Sisulu. Then, the so-called “kingmaker” of Mpumalanga, DD Mabuza, was nominated by the KwaZulu-Natal province as deputy president under Dlamini-Zuma.
ARTICLE: SIXTEEN DAYS OF ACTIVISM BUT THE QUEST FOR EQUALITY AND FREEDOM CONTINUE
Between 25 November and 10 December each year, there is a global pause and considered reflection on the grave and disabling matter of gender-based violence.
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ARTICLE: THE NPA’S DECISION TO PROSECUTE ‘APARTHEID ERA’ CRIMES
On 27 June the NPA welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss the stay of prosecution application of 82-year-old Joao Rodrigues.
ARTICLE: THE LONG SHADOW OF THE SACP ON LAND REFORM AND EWC
Over the past few months, fierce debate and widely divergent positions have marked the final stage of the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee’s race to complete
STATEMENT: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FINDS JACOB ZUMA GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the development that the Constitutional Court has found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court after Zuma’s
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- Equality
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- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
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- Social and Economic Rights
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