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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: COUNTING THE COST OF CORRUPTION – INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
December 9 is set aside by the United Nations as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (the Convention) in combating and preventing it. South Africa is a party to the Convention. The Convention is domesticated by the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, the Protected Disclosures Act and the Criminal Procedure Act. In addition, South Africa is party to other conventions including the Southern African Development Community Protocol Against Corruption and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Obviously South Africa is not short of regulatory measures to both prevent and criminalise corruption, but perhaps that is where the good news ends.
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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