insert_link South Africa Mayibuye! The 100-year-old slogan that’s stirred up divisions in South Africa’s elections By Corinne Sandwith, University of Pretoria Political parties the world over use slogans, icons, colours, names and flags to establish their political and historical credentials. What happens when two political parties lay claim to the same history and the same symbolic capital? In South Africa, a conflict of this kind is being played out between the governing African National Congress (ANC) party led by […] todayMay 28, 2024 26
insert_link 2 2 Oshiwambo Ovanongo mo politika moS.A ota vati, ota shi dulika ongudu yoANC ika kanife oipundi okudja mo mahoololo twa taa lela , ina shi monika nale. Ongudu yo mangeli mo , South Africa (ANC) okwa lo potwa ya li ya unganeka oshikonga shayo sha xuuninwa olomakaya, noku tala ngee ta imono efindano lo ku kwatela komesho oshilongo oshikako oshi 7 mombelewa. Olopota yo ikundaneki moshilongo osho oyati, Pefimbo lo shongalele okwa di dilikwa eshonopalo lo vayambididi ovo va dopa kwali oku hadeka onele yo kapale haka kalwa kovanhu vefike po 90,000 okudja mo mudingonoko wa Soweto, […] todayMay 27, 2024 12 2 2
insert_link South Africa Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe to become third largest in SA elections A new opinion poll in South Africa shows that the party founded by former President Jacob Zuma, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, will become the third largest party after the May 29 elections. The poll, according to Bloomberg Africa predicts that the African National Congress will win 43.4% of the national vote, the Democratic Alliance 18.6%, and the MKP 14.1%. However, South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Jacob Zuma is […] todayMay 21, 2024 25
insert_link Oshiwambo Jacob Zuma audaneka ta ka eta elunduluko ko va South Africa ngee okwa hoololwa Oo ali nale omupresident wa South African Jacob Zuma mo lomakaya okwa tula moilonga o manifesto yongudu yaye, nokwa ulika taka tala ko shikumungu sho ku ka ndulapo oluhepo no ku hena oilonga mokati ko valaule voshilongo. Zuma pefimbo lo shongalele shongudu osho sha li sha ka lwa kova ya mbididi vaye omayovi no mafele, sha ni ngilwa po kapale ka Orlando taka hangwa mo Johannesburg okwati, ongudu yaye ngeenge […] todayMay 20, 2024 20
insert_link South Africa S.A Constitutional Court to Decide on Zuma’s Parliamentary Eligibility The Constitutional Court of South Africa is today set to rule on former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for Parliament in the upcoming elections. Last month, the Electoral Commission filed an urgent application to challenge the Electoral Court's decision, which cleared the path for the former president to run as a candidate for the MK Party. The IEC has argued that his 12-month jail sentence bars him from the […] todayMay 20, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa ANC cancels Jacob Zuma’s disciplinary hearing over security concerns Former South African President Jacob Zuma will still attend a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress on Tuesday despite the ruling party saying it has been cancelled. The BBC reports that Zuma was summoned by the ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee over his decision to join the newly-formed uMkhonto weSizwe party last December, of which he is now the leader, despite still being an ANC member. The ANC on Sunday […] todayMay 6, 2024 17
insert_link South Africa Jacob Zuma’s ANC disciplinary hearing is postponed over security concerns ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party’s national disciplinary committee has been advised to postpone suspended member Jacob Zuma’s hearing until after the general election. The former president faces two counts of contravening the ANC constitution due to his involvement with the newly formed MK Party. Mbalula says the ruling party identified security concerns in holding Zuma’s disciplinary hearing tomorrow. todayMay 6, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa S.A President says he respects the Electoral Court ruling on former president Jacob Zuma’s candidacy S.A President Cyril Ramaphosa says he respects the Electoral Court ruling on former president Jacob Zuma's candidacy. The court ruled that Zuma qualifies to be appointed to the National Assembly despite his 15-month prison term for contempt of court. The Electoral Commission is appealing this ruling, arguing that Zuma’s prison sentence disqualifies him from serving as a member of Parliament. Speaking after delivering his Siyanqoba ANC rally message in the […] todayApril 29, 2024 22
insert_link South Africa South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast By Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of the post-apartheid transition. Mbeki would lead the country for the next nine years, a period of relatively high economic growth which enabled South Africans to begin to […] todayApril 22, 2024 36
