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The ANC’s bullying will fail to quash freedom
There has been much gnashing of teeth at the decision made by the editor of City Press, Ferial Haffajee, to remove a photo of Bretty Murray’s The Spear from the newspaper’s website. When it comes to the media, the ANC … Continue reading
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Cowardly big business is failing our democracy
Democracy is an ecosystem. Its survival is dependent on many things: a sound legislative framework, an independent judiciary, a vibrant parliament and a responsive government. Beyond this, it also needs a vigilant, proactive civil society, engaged voters and a free … Continue reading
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ANC betrayal of Madiba’s media tolerance
The ANC is ratcheting up its opposition to the media’s ability to hold government and society to account. This much is evident in its desire to set up a media tribunal (a censorship committee by any other name), and its … Continue reading
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How corruption sustains the ANC – and is killing our democracy
Official opposition leader Helen Zille’s latest weekly newsletter offers up an essential analysis of why corruption within the ANC is endemic and how its deep, poisonous tentacles are steadily strangling South Africa’s constitutional democracy. Read it below: Why Zuma couldn’t … Continue reading
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ANC “strongly condemns” Malema’s outburst
The ANC’s spokesman, Jackson Mthembu, has released a statement in which South Africa’s ruling party “strongly condemns” what it describes as an “unfortunate outburst” directed by Julius Malema at a BBC journalist in a press conference yesterday. This is possibly … Continue reading
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If killing the boers is OK, how about blacks, women and gays?
ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu has defended Julius Malema’s lusty renditions of the infamous “kill the boers, they are rapists” song, arguing (according to this Sapa article) that the “the lyrics of the song had been quoted out of context”. “This … Continue reading
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ANC grassroots intimidation continues
The ANC appears determined to extinguish political dissent in the impoverished Kennedy Road community. Last month, Afrodissident reported how ANC-affiliated thugs rampaged through Durban’s Kennedy Road township, demolishing homes, and attacking people with knives and sticks. The victims were members … Continue reading
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TAC speaks out on ANC-affiliated attacks
The Treatment Action Campaign has released a statement regarding the attacks on the Kennedy Road settlement in Durban by ANC-affiliated militia: Attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the AIDS Law Project (ALP) are concerned by … Continue reading
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“The ANC has invaded Kennedy Road”
Here is a piece by Sibusiso Zikode, the head of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) shack dwellers’ movement, about the aftermath of politically-motivated violence against members of his community: The ANC Has Invaded Kennedy Road The ANC has invaded Kennedy Road. … Continue reading
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“ANC militia” attacks Durban township
On Saturday night, forty or so armed men went on the rampage in Durban’s Kennedy Road township, demolishing homes, and attacking people with knives and sticks. Below is a statement from the Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) shack dwellers’ movement which was … Continue reading
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