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Parliament: Constitution amendment for land expropriation will go ahead
Parliament said the amendment of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation will happen whether people are opposed to it or not.
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Local govt in a state of crisis - Prof William Gumede
Local government was a key topic at the second growth inclusive forum hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation. Professor William Gumede, former President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma weigh in on the state of local government in South Africa.
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Motlanthe: Leaders must win back public’s trust, restore confidence in SA
Kgalema Motlanthe was speaking to Eyewitness News shortly after convening his foundation’s growth inclusive forum in the Drakensberg at the weekend.
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Motlanthe foundation aims to support strengthening local govt and economies
Peruvian academic Hernando de Soto who was the keynote speaker at the foundation's second inclusive growth forum says corruption must be dealt with as part of reinventing local economies.
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MP asks Presidency why Motlanthe allocated R4m more in benefits than Mbeki
A written parliamentary reply by Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu revealed that the state had spent over R60 million on former heads of states since 2016.
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Motlanthe urges young people to pursue studies in digital technology
Kgalema Motlanthe said those with digital technology skills would have an added advantage in the highly competitive job market under the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Motlanthe: South Africans should not be afraid of 4th industrial revolution
Speaking at the Youth Expo in Nasrec today, former president Kgalema Motlanthe told a group of young people that having innovative technology such as robotics means the country can produce more food quickly.
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Youth tell Motlanthe they're worried about being unemployed graduates
A panel of experts advised young people who are still in university to acquire work experience while they are still at school.
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Former President Kgalema Motlanthe expected to cast vote in Houghton
Earlier, a few people had started queuing at the Killarney Country Club and were excited to vote for the political party of their choice.
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It’s still not too late to change our candidate lists – ANC
Despite saying the power to change the lists rests with the party's integrity committee, ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete said it was also up to leaders urged to resign whether they accept the recommendations of the ANC’s integrity commission.
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‘Each party has to nominate people who inspire confidence’
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has previously been quoted making a lot of harsh words against his own party.
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Motlanthe explains 'ANC in worse state' comments
"For as long as it is associated with corruption and failure, people will vote it out. It will be good for the ANC itself," Kgalema Motlanthe said in an interview with the BBC in 2017.
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Motlanthe: 'You will see a different ANC after the elections'
The former statesman was speaking at the ANC’s pavilion at the Rand Show in Nasrec, Johannesburg.
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Motlanthe: ANC needs to lose elections to reflect
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says that the 2019 general elections will be interesting in the sense that majority of voters are the youth as they don’t have sentimental values for the parties they will be voting for.
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Motlanthe: Politicians neglected to reflect on state of the people
The former president spoke to EWN on the sidelines of his foundation’s launch of its Inclusive Growth report, which painted a bleak picture of the country’s future.
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Motlanthe commission in Zim concerned by death threats against journalist
Commission spokesperson John Masuku says Maynard Manyowa has been viciously attacked on social media. Last week Manyowa said he saw one man shot and fatally wounded when there were no soldiers around.
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Members of Zim post-election violence inquiry sworn in
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been criticised over his choice of commissioners.
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Mnangagwa appoints 7-member team to probe post-election violence
The commissioners will include former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku.
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‘There’s more to land reform than expropriation’
Rural land rights activists say they want the African National Congress’s national conference to seriously reconsider government’s stance on land reform.
