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Why Bonginkosi Madikizela withdrew from DA leadership race
Bonginkosi Madikizela had indicated his intention to run for the post vacated by Mmusi Maimane who resigned last month.
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Bonginkosi Madikizela drops out of race to lead DA
This leaves the party’s parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen and the party’s Member of the Gauteng provincial legislature Makashule Gana as the only two in the race to replace Mmusi Maimane.
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ANCYL: Lethabo Nkoana's murder part of conspiracy to setback renewal plans
ANCYL spokesperson Sizophila Mkhize said the killing of Nkoana meant they must postpone their programme to visit regions to explain the way forward.
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Good not keeping promises, says member making DA switch
On Sunday, scores of DA members gathered in Elsies River to welcome about 20 new members from Good.
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McGluwa responds to Ndlozi’s tweet, says SA needs unity
McGluwa says Ndlozi's persistent rage against the positive sentiments among South Africans following the springboks victory shows he’s out of touch with majority of the population.
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Hanekom hopes tweet matter settled after Jacob Zuma loses appeal bid
On Thursday, the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed the former president’s bid to appeal an earlier ruling relating to his tweet attacking Hanekom.
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Zuma loses bid to appeal Hanekom apology ruling
The court ordered Zuma to apologise to former minister Derek Hanekom for calling him 'a known enemy of the state'.
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Gordhan & Mboweni agree action needed to rescue SA economy
Cabinet ministers who took part in discussions at the second Investment Conference on Wednesday agreed that what stood in the way of plans to rescue the economy was action.
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Motshekga appeals to MPs to put aside differences for land expropriation bill
The parliamentary committee tasked with initiating and introducing legislation to allow for land expropriation without compensation has held a workshop to gather information on how to draft the bill.
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Ramaphosa hails R363bn investment commitments as vote of confidence in SA
Rating agencies may be in disagreement but President Ramaphosa was convinced that the investment pledges made at the second investment conference meant business had confidence that the economy was poised for growth in the future.
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Mzwanele Manyi accuses Zondo Commission of being biased
Manyi reluctantly answered questions during his second appearance at the state capture commission on Wednesday.
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R2K: Approval of political party funding bill a victory for transparency
The bill, approved on Wednesday, compels political parties and independent candidates to disclose any donation over the R100,000 threshold.
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Govt has no choice but to cut its spending, MPs told
The warning came from the Fiscal Cliff Study Group, which on Wednesday briefed Parliament’s two finance committees.
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National Assembly approves political party funding bill
The amendment follows court action pursued by lobby group My Vote Counts that ended with the Constitutional Court finding the act didn't cover the disclosure of private political funding.
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No records approving Maseko transfer from GCIS, Presidency tells Zondo Inquiry
Former President Jacob Zuma told the commission earlier this year that the decision to replace Themba Maseko with Mzwanele Manyi was approved by Cabinet in February 2011.
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Maseko to Zondo: Jacob Zuma's evidence is untrue
Former Government Communications Director-General Themba Maseko claimed that Jacob Zuma lied when he told the Zondo Commission that he never ordered him to be sacked.
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DA MP Hlanganani Gumbi to Helen Zille: Race matters
Gumbi said it was concerning that DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille took what he viewed as an aggressive policy posture on the issue.
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FCC warns that tax hikes could lead to increased tax evasion
The Financial and Fiscal Commission told Parliament that increased taxes were most likely to hobble an already limping economy and also impact on revenue collection as consumers were forced to rein in their spending.
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Mkhwebane 'vindicated' by court decision to dismiss Zille's appeal against her
Former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille wanted the court to set aside Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report that found she violated the ethics code with her colonialism tweets in 2017.
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The DA needs policies - or risk setting the next leader up for failure
The Democratic Alliance needs to choose policies before it picks leaders, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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Jacob Zuma is 'sick' & can't appear at state capture inquiry
The commission had issued a statement on Tuesday, saying Jacob Zuma would appear from Monday to Friday.
