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ANC's Duarte ready to suspend her boss Magashule if necessary
In a hard-hitting interview with Eyewitness News, Duarte has called on Magashule to instruct his supporters to stop their campaign to destroy the ANC.
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Duarte blames Magashule supporters for leaking audios of ANC meetings
She has called on Magashule to do better by the governing party and instruct his supporters to stop the campaign to destroy the ANC.
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Mantashe: Duarte and I were against removal of Zuma as president
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe said that he was against the removal of former President Jacob Zuma from his position but only because he knew it would destabilise the party, the government and the country like it had done when former President Thabo Mbeki was removed.
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There's a well-coordinated campaign within ANC to publicly weaken it - Kekana
ANC communication sub-committee chair, Nkenke Kekana, has compared the campaign to that of now-defunct controversial PR firm, Bell Pottinger, which ran a well-funded and coordinated campaign to divide South Africa while protecting the Gupta family, Zuma and his allies.
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Audio leak reveals Duarte backing Zuma in Zondo Inquiry fight, Mogoeng criticism
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte made her feelings strongly known in the almost nine-minute-long clip making the rounds on social media.
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'Are we betraying the cause of freedom?' ANC asks as Solomon Mahlangu remembered
The African National Congress held a commemoration ceremony for struggle icon Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, who was hanged at the Pretoria Central Prison on 6 April 1979. Party deputy general-secretary Jessie Duarte made a call to members to remember what they stood for.
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Duarte slams ‘scurrilous ANC NEC members with no principles’
She said this was a difficult time for the party as it dealt with a difficult issue, however, added that she was concerned about some untruths peddled in the media.
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Magashule supporters disrupt the ANC NEC over a deadline for him to step aside
The general view was that Ace Magashule needed to vacate the ANC's secretary general's office within a week or face suspension.
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I have deep respect for you and the work you do – Duarte says to Zondo
Duarte has apologised for the article published in the Daily Maverick, which she says may have been perceived as "disrespectful” – as it appears, she may have been personally attacking Zondo.
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New Political Party Funding Bill not fair to donors, says ANC’s Duarte
The bill limits the amount that can be donated to political parties and prohibits donations from foreign governments, agencies, persons and entities.
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ANC ready to discuss step aside resolution - Duarte
The ANC has been in a protracted battle over this matter, with its secretary-general Ace Magashule being called to step aside after he was charged with corruption.
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ANC tells Carl Niehaus it intends to suspend him after attack on Duarte
Last week, Niehaus released a personal statement in which he accused Duarte of attacking him and undermining his role in the party’s history and struggle against apartheid.
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ANC’s Duarte calls on SA women to unite against gender-based violence
In sharing her views on gender-based violence, ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said only when women mobilised and united against the scourge, would it be brought to an end.
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ANC calls on members to help create awareness around COVID-19 - leaked memo
The letter, penned to provincial and regional secretaries from Duarte, said that it believes that the ANC campaigning in communities would help drive the message home and help turn the tide against COVID-19.
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Only 100 people will be allowed to attend ANC’s January 8 celebration
The ANC’s deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte announced that the annual January 8 celebrations would be a virtual event in order to adhere to regulations put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The event, which usually draws thousands of delegates from around the country, will be held in Limpopo this time. Duarte also said that there would be a video link to connect to all provinces to ensure adherence.
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ANCWL slams ANC Mpumalanga for playing politics with women’s bodies in rape case
Leader Bathabile Dlamini says the ANC needs to do more than simply speak out against gender-based violence.
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Duarte: Mpumalanga ANC ‘insensitive’ for reinstating rape-accused member
ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte told Eyewitness News the PEC should have considered more factors than legal implications when making its decision.
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Jessie Duarte: I expect difficult ANC NEC meeting over members facing charges
The ANC deputy secretary-general on Friday told reporters that the top six had finalised the report into whether members of the party should step down or aside while facing criminal charges.
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ANC defends seeking BLA help for private prosecutions of apartheid era-crimes
In an October letter to the Black Lawyers Association, the governing party made a special appeal to the organisation to make legal expertise available to assist families who had struggled to institute private prosecutions.
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ANC's Duarte calls for calm, discipline from Magashule supporters
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule's supporters have defied orders not to wear party regalia and many have been burning T-shirts with President Cyril Ramaphosa's face on them, demanding that he step down.
