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Steenhuisen: A DA-ANC coalition not off the table: The Democratic Alliance leader says a coalition with the governing party might be the ‘least worst option to ...
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Steenhuisen: A DA-ANC coalition not off the table
Quick Glance: Steenhuisen: A DA-ANC Coalition Still Possible
  • John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance, aims to surpass the 51% mark with the Multi-Party Charter and secure victory in the elections.

  • The Democratic Alliance leader suggests that forming a coalition with the ruling party could be the 'least worst option' to prevent radical elements from gaining power.

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Ramaphosa ‘blown’ his chances of saving SA, says Zille: The federal council chair said despite her previous views that her party could work with the ANC ...
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Ramaphosa ‘blown’ his chances of saving SA, says Zille
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Quick Glance: Court Ruling Favors Zuma Party
  • The ANC's attempt to remove the breakaway uMkhonto we Sizwe Party from the ballot for the national and provincial elections on 29 May was rejected by the Electoral Court.

  • Consequently, the party led by former ANC president Jacob Zuma will have the opportunity to participate in the elections, although it will encounter a separate legal challenge regarding the usage of the name MK at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday.

  • The verdict signifies a significant victory for the emerging party and its advocates, with a portion of supporters congregating at the court premises awaiting the pronouncement of the judgment.
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WATCH | Former DA Mayor, Bongani Baloyi alleged that there was a slush fund used for the party's political campaign. DA leader John Steenhuisen tells Lizeka ... Show more
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WATCH | RISE Mzansi announced that one of their missions is to unseat the DA in the Western Cape. Speaking to the Mail & Guardian ... Show more
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ANC will use cadre deployment judgment to force DA to release its own records: The ruling party believes the DA is ‘compelled’ to go public on how it took ...
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DA list of candidates to parliament dominated by leader John Steenhuisen allies, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
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South Africa swiftly sliding to the right: Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that ...
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South Africa swiftly sliding to the right
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Democratic Alliance unveils 11 new candidates on election lists : Party leader John Steenhuisen said no other political party had the diversity of candidates ...
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Democratic Alliance unveils 11 new candidates on election lists 
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Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana removed in a motion of no confidence: Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana has been removed in a motion of no confidence ...
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Ekurhuleni Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana removed in a motion of no confidence
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DA list of candidates to parliament dominated by leader John Steenhuisen allies, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
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DA tables motion of no confidence in embattled Mapisa-Nqakula: The DA wants parliament to remove embattled National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula from ...
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DA tables motion of no confidence in embattled Mapisa-Nqakula
Quick Glance: Mapisa-Nqakula Fights Against Arrest to Protect Health and Life
  • Allegedly incriminating documentation was discovered during a raid at her home in Bruma.

  • National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has filed a court request for access to the docket against her due to leaked information.

  • Rather than surrendering herself for fraud and corruption allegations at a police station, Mapisa-Nqakula sought an interdict for an arrest warrant, highlighting the illegality of the search and seizure operation at her Johannesburg residence.

  • She identified National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi and police minister Bheki Cele as the respondents in the case.
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‘We need new policies, new systems, new leaders,’ says DA’s Chris Pappas: No party is expected to win a majority in KwaZulu-Natal and DA premier candidate Chris ...
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‘We need new policies, new systems, new leaders,’ says DA’s Chris Pappas
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South Africa’s ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority in May vote, survey shows
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South Africa’s ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority in May vote ...
Quick Glance: South Africa's ANC poised to lose parliamentary majority in upcoming elections
  • A survey indicates that the ANC is likely to lose its parliamentary majority in the upcoming May elections.

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa has been striving to improve the ANC's image and revive the economy, but has faced challenges.

  • Power cuts and corruption scandals have damaged the ANC's reputation.

  • A potential coalition government is supported by a majority of survey respondents.
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Al Jama-ah sets sights on ‘unseating DA in Western Cape’: Al Jama-ah founder Ganief Hendricks says that although the party would have liked to increase its ...
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Al Jama-ah sets sights on ‘unseating DA in Western Cape’
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Post-election polls: Center-right alliance leads in Portugal: The expected shift to the right is becoming apparent in Portugal. According to post-election ...
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Post-election polls: Center-right alliance leads in Portugal
Quick Glance: Right-Wing Shift in Portugal - Snap Election Possible
  • Portugal shifted significantly to the right in the parliamentary election, with the conservative alliance as the winner and the Socialists experiencing losses.

  • The right-wing populist party Chega made significant gains and is seen as a potential kingmaker.

  • A grand coalition between PS and AD is unlikely, with Montenegro likely to rely on agreements with smaller parties.

  • The election reflected social and economic issues such as housing shortages and inflation, which fueled the shift towards the right.
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Weekend Wrap #79: The day the Steinheist fraud became clear; and how the media was crucial in exposing truth about Sharpeville.
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Weekend Wrap #79
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South Africa Parliament Speaker's home raided In corruption probe | Africanews: The search and seizure operation at the Johannesburg home of Nosiviwe ...
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South Africa Parliament Speaker's home raided In corruption probe | ...
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ANCYL blames former state president Zuma for ‘voters drop’ and ‘weakened trust’#ANCYL #JacobZuma Link in the comments 👇
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DA calls for law governing coalitions: The DA has called for a legislative framework to secure the stability of coalitions, saying the lack thereof has ...
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DA calls for law governing coalitions
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Speaking on News24’s Q&A elections podcast, John Steenhuisen looks back at the DA’s disastrous 2019 election performance and reflects on how Maimane’s ... Show more
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South Africa: Many more parties are saying that the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) plans to rig the May 29 elections ... Show more
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Cape Town Metro secures top spot in Good Governance Africa Index 2024: Cape Town emerges triumphant as the city claims the top position in Good Governance ...
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Cape Town Metro secures top spot in Good Governance Africa Index 2024
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Steenhuisen allies top DA's list of parliamentary candidates: Former Western Cape MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela on the comeback trail
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Steenhuisen allies top DA's list of parliamentary candidates
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As things fall apart, we must unite to ensure the political centre can hold: Radical action is how we hold up the centre. The path of the political reactionary ...
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As things fall apart, we must unite to ensure the political centre can ...
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Zuma’s MK party polls ahead of EFF in latest survey: The MK party has shown an increase in support and was polled ahead of the EFF in the latest survey.
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Zuma’s MK party polls ahead of EFF in latest survey
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DA urges Western governments to help counter threats to 29 May polls: The DA and other Multi-Party Charter parties believe the ANC’s expected drop to below 50% ...
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DA urges Western governments to help counter threats to 29 May polls
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TOM EATON | Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake: The DA has unintentionally invited the ANC, EFF and MK to join it in wrenching the election ...
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TOM EATON | Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
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A TV anchor who was acquitted of murder has been hired for a senior job in the Kenyan government. Jacque Maribe was cleared of murdering businesswoman Monica ... Show more
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CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa | kuwaittimes: CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa - World - CAPE TOWN: On a windy Cape Town morning ...
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After parliamentary elections: Portugal faces difficult government formation: In the parliamentary elections in Portugal, the conservatives have replaced the ...
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After parliamentary elections: Portugal faces difficult government ...
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‘SAA deal was an albatross around our neck’, says Magaxa: Chairperson of the portfolio committee on public enterprises Khaya Magaxa said the SAA deal had caused ...
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‘SAA deal was an albatross around our neck’, says Magaxa
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Joburg water crisis could degenerate into health disaster, DA councillor warns: Councillor Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, the DA’s Johannesburg caucus leader ...
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Joburg water crisis could degenerate into health disaster ...
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Why don’t we have a choice of a woman for president?: At a time when our country sorely needs an injection of fresh leadership, it might be tempting to conclude ...
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Why don’t we have a choice of a woman for president?
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Ending climate fast, Sonam Wangchuk says: ‘Modi, Shah have to show some character, farsightedness’
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Ending climate fast, Sonam Wangchuk says: ‘Modi, Shah have to show some ...
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Think global and act local to avoid a 'Day Zero' water disaster: South Africa dodged a water disaster in 2018, providing lessons for cities facing ...
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Think global and act local to avoid a 'Day Zero' water disaster
Quick Glance: World Water Day: Global Stories of Water Crisis
  • Worldwide, people are struggling with basic needs due to dried-up rivers and contaminated water.

  • Human-induced climate change exacerbates water scarcity for 2.2 billion people globally.

  • From Peru to Indonesia, Morocco, California, Kenya, and India, individuals share their challenges in accessing clean water.

  • Scarcity, pollution, and depletion of water sources affect communities in Lima, Jakarta, Ras el Ma, Corning, Makueni County, and Bawal.
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Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis: Ageing and a failure to maintain infrastructure are among the reasons so many people do not have clean water
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Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis
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South Africa’s DA May Lose Majority in Western Cape, SRF Says: Support for the Democratic Alliance is slipping in South Africa’s Western Cape and the political ...
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South Africa’s DA May Lose Majority in Western Cape, SRF Says
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#ManifestoCheck: Verifying 9 claims from the Democratic Alliance’s ‘Rescue Plan for South Africa’
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#ManifestoCheck: Verifying 9 claims from the Democratic Alliance’s ‘Rescue ...
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What Political Parties Say in Their Election Manifestos About Solving the Electricity Crisis
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What Political Parties Say in Their Election Manifestos About Solving the ...
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South Africa: Political Parties Unite to Pass New Intelligence Bill in ...
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Portugal: Center-right leader Montenegro appointed prime minister: Luis Montenegro's Democratic Alliance narrowly won the parliamentary elections in Portugal ...
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Portugal: Center-right leader Montenegro appointed prime minister
Quick Glance: Portugal: Luis Montenegro Named New Prime Minister
  • Portugal’s president has named Luis Montenegro, head of the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD), as the country’s new prime minister and invited him to form a minority government.

  • Montenegro, a 51-year-old lawyer and longtime parliamentarian, will succeed the Socialist Party’s Antonio Costa, who held office since 2015 and was forced to resign in November following corruption allegations.

  • The AD alliance campaigned on promises to boost Portugal’s economy by cutting taxes after soaring inflation and living costs hit last year.

  • The Chega party demanded involvement in the government formation, warning of instability if the AD continued to reject a coalition. Montenegro's party, however, plans to govern alone and only make piecemeal deals with other parties.
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South Africa: Civil Servants to Receive Salary Hike - South African News Briefs - March 20, 2024
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South Africa: Civil Servants to Receive Salary Hike - South African News ...
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South African Speaker's Home Raided Amid Corruption Probe: Gauteng Hawks, acting on behalf of the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Investigative ...
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South African Speaker's Home Raided Amid Corruption Probe
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The ruling Socialists finished just behind the Democratic Alliance in the parliamentary elections in Portugal. The right-wing populist Chega party received ... Show more
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South Africa: Johannesburg Residents Face Health Risks as Water Shortages Continue
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South Africa: Johannesburg Residents Face Health Risks as Water Shortages ...
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New elections: Forecasts: shift to the right in parliamentary elections in Portugal
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The DA has asked Western countries for help in monitoring the elections, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
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The DA wants the laptop that ‘crashed’ with cadre records handed to an IT expert, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
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Malema lashes out at Oppenheimer donation to Rise Mzansi: The EFF remains erratic in disclosing its own donors
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Malema lashes out at Oppenheimer donation to Rise Mzansi
Quick Glance: Malema Criticizes Oppenheimer Donation to Rise Mzansi
  • Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), criticizes the Oppenheimer family for attempting to influence elections through donations to political parties.

  • Rebecca Oppenheimer donated R15 million to the newly established political party Rise Mzansi, led by former editor Songezo Zibi.

  • Malema calls for fighting against Oppenheimer money and voting out parties funded by rich South African families.

  • The Oppenheimers have also donated to the Democratic Alliance and ActionSA, while the EFF did not disclose any funding.
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Capetonians earn more than R25m selling excess solar PV power to city: Over R25m paid out so far with more to come
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Capetonians earn more than R25m selling excess solar PV power to city
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Changing of the guard? Small parties snap at DA’s heels in Western Cape: Opposition parties Al Jama-ah and the Patriotic Alliance want the DA removed from power ...
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Changing of the guard? Small parties snap at DA’s heels in Western Cape
Quick Glance: DA Under Pressure? Small Parties Challenge in Western Cape
  • Independent election analyst Wayne Sussman suggests that the DA may lose ground in the Western Cape in the 2024 provincial elections.

  • An Ipsos poll from October 2023 indicates that the DA's support in the upcoming elections could drop to just 44%, potentially leading to a coalition government.

  • To rival the DA, Al Jama-ah and the Patriotic Alliance would need significant growth, with Al Jama-ah possibly securing more seats in the Western Cape legislature.

  • The party is considering actions regarding the ANC's membership issues in the province.
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The DA has asked Western countries for help in monitoring the elections, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
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EFF and ANC come to blows in Ekurhuleni amid service delivery questions: The Ekurhuleni metropolitan could soon find itself without an executive mayor as ...
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EFF and ANC come to blows in Ekurhuleni amid service delivery questions
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WATCH | The Mail & Guardian's Political Editor, Lizeka Tandwa, sat down with EFF Leader, Julius Malema, for a one-on-one interview ... Show more
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Elections: ANC, DA and EFF go toe-to-toe on the economy: With the country’s economy on the brink, the ‘Big Three’s’ employment and growth promises hold more ...
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Elections: ANC, DA and EFF go toe-to-toe on the economy
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It’s not true that if you don’t vote in South Africa’s elections, your vote automatically goes to the ruling party – only valid votes are counted
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Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge: The ‘Big Three’ are not far apart on their plans for the poorest of the poor
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Social policies proposed by the ANC, DA and EFF converge
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Quick Glance: ANC to Correct Mistakes in 5 Years
  • The ANC is mobilizing over 450,000 cadres to connect with voters before the May 29 elections.

  • In KwaZulu-Natal alone, the party is mobilizing over 50,000 election volunteers and faces the prospect of losing power.

  • The ANC campaign focuses on key issues like load shedding, crime, and corruption.

  • Despite past mistakes, the ANC is determined to correct them in the next five years and move South Africa forward.
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DA councillor removed from eThekwini council exco in 'illegal' motion: DA councillor Andre Beetge was removed as a member of the eThekwini executive ...
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DA councillor removed from eThekwini council exco in 'illegal' ...
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Ian Cameron leaves Action Society for Democratic Alliance: Action Society announced Cameron's departure. He was Action Society's director of community safety for ...
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Ian Cameron leaves Action Society for Democratic Alliance
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ANC scared of DA in KZN, says Pappas after being cleared of nepotism charge: The DA says the unfounded corruption allegations levelled against its KwaZulu-Natal ...
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ANC scared of DA in KZN, says Pappas after being cleared of nepotism ...
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How the DA is intensifying its fight against the ANC’s cadre deployment: The DA is intensifying its fight against the ANC’s cadre deployment committee ...
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How the DA is intensifying its fight against the ANC’s cadre deployment