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Jacob Zuma Sits Down With The Telegraph [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
President Jacob Zuma has given the British some good face time in preparation for the ANC’s electoral conference beginning next week. He even spoke about Nkandla.
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South Africa More Corrupt Than Cuba and Kuwait – Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 #congratulationszuma
06 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2012 has been released, and there is little surprise that South Africa hasn’t done very well.
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More SABC Censorship: Metro FM Show Cancelled Minutes Before Airing
05 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last night, minutes before a MetroFM DJ was due to hold an interview about the ANC’s upcoming elective conference, the hand of censorship showed up and the interview was canned.
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FNB: We Couldn’t Have Given Zuma A Bond
21 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
First off, even if FNB had given Zuma a bond for his compound, and he’d defaulted on payment, they’d have had no claim because Zuma doesn’t actually own the land – so we’re quite sure they would’ve known that.
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Visibly Upset Zuma Denies Government Funded His Home [VIDEO]
16 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A visibly upset Jacob Zuma yesterday emphatically denied that government had been building residences for him. Zuma also said he felt “aggrieved” by a decision by the DA to visit and take photographs of his private residence.
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New Pro-Motlanthe Political Party Is Being Registered – ‘South African National Congress’ (SANC)
06 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A new politial party which wants Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to be the next ANC president, has been registered. They are calling themselves the South African National Congress. No-one knows who the founders are and the ANC are NOT digging the name..
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Presidency Challenges Cartoonist To Debate, Then Denies It – Still Won’t Debate Opposition
30 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday the presidency dropped their lawsuit against cartoonist Jonathan “Zapiro” Shapiro and the Sunday Times over the “Lady Justice” cartoon (pic above). Jacob Zuma initially wanted R5m, but the amount was later reduced to R4m. He subsequently dropped the charge of impairment of dignity and further reduced the amount to R100 000 for defamation and an unconditional apology, before dropping the case entirely.
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E-Tolls Will Cost 30 Cents A Kilometre
26 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A newspaper report today says that the tariffs for motorists with e-tags in Gauteng will be set at 30c per kilometre, according to the government gazette.
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Malema: “South Africa Should Learn From Zimbabwe”
17 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Speaking to students at the University of Limpopo, our favourite fallen from grace ex-political figure said that South Africa should be taking its cues from Zimbabwe when it comes to staging a successful revolution. This comment comes after a visit to Zimbabwe by Malema over the weekend.
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The Star’s Front Page Shows Large Penis Behind Zuma
12 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Ironically, a few days after the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal set aside the “16N” classification of Brett Murray’s controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma: The Spear, a large penis has appeared behind Zuma on The Star’s front page.
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Zuma Family To Continue To Pay For Zumaville
12 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
“The Zuma family will continue to pay for upgrades in Nkandla which are not linked to state security”, the Presidency said yesterday.
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Public Protector Opens Investigation Into Nkandla
08 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, has opened an investigation into allegations surrounding the publicly funded construction at the private residence of President Jacob Zuma in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
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Constitutional Court Rules Simelane Appointment Invalid
05 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
President Jacob Zuma has not had a good start to the weekend. This morning, a report revealed that he doesn’t own the property that’s being upgraded, and now the Constitutional Court has ruled Zuma’s appointment of Menzi Simelane as National Director of Public Prosecutions is invalid.
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Zuma Doesn’t Actually Own Zumaville
05 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
An investigation into who actually owns Zumaville has revealed that the land, upon which President Jacob Zuma’s extravagant private residence is built, is land that doesn’t actually belong to him.
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Zuma’s Nkandla Homestead Upgrade: Someone Is Fibbing
03 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi, has come out in defence of the department’s plans to spend R203 million upgrading President Jacob Zuma’s private homestead in Nkandla.
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Jacob Zuma: “You Have Less Rights Because You Are A Minority”
14 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
President Zuma, answering a question from from DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko yesterday in front of the National Assembly, said “[y]ou have more rights because you’re a majority; you have less rights because you’re a minority. That’s how democracy works.”
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Jacob Zuma Issues Warning To Julius Malema In Parliament [VIDEO]
14 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday we reported on Julius Malema visiting more striking miners, and telling them how the president does not see them as a priority. At the same time, Jacob Zuma was asked in parliament to explain government’s action plan to return stability to areas that have been dogged by violence and protracted strikes.
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BREAKING: New Zuma Penis Painting Hung In Cape Town Gallery [PIC]
28 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 20 Comments
Could Jacob Zuma’s Penis be the most painted presidential member of all time? Artist Ayanda Mabulu has created another painting that displays our President’s bits and pieces. CLICK THROUGH for full pic.
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Taxpayers To Pay For “Zumaville”
03 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Mail and Guardian reported today that the government is building South Africa’s first new town at a cost of R2-billion town in President Jacob Zuma’s home village of Nkandla, and taxpayers will be footing half the bill.
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MP’s To Get Big Pay Rise, Still Not Linked To Performance
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Members of parliament could soon be raking in R900 000 a year if President Jacob Zuma accepts a proposed 5,5 per cent salary increase for public office bearers. None of this is performance based.
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New Exhibition Opens At Goodman Gallery With Tribute To “The Spear”
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You remember that painting, don’t you? Well, Brett Murray’s Hail to the Thief exhibition remained up, right up until last month. When he moved out, it was naturally time for a new artist. This time around, Kendell Geers has moved in, with a tribute to the controversial penis painting.
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Malema Supporters Cause Chaos Before Jacob Zuma Lecture
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday eight Malema supporters were arrested in Limpopo just before Jacob Zuma was due to deliver a Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture. Several ANC supporters were also overcome by teargas in the process.
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Survey Reveals The Obvious: No One Trusts Zuma
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Reputation Institute’s survey results, published at the weekend, show that out of the 24 public figures surveyed for perceived trustworthiness, President Zuma comes in at position 19, scoring just 36 percent. The only politician who scored lower than Zuma was former Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mbhazima Shilowa.
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ANC In “Terminal Decline”, Rule Over By 2024
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a policy brief published by the SA Institute of Race Relations, the ANC’s power is in decline and the demise of the party is now “inevitable”. The observations are based on evidence that “points overwhelmingly in [that] direction.” Click through for the full scoop.
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Zuma Says Farm Attacks Are NOT Racially Motivated
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This morning it was reported that President Jacob Zuma has said that farm attacks in the country are not racially motivated. While it may appear that attacks taking place on the farms of white commercial farmers are racially motivated, this was not the case. These crimes should be “viewed within the context of our country’s high crime statistics.”
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ANC Members Break Out Fisticuffs At Policy Conference
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The ANC policy conference came to a close this weekend, and what better way to do it than with a good old-fashioned fist fight? A few members of the North West delegation of the ANC got into a bit of an altercation on the final day, and things kinda escalated from there.
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ANC: We Want Six Provinces
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
A reduction in the number of provinces is something the ANC led government has often toyed with, but it appears this policy has gained increasing support among party delegates at the ANC policy conference in Midrand this year. The biggest change would see the Northern Cape, Western Cape, and some parts of Eastern Cape merge.
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You Will Bankroll As Many Wives As Zuma Decides To Have
25 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
[source:timeslive] That, my friends, is the decision that has been made with regards to us the tax payer supporting all of Zuma’s wives – and anymore to come. This, according to the ANC’s provincial executive Committee (PEC), who said the discussion would not form part of their policy proposals. I guess it’s just a bonus […]
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Tokyo Sexwale Rumoured To Get The Boot in Cabinet Reshuffle
11 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Citizen reported over the weekend that Tokyo Sexwale is to be booted out of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet in yet another cabinet reshuffle. The rumour comes from a “highly placed source” who told The Citizen that “Sexwale has been speaking against Zuma’s government lately. Zuma wants him out.”
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City Press Ed Cites “Personal Harm” As Reason For Pulling Spear Pic
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Beleaguered City Press editor Ferial Hafferjee has published a cathartic editorial explaining the publication’s decision to pull the controversial pre-vandalised image of Brett Murray’s The Spear of the Nation that they have had posted on their website for a few weeks now, less than a day after she declared she would not. What happened, Miss Hafferjee?
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