Mamphela Ramphele and her Agang South Africa party didn’t exactly work out according to her plans, and in the party’s wake, a lot has been left damaged.
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This looks like the making of a scandal, folks. One which could end Mamphela Ramphele’s political career before it has even really started. Is this why she formed Agang SA or are we getting ahead of ourselves?
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After the recent political fallout between AgangSA and the DA, AgangSA leader Mamphela Ramphele has confirmed that South African-born billionaire, Nathan Kirsh has funded her party and will continue to do so. The revelation comes in the wake of Helen Zille claiming that Ramphele’s motivation for the now deceased merger was to secure donor funding.
Chess pieces are on the move on the political front as it was announced on Tuesday that Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele will be joining forces with the DA. The Daily Maverick gets into the finer details of this political play before the forthcoming general elections.
Mamphela Ramphele held a joint press conference with the Democratic Alliance yesterday, in which it was announced that the DA and Agang would form a “joint technical committee”, that would see Ramphele stand as the DA presidential candidate in the 2014 general elections.
Wiekus Andre Kotze – the man who rose to minor fame recently for being a white member of the Economic Freedom Fighters – is trolling Agang’s Facebook page. Kotze, an ex-member of Agang has written on the party’s Facebook wall, inviting disgruntled members to join the EFF.
The Democratic Alliance called a press conference on Tuesday morning to announce a development of “national importance.” That development sees Zille, Ramphele and De Lille working together under one roof, as the Democratic Alliance forms a “joint technical committee” with Ramphele’s Agang party, which was formed in 2013. Ramphele will stand as the DA presidential […]
Timeslive have published an extract from Mamphela Ramphele’s new book, divulging details of her love affair with the late Steve Biko. She mentions a love triangle of sorts.
Agang party leader, Dr Mamphela Ramphele has released a statement outline her financial net worth and annual income in what the party is calling a bid to promote transparency and accountability in South African politics. The official Agang twitter account tweeted the following on Wednesday morning:
In what has been a lengthier and more obvious “secret” reveal than any of the last three Big Concerts gigs, Mamphela Ramphele has announced that her political party platform, Agang, will register as a political party to contest the next elections.
The country waited with bated breath regarding the announcement of Mamphela Ramphele’s decision on her political future at Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg. This, after she recently resigned as chairwoman of Gold Fields Mining. Ramphele confirmed suspicions that she would be launching a new political organisation on Monday when she announced the formation of a “party political […]
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Anti apartheid activist, Mamphela Ramphele resigned as chairwoman of the Gold Fields Mining yesterday. This news only fuels the fire that Ramphele is starting her own political party to challenge the country’s ruling African National Congress. According to Gold Fields, Ramphele retired “to further her socio-economic and political work.” Speculation went into overdrive when Ramphele visited […]
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