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Posted : 10 January 2012

ANC celebrates it's centenary

 Category: Home

The ANC celebrates 100 years of existence. This special feature covers the celebrations and delves into the past of the organisation which brought democracy to South Africa and ponders what lies ahead.

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Posted : 09 January 2012

Road ahead for ANC

 Category: News

THE ANC, which threw a massive 100th birthday party yesterday, plans to change the way its leaders are elected to protect the organisation from the influence of money and divisive leadership battles.

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Posted : 04 January 2012

Malema gets place at top table of ANC

 Category: News

EMBATTLED ANC Youth League president Julius Malema may not have addressed the ANC’s 100-years celebrations but his presence was felt throughout the proceedings.

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Posted : 03 January 2012

Kaunda warns SA on land issue

 Category: News

AFRICAN leaders used the ANC’s gala dinner in Mangaung in the Free State on Saturday night to congratulate the party on reaching its 100-year milestone and to give advice on how to handle some of the country’s problems.

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Posted : 01 January 2012

Mangaung event hot topic on Twitter

 Category: News

THE ANC’s centenary celebration was among the most talked-about topics on social media sites at the weekend:

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Posted : 14 December 2011

Lavish party for ANC elite

 Category: News

SQUINTING into the fierce African sun and flapping air through his gold, green and black ANC shirt, David Mohlakoana took a swing at the ball and then raised a clenched fist in celebration.

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Posted : 13 December 2011

Three-way marriage on the rocks?

 Category: News

ANC, SACP, Cosatu differ on vital issues of leadership and policy

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Posted : 12 December 2011

We love the ANC so much we are prepared to die for it’

 Category: Personalities

THE fateful events of the June 16 1976 uprising not only highlighted the atrocities of the apartheid regime to the world, but also awakened a Port Elizabeth schoolboy’s political consciousness and led him to join the armed struggle that would change his life.

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Posted : 11 December 2011

City doctor played vital early role

 Category: Personalities

ONE of the first ANC leaders from the Eastern Cape, James Njongwe, played a leading role in the defiance of apartheid in the 1950s and firmly placed the province at the forefront of the liberation struggle.

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Posted : 09 December 2011

ANC’s Mangaung moment of truth

 Category: News

From liberation heroes to governing party, the ANC celebrated its centenary on Sunday, a crucial milestone for Africa’s liberation movement. Nwabisa Makunga and Rochelle de Kock look at what the 100 year mark means for party

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Posted : 08 December 2011

Eastern Cape losing its grip on ANC top spot

 Category: News

IT has given birth to leaders of high calibre and boasts being the incubator of world icons, but in recent years the Eastern Cape has been losing its bragging rights somewhat as the province that drives South Africa’s political agenda.

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Posted : 07 December 2011

PE Medic put his life on line

 Category: Personalities

THE brutality of apartheid often resulted in thousands of black casualties who needed serious medical attention, which was at times hard to come by as doctors feared helping victims of state-sponsored violence.

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Posted : 06 December 2011

Struggle that united a nation: 1912-1950s

 Category: History

From Pixley ka Isaka Seme, Albert Luthuli, Oliver Tambo to Jacob Zuma, the ANC celebrates a century of struggle, victory and governance. NWABISA MAKUNGA, ROCHELLE DE KOCK and LUYOLO MKENTANE track the 100-year journey of Africa’s oldest liberation movement

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Posted : 05 December 2011

Banned but not beaten: 1960s - 1980s

 Category: History

THE three “illegal” decades of the ANC’s 100-year existence were no doubt the turning point for a movement that shaped South Africa’s future.

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Posted : 04 December 2011

Thorny road to democracy: 1990-1994

 Category: History

DESPITE an undertaking to end apartheid, negotiations to shape democracy were not without their fair share of difficulty.

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Posted : 03 December 2011

Uneasy sits the crown - The Mbeki years: 1999-2008

 Category: History

THABO Mbeki was the natural choice to succeed Nelson Mandela in becoming the second democratic president of South Africa in 1999

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Posted : 02 December 2011

A fall from grace: 2007-2008

 Category: History

ALTHOUGH he was fired as deputy president in 2005, many believed Jacob Zuma would make a better and more accessible head of state.

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Posted : 01 December 2011

Zuma digs in: 2009-2012

 Category: History

WHEN acting head of public prosecutions Mokotedi Mpshe stepped up on April 6 2009 and announced corruption charges against Jacob Zuma had been dropped, the writing was on the wall that the man from Nkandla was heading for the Union Buildings.

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dokhotelo 17 May 2012 8:31 pm

.....and for the interested.........another goddess went up there.....great Donna Summer !!!!!!!...........maybe for a duet with Whitney!!!!!..................

dokhotelo 17 May 2012 8:28 pm

....perhaps....just perhaps..a slim chance to the youngsters to have some quality in the somnolent village.other than drinking until crawling on the floor or worse, before going to better places.........

thirsty 17 May 2012 12:17 pm

what the hell next time Cosatu has a strike lets all go and throw rocks at them as well that might teach them some tolerance...

TheRef 16 May 2012 6:21 pm

Well,well! COSATU knew what was coming and spoilt the DA party,it appears democratic rights only apply to the ruling party and it`s allies.The resulting judgement will be interesting seeing who pays t...

dokhotelo 15 May 2012 8:56 pm

he he he he......800 million bucks!!......After all, it seems there are ANC Mafia syndicates running the EC at all levels....ain't it Editrix dear ???....................

Bokkie 15 May 2012 2:01 pm

Regarding the "new health fraud shock" I wonder why? let's see... O yes all the people in top positions are without any qualifications, any previous experience, they are incompetant to do their job, ...

thirsty 14 May 2012 12:56 pm

This sounds absolutely STUPID, just think what development could be done for people of Port Elizabeth with that money, LET ALONE GET THE METRO's FINANCES FIXED UP by not doing this....

thirsty 14 May 2012 12:44 pm

R800 Million stolen in one department in one year, AND THEY STILL VOTE FOR THE ANC, HOW STUPID. Western Cape gets a clean audit, and puts out more tenders and contracts BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT STOLEN T...

mastermindPE 14 May 2012 10:28 am

IS THIS ACCEPTABLE YOU THIEVES FROM THE USELESS ANC-pf ?????...

mastermindPE 14 May 2012 10:22 am

You get the corrupt evil government you deserve when you vote for these clowns in the ANC-pf. All about cadre deployment, pillage, plunder, steal and feel feathers for the voting fodder they USE to st...