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alvonhumb [14 August 2012 14:10]
ANC National Disciplinary Committee Head, Hanekom was there? Faku again at the center of undermining our City and Hanekom stands by, apparently? Suggestion for the Disciplinary Head - pull your finger out and pressurise on the impmentation and action on the Kabuso report. Faku must face up to his actions as erstwhile mayor. The longer national ANC avoids facing this, the greater the chaos will be in our Province. Corruption must be eliminated.
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royboy [14 August 2012 11:45]
Mayor locked in,this is the actions one would expect of a schoolboy prank,yet our supposed LEADERS carry on without any form of embarresment at this infantile behaviour,and yet we vote them in,what a joke!
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