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ANC expels Magashule from the party

Ace Magashule has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC). The party’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) has confirmed the expulsion of its former Secretary-General after he failed to provide the Committee with reasons why he shouldn’t be expelled from the governing party. Magashule was given seven-days to make representations before the …

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ConCourt dismisses Magashule’s bid to overturn his ANC suspension

The Constitutional Court has dismissed Ace Magashule’s application to appeal his suspension as the ANC’s secretary-general. In a short judgment, the apex court said Magashule had no prospects of successfully appealing his suspension. This is yet another court bid he has lost on the matter. Another blow for Ace Magashule …

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South Africa’s president sued by ANC rival

AFPCopyright: AFP President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANCImage caption: President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANC A top official suspended from his role in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party has …

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Magashule asks court to reverse his ANC suspension… and suspend Ramaphosa instead

Ace Magashule’s defiant letter seeking to ‘suspend’ president Cyril Ramaphosa last week created such chaos in the ANC that people from other countries began calling the party to verify the information. Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is unrepentant about his “letter of suspension” to party president Cyril Ramaphosa, and has …

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Ramaphosa to lead ANC presentation to Zondo commission as top 6 try to convince Zuma to comply

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he himself will be leading the ANC’s presentations to the state capture inquiry. This as Ramaphosa is expected to lead the ANC’s top six in a meeting with former president Jacob Zuma early this week to convince him to co-operate with the commission. In his …

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ANC councillor arrested for rape

A Joburg ANC councillor is to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of rape following his arrest on New Year’s Day. The suspect, who in terms of the Sexual Offences Act cannot be named until he pleads to the charge, is due to make his first …

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ANC’s Andile Lungisa starts 2-years jail sentence today

Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has until Thursday to report to correctional services to begin serving his effective two-year jail term for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. His attorney, Alwyn Griebenow, confirmed that the justice department had served notice on him at about midday on …

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Nigerian traders besiege Embassy in Ghana; demand reopening of their shops

Over a hundred Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, massed up at the Nigerian High Commission in Accra over the closure of their shops. Shops of foreigners operating in the retail sector in Ghana had been closed down by the Presidential Committee on Retail Trade under the …

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Malema and wife to sue MP over domestic abuse claim

South Africa’s firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema and his wife Mantoa Matlala have threatened to sue a governing party MP for defamation if he fails to retract allegations that Mr Malema abused his wife. African National Congress (ANC) MP Boy Mamabolo responded to the threat by tweeting: “Bring it on …

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Bus transporting ANC supporters collides with Upington police captain

The officer’s private vehicle was engulfed by flames following the head-on collision. Northern Cape police are investigating a case of culpable homicide, after a bus transporting African National Congress (ANC) supporters from the party’s birthday celebration in Kimberley, was involved in a collision which left one person dead. The ruling party’s …

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