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Lekota says that the ANC is being like the National party was during the times of apartheid. Lekota said: (from IOL) "There is great fear here. People are terrified, just as they were under apartheid, when the ANC was banned. During that time, if the National Party government discovered what was in our hearts and minds we were arrested, lost our jobs, and some even got killed," I ... Full story

Well the elections are fresh on everyone's minds and people are now gearing up for it, the time is running out for political parties to tell the people of South Africa what they really want to hear. Here is what I think they should say and prove. Stop AA and BEE. Everyone should have equal rights and its also a human right to be equal to ... Full story

I truly thought this was going to be a breath of fresh air for South Africa, the first really challenging and free elections where parties will have to prove they are worthy for the votes of the people but the ANC does not feel that way. As I wrote earlier, the Rwanda genocide the tutsis was named cockroaches and they were told to destory the "cockroaches" ... Full story

Now that's new, the Congress of the people want to claim they are the first truly multi racial party in South Africa? What about the DA? What about all the others? The only parties that are not multi racial is the ANC as far as I know. Here is a piece from News24: Mluleki George, treasurer of Cope, said during a recent visit to the North ... Full story

While the violence has started in most parts of the country in the run up to the elections a new snake has revealed his head namely the PAC. This new party has threatened to strip, invade and distribute land among the blacks. According to news 24: ohannesburg - A PAC breakaway group has threatened to invade land and distribute it to Africans, the SABC reported on Sunday. President of ... Full story

So they chose a new logo but things are not the same as in other countries. In the US one could openly support a certain party, but with the ANC here in South Africa you really cant do the same. The ANC who also has training camps and we still dont know what those are for, is famous for violence over elections time. The last ... Full story

The Beeld today had a piece that is actually true: Die ANC se beskrywing van politieke teenstanders as “honde, giftige slange en kakkerlakke” kom neer op haatspraak wat herinner aan die soort uitlatings wat kort voor die Rwanda-volksmoord in 1994 daar geuiter is. During the Rwanda genocide the radio presenters started calling the tutsis if I am ... Full story

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Yes you might of break away from the ANC but you still dont have my vote, yes you seem to be against the ANC but you are still the ANC, the party that messed up the country, that party that still support BEE and AA. You might have a few votes but you still dont have my vote. You are still only ANC and those ... Full story

The ANC members planning on leaving were told to stay for now and keep their current jobs until they are needed by the new ANC party with Lekota. The Anc is also really starting to worry now. Another reason for them to worry is the vote to disband the scorpions which Zuma so much hates. If they split up and there are already talks of ... Full story

Helen Zille wrote to the SABC asking for the same television platform as Jacob Zuma. If i understand correctly the SABC is the mouth piece of the ANC since they do control it after all. I might be wrong but the only News that is acurate on tv at the moment is e-tv since they are not owned and runned by the government. We can almost ... Full story

It seems as if they are trying to push for early elections for fear of losing the general elections of South Africa in 2009. Basically the faster the elections are held the less people have the chance to leave the ANC and join other parties. Also from a article on IOL Some ANC national executive committee members are pushing for early elections in a bid to destabilise ... Full story

More people have left the ANC and it seems as if the flow is not stopping. Today (quoting from news24.com) Twenty-one card-carrying ANC members have reportedly joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo's Mopani district. Full story

Mbhazima Shilowa resigned wednesday and now him and Mosiuoa Lekota is on a full course to have a party oppisition to the ANC in the 2009 General Elections. That is off course if the ANC does not stand up in a physical way against the opposers. As i said yesterday this is the true test if South Africa is a real democracy. Full story

Members of the Chemical, Energy, Printing, Wood and Allied workers union will be watched by their regional ANC leaders to check that they dont go to another party. According to a statement (excerpt from news24) "Our regional leadership must provide strong and decisive leadership by ensuring that they carefully monitor our members not to take part in these meetings," Ceppwawu said in a statement on Wednesday. So Zuma's words ... Full story

If the ruling party namely the ANC truly believes in Democracy, they will let there be another party and contest them in the General Elections. I think a question most people ask is if the ANC will democraticly let other parties contest it without violence or threats of war and violence. This is really the first test of democracy South Africa is having. Will it get ... Full story

The press conference held today was basically to tell South Africa that Mbhazima Shilowa has resigned from the ANC. Stay tuned for updates as they happen Full story