This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos
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February 7, 2012 | 8:59 amMalema is no innocent victim. But he has been punished for his role in expressing opinion, not in preventing others from having their say. He is punished for saying that Mbeki cares more about Africans than Zuma — not for storming a stage in 2010 to try to bully Justice Minister Jeff Radebe. He is sanctioned for remarks on Botswana that were crass and embarrassing but no threat to democracy in the ANC — not for driving his opponents out of a hall in Limpopo or ignoring a court order in the Eastern Cape. The message is clear: ANC members can bully and bend the rules, as long as they don’t criticise leaders or deviate from policy. This insistence that the problem is not unfair contest but contest itself will worsen the problem. – Steven Friedman in Business Day
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There must be something very wrong in a country where the president’s marbles have been replaced by his balls.
http://www.sundayworld.co.za/Home/Article.aspx?id=1169310
The isiZulu newspaper reported that Zuma’s fiancée Ngema has been confirmed as pregnant by a close friend.
Sonono wants to be married before Bongiwe Gloria Ngema.
Traditionally, Zuma marries his wives in January. This year he married Thobeka Madiba at his homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.
Sonono, who is a divorcee with two children, wants to enjoy the same perks that other first ladies such as MaKhumalo, MaNtuli, MaMadiba and Ngema are entitled to at the moment.
Would his wives find him as attractive if he had to support them all on his salary, as opposed to us taxpayers paying for the Spousal Office or whatever it is called?
Thanks Prof. I think Freshlyground must go ahead with the Harare show set for 4 October and sing the song. If they do that, I would consider them real heroes.