politics

State of SA politics is distressing: Mbete

After facing a mammoth task in steering the State of the Nation Address last week, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete expressed concern over the country’s current political situation. “The polarisation that we are witnessing in politics at the moment, is highly distressing and in this regard, it is our elders[…]

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Realignment of Yemen’s identity politics

OPINION by Afrah Nasser – As a blogger on human rights issues in Yemen for the past six years, I am stunned by the growing polarisation in the country. To take an even-handed stance for human rights is either viewed as an act of treason or as a sectarian bias.[…]

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Muslim Perspectives

OPINION by Salmaan Moronell Life, they say, is about perspective. Every decision one makes – every right or wrong that one consciously or unconsciously judges – is in fact a judgement based on perspective. Perspective is a natural result of human creation. With creation of man there came his certain[…]

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Politics is not a game, Zuma warns

President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday urged ANC members to stop being angry with one another and instead focus on building a stronger party. He said politics was not a game, but about running a country and offering the best democracy to the people Zuma also took a dig at opposition[…]

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Ramphele leaves party politics

Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele has decided to leave politics, she announced on Tuesday. “I have decided to leave party politics and return to working alongside my fellow citizens in civil society to pursue the dream of transforming ours into a more just and prosperous society,” Ramphele said in a[…]

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