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Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks about the state of the nation

October 6, 2008

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If you were taken aback by Sunday’s news headlines of ‘Tutu won’t vote’ then please read the transcript of the full interview here. Newspapers thrive on sensationalism and enjoy cutting out half the story so that you can buy their paper to read the rest, so read the full interview here: tutu-transcript

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Helen Zille responds to Mbeki's resignation

September 22, 2008

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President Mbeki made a dignified resignation speech. He used the opportunity to spell out the points of his Presidency for which he wishes to be remembered, and to differ with the opinion expressed by Judge Chris Nicholson in the judgment of 12 September 2008. This judgment gave the Jacob Zuma faction the reason it had [...]

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"When you deal with Zuma, you deal with a president in waiting. Don't anger the president in waiting because this president will take over next year." – Julius Malema

September 11, 2008

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Julius Malema’s speech at the 64th birthday event of the ANCYL is worth listening to because it’s the latest stage in a new game that South Africans are playing called ‘How much more can we handle?’. The default object of the game is to see how long you can hold up your vision and hope [...]

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