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		<title>Democracy Under Attack in Kennedy Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was torn with anguish when I first heard of the unspeakable brutality that has raged down on to the Kennedy Road shack settlement. In recent years I have spent many hours in the Kennedy Road settlement. I&#8217;ve attended meetings, memorials, mass ecumenical prayers and marches. I have had the honour of meeting some truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criticising the Crisis in Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zimbabwe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to make of the war of words that has erupted between Jonathan Jansen and Jessie Duarte? Briefly, ANC spokesperson Duarte is demanding that recently installed University of the Free State Rector Jonathan Jansen apologise for calling Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga a &#8220;lazy and incompetent minister, if one takes into account her record as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons why South Africa should not change its electoral system</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/idasa-report-reasons-why-south-africa-should-not-change-its-electoral-system/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=idasa-report-reasons-why-south-africa-should-not-change-its-electoral-system</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pamela Masiko-Kambala of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) argues that South Africa is not ready to adopt a constituency-based electoral system and that the current system of proportional representation is sufficient and necessary for South Africa&#8217;s socio-political condition. The report is short and succient (4 pages long) and is worth a read. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A sobering view amidst the hype</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/a-sobering-view-amidst-the-hype/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-sobering-view-amidst-the-hype</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Campaign Trail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moshoeshoe Monare, Deputy Group Political Editor, Independent News and Media, has written a very apt article (&#8216;Are they putting the country first&#8217;, 18 November 2008) about next year&#8217;s elections that highlights some of the critical policy issues that are being overlooked on the campaign trail. He writes that, Political parties appear to have been caught [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I register to vote?</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/how-do-i-register-to-vote/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-do-i-register-to-vote</link>
		<comments>http://historymatters.co.za/how-do-i-register-to-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Registration Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Elections 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Register to vote!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Register in person at the voting station in the voting district where you live during general voter registration days. -Register any time during business hours at your local Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). * Take your ID with you. * Complete the relevant application form. * A sticker with the voting district number on it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are your election issues?</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/what-are-your-election-issues/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-are-your-election-issues</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://historymatters.feedmymedia.com/?p=749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[History Matters is gearing up for the next general elections to be held in 2009 by putting together relevant and interesting resources for readers who want to be informed about the promises that political parties are making to the electorate. What are your election issues? What are the problems and challenges that you feel need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Register to Vote this Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/register-to-vote-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=register-to-vote-this-weekend</link>
		<comments>http://historymatters.co.za/register-to-vote-this-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    On 8 and 9 November 2008, the Electoral Commission (IEC) will open 19 713 voting stations from 8am to 5pm to enable first-time voters to register. It is also an opportunity for voters who have moved house to re-register in their new voting district. All details are available on the IEC&#8217;s website but please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The age of political tsotsis &#8211; God help us</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/the-age-of-political-tsotsis-god-help-us/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-age-of-political-tsotsis-god-help-us</link>
		<comments>http://historymatters.co.za/the-age-of-political-tsotsis-god-help-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain Coughtrie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Max du Preez IOL October 23 2008 Amid all the confusion, perplexities and mixed messages coming from the political arena in recent times, one thing is crystal clear: we South Africans should drastically lower our expectations of our political leaders. It started with Thabo Mbeki, the once charming, warm-hearted diplomat and inspiring leader who became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Zuma, who are the dogs in the ANC?</title>
		<link>http://historymatters.co.za/president-zuma-who-are-the-dogs-in-the-anc/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=president-zuma-who-are-the-dogs-in-the-anc</link>
		<comments>http://historymatters.co.za/president-zuma-who-are-the-dogs-in-the-anc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain Coughtrie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comrade President what is becoming of the once proud ANC.? What is happening in the ANC in which you spent the best part of your life, in prison, exile and government? It seems that you are presiding over an army of politically illiterates. We have a leader and member of your NEC and head of the [...]]]></description>
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