| African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. African_National_Congress
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| Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second democratically elected President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, he announced his resignation after being recalled by the African National Congress's National Executive Committee, Thabo_Mbeki
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| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1936 as Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela) is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and is a former first lady of South Africa. Winnie_Madikizela-Mandela
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| Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it is led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa. Inkatha_Freedom_Party
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| Democratic Alliance (South Africa) The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a South African political party, the governing party in the Western Cape province, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress. The party was formed when the Democratic Party entered into a short-lived alliance with the New National Party (NNP) and a smaller party in 2000. Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)
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| Eskom Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act (1922). It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM). Eskom
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| Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election.Zuma is the President of the African National Congress (ANC), the governing political party, and was Deputy President of South Africa from 1999 to 2005. Jacob_Zuma
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| Schabir Shaik Schabir Shaik is a South African businessman from the Berea, Durban, who rose to prominence due to his close association with former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma. On 2 June 2005, he was found guilty of corruption and fraud, which also led to the dismissal of Zuma two weeks later from his position as Deputy President. Schabir_Shaik
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| Robert McBride (police officer) Robert McBride (born July 6, 1963 in Durban, South Africa) is the former chief of the Metropolitan Police for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. During the apartheid era he was a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, and was convicted for, amongst others, of the 1986 bombing of Magoo's Bar / “Why Not” Restaurant in Durban, which killed 3 and injured 69. Robert_McBride_(police_officer)
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| Tzaneen Tzaneen is a large town situated in the Mopani district of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is in a fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 km² region. About 650 000 people reside within a 30km radius, with the town itself holding a population of around 30,000.There are different theories to were the name comes from and range from the Sotho words tsaneng (gathering place) to tsana (basket of hills). Tzaneen
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| Schabir Shaik trial The Schabir Shaik trial was one of the most important court trials in post-apartheid South Africa. The case, tried in Durban High Court before Judge Hilary Squires, proved the fraudulent and corrupt relationship between Durban-based businessman Schabir Shaik and South African politician and anti-apartheid leader Jacob Zuma. Schabir_Shaik_trial
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| Fatima Hajaig Fatima Hajaig (born 10 December 1938) is a South African politician, with the ruling African National Congress. She is a member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from South Africa. She used to be chairperson of the committee of foreign affairs of the South African parliament. South African President Kgalema Motlanthe appointed her Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in his cabinet. Fatima_Hajaig
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| Helen Zille Helen Zille (legal name Otta Helene Maree née Zille; born 9 March 1951) is the Premier of the Western Cape, a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance political party, and a former Mayor of Cape Town.Zille is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, and famously exposed the truth behind the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko while working for the Rand Daily Mail in the late 1970s. Helen_Zille
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| Mosiuoa Lekota Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota (born 13 August 1948) is a South African politician who currently serves as the President and Leader of the Congress of the People since 16 December 2008. Previously, under President Thabo Mbeki, he served in the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister of Defence from 17 June 1999 to 25 September 2008. Mosiuoa_Lekota
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| Kgalema Motlanthe Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe () (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009, completing the second elected term of Thabo Mbeki. He currently serves as both Deputy President of South Africa and as Deputy President of the ruling political party, the African National Congress (ANC), in both cases under the current president and leader of the ANC Jacob Zuma. Kgalema_Motlanthe
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| South African general election, 2009 South Africa held national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each province on 22 April 2009.The National Assembly consists of 400 members elected by proportional representation with a closed list approach. South_African_general_election,_2009
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| Ronald Suresh Roberts Ronald Suresh Roberts (also known as RSR) is a Trinidadian biographer and columnist currently living in South Africa. Ronald_Suresh_Roberts
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| Heidi Holland Heidi Holland is a South African-based Zimbabwean journalist and author who has been involved in the journalism industry for over 30 years. She has worked as a freelancer writer on publications such as The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and The Guardian and has also worked on research projects for British television documentaries. Heidi_Holland
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