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ANC plans ‘constitutional revolution’ on land

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The government is planning a “constitutional revolution” to fast-track land reform, including considering expropriation without compensation. The ruling party also wants land reform to include restitution for “precolonial dispossession” before the 1913 Native Land Act came into force, and a cap on the amount of land an individual can own. With most South African land..
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The nuts and bolts of radical economic transformation

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At President Jacob Zuma’s second inauguration, he vowed that economic transformation would “take centre stage” during his last term of office. He promised that “the structure of the economy will be transformed through industrialisation, broad-based black economic empowerment and through strengthening and expanding the role of the state in the economy”. That the economy would..
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South Africa In Economic Breakdown: Zuma’s Grim Legacy In Charts – But His Friends Are Having Fun

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Jacob Zuma South Africans have become accustomed to heaving a collective sigh of relief as ratings agencies continue to stave off a ratings downgrade. But, South Africa’s ratings have moved close to sub-investment grade with President Jacob Zuma at the helm, as the graphs below indicate. The rand’s value has declined steadily, too, with a few..
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The Truth And Lies Of Zuma’s SONA 2017

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Amidst unprecedented security measures, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma delivered his tenth State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2017. We fact-checked his speech. Claim: “To date, nearly 7 million households have been connected to the grid and now have electricity.” Verdict: Correct South Africa’s development indicators showed that 6,340,321 households had been connected..
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A MUST READ: Zuma’s Secret Blueprint For Total Power – Lily Gosam

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An ambitious plan to redraw provincial boundaries, control the treasury and conclude mega-deals to keep the ANC under Zuma control was hatched  * Lily Gosam is a pseudonym  INTRODUCTION In 2009 [president] Jacob Zuma secured the highest office in the land, in large part due to the composition of South Africa’s 1994 provincial map. And..
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