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Having the death penalty in place is not barbaric and backwards argues Rich Mkhondo. He writes it has the effect of minimising the actual commission of murders, either because the threat of violence deters potential murderers or because the existence of such punishment instils a sense of abhorrence for the crime of murder in the general populace.
Ramaphosa secured re-election, paving the way for him to run for a second presidential term in 2024, on Monday in a ballot of African National Congress (ANC) members that also chose the party new National Executive Committee (NEC). That vote sideline some ministers and others in an anti-Ramaphosa camp loosely connected with Jacob Zuma that, with the ex-president embroiled in battling corruption allegations that he denies, rallied around former health minister Zweli Mkhize.
President Cyril Ramaphosa s re-election as leader of South Africa s ruling party has strengthened his hold on power, but a core of vocal opponents in its new executive suggests the country s path to