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It is acknowledged that Jacob Zuma’s new MK Party has disrupted politics in its short, topsy-turvy lifespan, but the jury is out on whether it is all hype, no substance. However, if two by-elections are a marker – albeit in one KZN region – the party’s possible impact on the upcoming elections.
The City of Johannesburg’s new Speaker, Margaret Arnolds, grew up in Eldorado Park and is no stranger to politics, with a string of past political allegiances that include the Inkatha Freedom Party and African People’s Convention.
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An accomplished orator, historian and custodian of Zulu tradition and culture, Buthelezi was perhaps one of the most contradictory figures in South African poli