South Africa: Leftward Leap If ANC Allies Get Their Way

                   
allafrica.com     May 12, 2008            

THE tripartite alliance summit has made a raft of economic proposals which, if implemented, could signal a major shift to the left when President Thabo Mbeki steps down next year. ... The decision of the summit to make the African National Congress-led alliance the... [read full story]                    

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Leftward Leap If ANC Allies Get Their Way

allafrica.com     May 12, 2008          

THE tripartite alliance summit has made a raft of economic proposals which, if implemented, could signal a major shift to the left when President Thabo Mbeki steps down next year. ... The decision of the summit to make the African National Congress-led alliance the...                    

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South Africa: A Jump to the Left

allafrica.com     May 13, 2008          

IN STRUGGLING to make sense of President Thabo Mbeki's determined policy of appeasement towards Robert Mugabe over the years, some analysts have suggested it may have been motivated primarily by concern over the ripple effect on the politics of the region if a labour-led party such as the...                    

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A Jump to the Left

allafrica.com     May 13, 2008          

IN STRUGGLING to make sense of President Thabo Mbeki's determined policy of appeasement towards Robert Mugabe over the years, some analysts have suggested it may have been motivated primarily by concern over the ripple effect on the politics of the region if a labour-led party such as the...                    

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Allies Still Undecided On Mbeki

allafrica.com     May 13, 2008          

While the tripartite alliance chose at its weekend summit not to push for Thabo Mbeki's dismissal as the country's president, it has called for a review of all energy-intensive projects, including the controversial aluminium smelters. ... The alliance partners also...                    

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ANC denies divisions over Mbeki axing request

sabcnews.com     May 13, 2008          

The ANC denies there are divisions in the alliance over the SACP's request for Mbeki to step down ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe has denied that the tripartite alliance is divided over a request by the SA Communist Party (SACP) that President Thabo Mbeki should step down before next year's...                    

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