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Zille Chats About the Spy Tapes

Mike Hampton Posted on by

This is taken from Helen Zille’s latest newsletter: The Spy Tapes saga has now moved on to the obvious question: What do the tapes reveal? And what do the rest of the documents that constitute the “record of decision” contain? Do they provide evidence that a political conspiracy lay behind the charges against Jacob Zuma on over 700 counts of corruption, money laundering, fraud and racketeering? Do they reveal sufficient grounds for withdrawing the charges in 2009, so that Zuma could become President? Or could they support the re-instatement of … Read the full article…

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Zuma Spy Tapes to be Handed Over

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This is a speech delivered yesterday by Helen Zille, leader of the Democratic Alliance. It’s content is important to South Africa and a victory for democracy. Let’s hope that all the Spy Tapes are in fact handed over. You can download the full Zuma versus DA Judgement here. Today is an historic day in our young, constitutional democracy. Today we can feel reassured that the institutions tasked to protect our democracy are very much alive and well. As long as we have an independent judiciary that is prepared to hand … Read the full article…

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The DA’s Relationship with Nathan Kirsh and Glynnis Breytenbach

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What is the truth in the relationships between the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, Glynnis Breytenbach, the NPA and mysterious billionaire, Nathan Kirsh… I’m no fan of the ANC and ANCYL’s normally hypocritical and rhetorical press releases. Whatever they accuse the DA of, they’re doing the same or worse. For that reason, and because Helen Zille’s words are better reads, I’ve re-posted more of her newsletters on my blog. Although I consider the DA to be deceptive and have personally (repeatedly) experienced their betrayals and crimes, I don’t ignore them when … Read the full article…

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