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  Politics of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main challenger to the ANC's rule is the Democratic Alliance party, which received 12.4% of the vote in the 2004 election and 14.8% in the 2006 election.
The present Constitution of South Africa was certified by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996, was signed by then President Mandela on 10 December 1996, and entered into effect on 3 February 1997; it is being implemented in phases.
The bicameral Parliament of South Africa consists of the National Assembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) and the National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by each of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa   (1492 words)

  
 Democratic Alliance (South Africa) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress.
The PFP drew support mainly from liberal English-speaking white South Africans, as owing to South Africa's apartheid laws, its membership was limited to the country's whites.
The PFP was ousted as the official opposition by the far-right Conservative Party in the whites-only parliamentary elections held on 6 May 1987.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)   (891 words)

  
 Democratic Party (South Africa) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although the Democratic Party name dates from 1989, the party existed under other labels throughout the Apartheid years, when it was the Parliamentary opposition to the ruling National Party's policies.
Prior to the adoption of the Democratic Party label, it was known variously as the Progressive Party, Progressive Reform Party, and Progressive Federal Party.
The DP had a short-lived merger with the New National Party (NNP) from 2000 to 2001 to form the Democratic Alliance (DA).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party_(South_Africa)   (252 words)

  
 South Africa (07/06)
South Africa's GDP is expected to increase gradually during the next few years, and the government recently revised upward its 2005 estimated growth to 4.3%.
South Africa was a founding member of the League of Nations and in 1927 established a Department of External Affairs with diplomatic missions in the main west European countries and in the United States.
South Africans (particularly the ANC leadership) also acknowledge support from and ties to the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S. From the 1970s through the early 1990s, U.S.-South Africa relations were severely affected by South Africa's racial policies.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htm   (6022 words)

  
 South Africa's political parties - SouthAfrica.info
The South African Native National Congress was founded in 1912 with the aim to bring together Africans to defend their rights and fight for freedom.
The National Democratic Convention (Nadeco) was formed in September 2005 during the parliamentary floor-crossing window period by four MPs who had defected from the IFP.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) was relaunched as an underground party in 1953 after its predecessor, the Communist Party of South Africa, was banned in 1950.
www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/constitution/polparties.htm   (2766 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Africa: South Africa
An alliance between the ANC and the NNP (a reincarnation of the party of government between 1948 and 1994) was mooted.
Among notable decisions, the Constitutional Court ruled in May that the South African government's deportation to the U.S. of Mohamed Khalfan, a suspect in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, was unlawful.
At the end of 2000, South Africa's prisons held 160,003 people, a slight fall on the previous year; approved prison accommodation grew from 99,834 to 101,991, and four additional prisons were under construction.
www.hrw.org /wr2k2/africa11.html   (2504 words)

  
 The Democratic Alliance is suffering from willful amnesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Judging by statements made by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon at the launch of its registration campaign last week, the party is suffering a severe bout of self-inflicted amnesia.
South Africa faces many challenges today, such as unemployment and low rates of savings, not as a result of the policies of the ANC, but because of what happened in South Africa during the years Leon spent in the all-white parliament.
In fact, the South African economy had been shedding jobs for almost two decades by the time the ANC came into government, and was in an advanced state of near-terminal decline.
www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/misc/2003/citizen-art061103.html   (621 words)

  
 Global Challenges | South African Democratic Alliance Proposes Providing Antiretrovirals to 10% of HIV-Positive ...
South Africa's Democratic Alliance party on Sunday outlined a plan that would expand access to antiretroviral treatment to 10% of HIV-positive South Africans within five years, the
Noting the South African government's current restrictions on the distribution of nevirapine to pregnant women in public hospitals, SAMA legal adviser Elsabe Klinck said that physicians "should put their ethical duties first" when treating HIV-positive patients, even when government policy dictates against such treatment.
South Africa is facing an "AIDS crisis," the "most fundamental" component of which is the country's "struggle to identify and confront and act on the truth" about the disease, South African Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Edwin Cameron said last week.
www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=10625   (763 words)

  
 Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
The flag of the official opposition in South Africa, the Democratic Alliance (DA) can be seen at their website at this address.
The Democratic Party (DP) and the New National Party (NNP) recently merged to form the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The idea behind this merger is to form a united opposition in South Africa for the forthcoming municipal elections which are to be held in November.
www.fotw.net /flags/za}da.html   (113 words)

  
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South Africa is one step closer to tightening up its already tough smoking laws, which health department officials say will effectively criminalise smoking.
British American Tobacco South Africa has released a statement saying it believes the government should be more balanced in their approach to smokers.
South Africa already has wide ranging legislation banning smoking inside public buildings and parts of restaurants, but the stated aim of the new amendment bill is designed to tighten up loopholes.
www.tobacco.org /articles/country/879   (1787 words)

  
 Leon blasts govt over crime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
"The murder rate in South Africa, at about 43 murders per 100 000 people, is roughly the same as the death rate from terror attacks on civilians in Iraq.
Crime is one of the most important concerns among foreign investors, as well as one of the major factors driving emigration from South Africa," Leon said.
South Africa needed to muster the political will to make the fight against crime a non-negotiable priority, Leon said.
www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_1755526,00.html   (488 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | sa news Leon lashes govt over Aids
He said if South Africa's former apartheid regime had presided over five million HIV infections and one million Aids deaths, "the world would have been well justified in adding the pandemic to the long list of its abuses".
Across Africa, the Aids pandemic was wreaking havoc on communities and on the economy.
Leon said it was well past time for the South African government to change its attitude towards HIV and Aids, and particularly towards women, who were suffering the greater part of the burden of the disease.
iafrica.com /news/sa/87503.htm   (560 words)

  
 Namibia - political parties
The flag of SWANU (South West Africa National Union) was very similar to that of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organisation) in that it also comprised the three horizontal stripes of blue, red and green.
The Democratic Alliance of Turnhalle was created on 5 Nov 1977 and in the elections of 4 Dec 1978 took 41 seats.
The flag of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) of Namibia has the logo on this website in the middle : ie the circle with the hand and the lettering with the colours as described by Bruce Berry.
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 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Bird-brained politics hits South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) is trying to outfox its rival New National Party (NNP).
DA spokesman Anthony Hazell told the BBC's Network Africa programme that t hounding of Mr van Schalkwyk was frivolous "but humour is one of the methods of getting a message across".
After the NNP announced a new alliance with the ruling African National Congress, the law was changed so that politicians who changed parties while in office no longer automatically lost their seats.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/africa/2332831.stm   (353 words)

  
 Democratic Alliance - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Democratic Alliance - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Democratic Alliance (DA), liberal political party in South Africa, formed in 2000, one of the two main parties in South Africa, the other being the...
The major political parties of South Africa are the ANC, founded in 1912; the Democratic Alliance, founded in 2000 as a result of a merger between...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Democratic_Alliance.html   (123 words)

  
 South African Political Parties # flaggenshop.com - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
The social democratic Independent Democrats is led by Patricia De Lille and flies their logo on a white flag as can be seen on their website.
The National Party (NP) was the ruling party in South Africa from 1948 until 26 April 1994 when the ANC came to power.
The SACP is in a tripartite alliance with the ruling ANC and the Confederation of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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 S.Africa: Democratic Alliance demands return of NIA spying material   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
CAPE TOWN — The Democratic Alliance has demanded the return of all information gathered by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) during illegal spying on its offices.
The probe should also look at South Africa’s national security doctrine “because the current doctrine virtually gives a blank cheque to spy on anybody in South Africa for any reason, without let or hindrance”.
In his report on the hoax ANC e-mails released last week, Inspector General of Intelligence Zolile Ngcakani said the voice communications of at least 13 members of the public including senior members of the ruling party, the opposition, businessmen and officials in the public service were intercepted.
www.africancrisis.org /NewsView.asp?Rec=7570&EID=0   (373 words)

  
 afrika.no: Africa News Update : Archive : 2004 : June
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon accused the ruling party of seeking control of "all levers of power" and pursuing a "narrow racial nationalism" in his Youth Day speech in Soshanguve, on Wednesday.
The Democratic Alliance calls it the kiss of death -- but the marriage of the African National Congress and the New National Party is symptomatic of a new politics of survival that other political parties could resort to.
South Africa’s failure to reintegrate former soldiers into civilian life is evident in the fate of the 78 South Africans arrested for allegedly plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.
www.afrika.no /newsupdate/Archive/2004/June?nh=5&mh=20   (1077 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICA: ANC accepts `marriage proposal' from apartheid's architect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Its only pseudo-concern is the Democratic Alliance (DA), which it needs in order to present South Africa as a democratic country with a legitimate opposition party (even if it is just one) — a role the DA is only too happy to fill.
Ever since F.W. de Klerk, former leader of the National Party and former president of South Africa, decided to un-ban the liberation movements in 1990 and usher in negotiations for an end to the apartheid system, the National Party’s core belief has been that it is a party that holds the higher moral political ground.
He mentions the alliance with the Democratic Party just after the 1999 election and notes that the Democratic Party gave it life, “[opening] its doors to those who refused to redefine themselves as opponents of the system and ideology they had upheld for generations”.
www.greenleft.org.au /back/2004/595/595p16.htm   (1721 words)

  
 www.businessinafrica.net | news | southern africa SA opposition slams SADC currency
Johannesburg - South Africa's main opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the commitment by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to establish a common currency within a decade, doubting the monetary union would automatically end the many political problems still facing Southern Africa.
He said, in principle, the DA was not opposed to monetary union in Southern Africa, but that given the many political impediments faced by the SADC, it would hardly suffice as the platform from which to drive such a single currency project.
Energy in Africa is an intelligent and in-depth look at how energy impacts people, places, projects, price and development around the African continent.
www.businessinafrica.net /news/southern_africa/950867.htm   (433 words)

  
 Panapress Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Police Service is to deploy an extra 3,000 officers to the Gauteng province as part of plans to improve service delivery throughout the country, an official said.
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa will lead a delegation of provincial and local government officials 16-22 September to the state of Bavaria, Germany to solicit their experiences, expertise and best practice in hosting a successful FIFA World Cup.
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Thabo Mbeki is to pay one-day visit to Kinshasa Monday for talks with his DR Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila, the Department of Foreign Affairs said here.
www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng046   (768 words)

  
 Dispatch Online - Your premier Eastern Cape news site
Hijack bid likely to hurt SA THE reputation of South African airports could only be harmed by the attempted hijacking of a flight out of Cape Town on Saturday, said the Democratic Alliance.
THE Democratic Alliance has submitted a private Member’s Bill to Parliament aimed at holding trade unions civilly liable for damage or loss suffered as a direct result of union members’ strike-related activities.
SOUTH Africa’s trade relations with juggernaut China will be put to the test this week when Premier Wen Jiabao jets into Cape Town for talks centred on China’s mighty textile industry.
www.dispatch.co.za /2006/06/19/southafrica   (509 words)

  
 Mail & Guardian Online:
The Democratic Alliance stands ready to co-operate with other parties on a case-by-case basis in the interest of good government, DA leader Tony Leon said on Thursday.
The Democratic Alliance's worst fear seem to have come true in the Western Cape, with the African National Congress carrying many municipalities on the back of a split opposition vote.
The PAC came second in the municipality with three seats followed closely by the Democratic Alliance with two and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) with one seat.
mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=265763&area=/local_elections/...   (1555 words)

  
 SW Radio Africa News Story - News story
The Democratic Alliance party in South Africa issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday urging the South African government to grant political asylum to Roy Bennett without delay.
The Democratic Alliance Foreign Affairs spokesman and chief whip Douglas Gibson told us history will remember Bennett as a hero and the South African government needs to be on the side of those who fight for democracy.
Gibson said the South African government should go out of its way to give asylum to Bennett and members of his family who may be targeted.
www.swradioafrica.com /news250406/saopp250406.htm   (336 words)

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