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Over the weekend three broad strokes political deals emerged that could determine the future of South African politics. But the practical execution of any of the three faces considerable headwinds and the consequences may extend as far as scuppering the Government of National Unity, the calling of an early national election, or see ActionSA emerging at the head of an African National Congress (ANC)/Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)/uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) coalition.
To be workable as a coalition a deal must meet two conditions. The first is that it must get the partners to a 50%-plus-one position in the key…
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Fun South African Fact: Mandela’s house on Vilakazi Street is now a museum. The man who the street was named after, Dr BW Vilakazi, was a poet, novelist and intellectual. He helped develop the written form of both isiZulu and siSwati and helped put together the isiZulu dictionary.
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Fun South African Fact: The waters surrounding the 2,500km long coastline are teeming with life. You’ll find great white sharks, African penguins, dolphins and much much more in South Africa’s oceans. Many travellers visit the coast to watch the annual whale migrations. In Hermanus, in the Western Cape, you can see hundreds of whales from June to late November. Simon’s Town, another coastal Western Cape town, is home to Boulder’s Beach. Here you can swim alongside colonies of African Penguins!