dimpho_4U

yes @Puleng ...great choice, but I'd go with Thuli Madonsela____well written article,though!
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guiliano

I would gladly vote for her.
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S1nude1ty

Yeah, good choice. Not going to happen though.
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truthhurt

Yes i agree, 110%, she has my vote, anytime, for sure!
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PORQUENOMEQUIERES

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!thats my dream, banna ke dinokwane.
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kage251084

I like your article but i think there are things you left behind regarding Mamphele Ramphele..she is a board chairman of one of the largest gold producing companies in the country and as one of the people from this industry i think she doesn't prioritize cause people of mines including the one she heads doesn't have benefit of some constitutional rights and she is busy dealing with issues she is not paid for while giving important issues that shud lead to transformation a cold shoulder.I think its too early to think of her as President...at this point Kgalema is the only potential and suitable candidate
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Lehido

I would prefer Thuli Madonsela
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Phunyukabemphethe

@Puleng Mmila
Wow, what a good article with great choice but with this disappointing vultures around her I personally think ,she is not going to make it
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Seele

i like puleng 's article but I think it won't proper for her to lead de country, she is in the right position to policy des politician they r corrupt
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Shredder

It's not going to happen
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Mbeva

Unfortunately she won't be our President since she was not in exile.
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Dandan

she must start her political party to be president
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nyobannahle!!!

SHE IS FOLLOWING HER PARTNER STEVE BIKO SHE CAN MAKE IT
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nyobannahle!!!

SHE IS FOLLOWING HER LATE PARTNER STIVE BIKO I ALSO BELIEVE
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truthhurt

Mbeva
Unfortunately she won't be our President since she was not in exile.
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Are you sure? do your homework before you start talking, she almost died for this country.
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PORQUENOMEQUIERES

@Shredder
'Its not going to happen'

why???????????????????????????????
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PORQUENOMEQUIERES

@Mbeva
U smoke weed wena..nxa!
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simplykayLECOWSA

this thng of presidency its jst lyk a national team i dnt thnk they wl ever be d best candidate as long as salary is the issue,our learders they put money first.anyway i thnk xe can do a gud learders
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weneedeconomicfreedom

good one Puleng. I m proud of you. We need this kind of a leader in our country, hopefully when I m home (Motloulela) can just drive to check you ka mo Seokodibeng.
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Aristotle

Grandma relax OK!!, we dont want you to burst your artery when there's service delivery protests. Just concerntrate on your snuif ,TAXI or NTSU. you too clever to be shouted at by the so called freedom fighters.
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shabi_shabisto

@Kage251084
I'd agree with you that Kgalema for ANC president in Mangaung but not for the ZAR Presidency because he is scared of ANC hyena's he will do what Zuma did, he lacks independence. Too dependent on Luthuli house and he will be corrupted easily once he is in power,
There's lots Hyena's pursuing government business in Luthuli house and they will use his lack of independence to push their business interests

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Papage

She is as good as Thuli, but in South Africa, it will never happen, there are so many women chauvinist in the ANC
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Speackup

Well done to her and a round of applause but isn't it interesting to note that she is mostly if not only visible in cases involving a certain race group and disappears into thin air when the show is in another foot?
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Bumboklaat

All politicians are the same, male or female all the same!
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JFK

She is part of the elite that is being used by Mbeki symphatisers behind the scenes to fight the Zuma led Government , We know that:
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Mbeva

@Truthhurt
Mbeva
Unfortunately she won't be our President since she was not in exile.
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Are you sure? do your homework before you start talking, she almost died for this country.

She was in exile for her personal interests not RSA.She sounds like a hypocrite

@PORQUENOMEQUIERES
@Mbeva
U smoke weed wena..nxa

I smoked your thong,LOL


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ncagumbuduma

It is easy to shout on the sidelines, let her start another COPE and lets see how many are going to vote for her. Til then the day dreams can continue.
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masende

I DNT WANT MFAZI LA SHE MUST COOK
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masende

I DNT WANT MFAZI LA SHE MUST COOK PERIOD
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RobinH

I have serious respect for this woman, but she is an academic, an activist and political commentator. She would not professional politics with a barge pole.
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cornelius

Yes Yes Yes Yes !
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Bebesocs

With due respect Shredder why do you say its not going to happen? We in South Africa should give women a chance to rule, ANC should learn to accept criticism, in South Africa we have potential leaders (women) the likes of Nkosazana Zuma, Thuli Madonsela, Ramphele, Breytenbach, ex-vice state president mrs Ngcuka etc we have a lot,we need nation building, we need to regain the trust of the people and the international community, OUR IMAGE IS DENTED. If ANC still believes in passing te ball from this one to the other one because it is his turn it is not going to work, let the ball come out of that kraal. LOOK AT GERMANY.
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S1nude1ty

Ramphele should take over the DA.
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Mgaraji

Is she a moral leader we are often told about?

This husband snatcher has two children by Steve Biko while Biko was married to another women.

Now she is moral compass.
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S1nude1ty

Mgaraji - "This husband snatcher has two children by Steve Biko while Biko was married to another women."

Lets not compare moral compasses to Zuma. At least Ramphele did the right thing in the mentioned circumstances. Zuma is still 'applying his mind' to Cele and Mdludli. To mention two names.
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bulwazi

@kage...thank U.
I would not vote for her because...
Firstly she does'nt look lke she is interested...
Secondly it is not gonna happen...
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Mgaraji

S1nude1ty
Mgaraji - "This husband snatcher has two children by Steve Biko while Biko was married to another women."

Lets not compare moral compasses to Zuma. At least Ramphele did the right thing in the mentioned circumstances. Zuma is still 'applying his mind' to Cele and Mdludli. To mention two names.
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I do not remember writing Zuma's name in my comment. Do you see it sir?
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bokaba.123

This article is quite a relief from what we read the other day; a blogger who hurled insults (matlhapa) at Mamphele; that I even wanted a place to hide despite the fact that I was in the comfort of my home.

But let's put certain things straight here:
1. constituency based system is premature; bcos u risk having "ME" as president;
no revolutionary agenda; no people's needs at heart; but just "ME"
2. let's have her as part of the collective; we'll be adding to the cool heads in govt
3. we cannot risk reversing the gains made so far; by replacing the current electoral system;
yes, the current crop is making matters worse; but I think even Ms. Zille accepts that we still need a revolutionary movement for the current conditions in the country

But Puleng, all credit is yours for praising Mme Ramphele.
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S1nude1ty

Mgaraji - "I do not remember writing Zuma's name in my comment. Do you see it sir?"

As president of the ANC, its implied.
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DjEp

@Puleng,
nice dream my comrade, however wise as she is and i respect her for that also becuase she is one of my directors. running a country will need a little more than what she has currently. its a fact countries are run by Mafias, and honest people dont make it to another day. SHE IS TOO HONEST TO BE A PRESIDENTshe is too honest to be a President
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PORQUENOMEQUIERES

@Mbeva
But why dont you like her?tell me my darling,make me understand why?
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Sompisi

Sleeping around with a Political Activist does not make you a Presidential Candidate.........
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Lebetha

dnt thnk is a gud idea nt nw!mayb in 60yrs 2cum
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PORQUENOMEQUIERES

@Masende
you are a zulu dictator!keep your woman in the kitchen,leave Ramphele alone,oa tella lezulu ting!
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Mgaraji

DjEp
@Puleng,
nice dream my comrade, however wise as she is and i respect her for that also becuase she is one of my directors. running a country will need a little more than what she has currently. its a fact countries are run by Mafias, and honest people dont make it to another day. SHE IS TOO HONEST TO BE A PRESIDENTshe is too honest to be a President.
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Politics, business, sports even churches these days are runned by mafia. Honest person in business?
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Sgandy

Now that's what I call genuine patriotism..when one puts the country first and politics behind...not the reverse most loyalist do..a big warning to the ailing ANC..watch-out for organizations like Freedom Under Law they might be the future leaders and how happy South Africans will be..to be led by thinkers and intellects with vision and good intend for the country..Great Column Pule wa Mmila.
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somaartakeit

I wld support such a move wholeheartedly, but how old is she? cause being a president could be taxing and requires a lot of energy to fix our national issues as things stand right now the country has been operating with a dummy president, so as you all can imagine that we have loads of work to be done in this respect.
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masende

LOGOGO UVUMBUKAPHI MANJE? DOES SHE WANT PENSION DIRECTIONS?I HAVE NEVER SEN U IN EXILE NOW U WANT TO BE A PRESIDENT HA HA HA DREAM ON GOGO
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Bhekikhaya

Being an armchair critic, work for World Bank, share COPE's ideology and ideas, is that what makes her Presidential hopeful, being a President especially in this SA, needs somebody who does not please the few elite black (tenderpreneurs) with their white minority friends who feels their status and colour is threatened by majority, SA needs somebody who'll transform, firstly close the race gap, end previleges by virtue of your colour or creed, the thruth is millions of Blacks in this country still leave far below poverty line, and have to scrap for food in the dumping sites, to say it lightly, if SA can lend uncle Bob (Mugabe) for one year to help straighten up race graph, and thereafter we can talk economy
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Mgaraji

The lists of companies found to be overprising, colluding, anti competitive practise etc is endless yet the Norman Mashaba's, Ruel Khoza, DR Mamphele etc of this world have audacity to say business is not enemy of the society. They never bark at one of their own elite group.

They are riding on the weakness and corruptness of the ANC as if they are holly then them. If they have influence in their areas of operations, what has mining sector done for the poor, more especially areas where mines are located, and what Nedbank has done for black struggling SMME's.
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Stumaeza

Dream on Ladies....
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MGEEZ

Wishful thinking!!!
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Papage

Very wise, but from wrong Tribe
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ISMORNACHIES8

She looks like a witch !
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ROBOT

Tsa eta ke ye tshadi pele di wela ka leopeng. No offence. We need straong leaders who will use mafia style to lead.
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Molemushi

If it happen South Africa would be the best country ever she is loaded with full of potential.....
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Musanda-TB

Yes she can be a leader but at her home for her kidz and husband not to us South African
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Nincompoop

UNFORTUNATELY MZANSI IS NOT READY FOR A WOMAN PRESIDENT, WE ARE A LONG WAY OFF.
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Tabza325is

Does she have any record of running a country, what experience does she have to run a country we are tied of trial and error Presidents, people who come into power and are forever on a learning curve. I say give the job of running the country to scientist, engineers, accountants, technicians and all who is responsible for the actual physical building of the country and not someone who is going to setup comission after comission, conference after conference, summit after summit discussing the samethings over and over( how can we improve service delivery and better the lives of many, fight climate or global warming, end world hunger, end crime, end wars, end abuse in general, find a cure for Aids) for all this time we've given politicians chance after chance to run the world we are still faced with the same problems and they have failed to solve any problem the world is currently facing, politicians don't solve problems they are part of the problem and will contineu to be as long as they are in power, but for whatever reason people will contineu to vote for the next politicaly minded guy even if the previous politicaly minded guy didn't solve anything, a politician can't built roads, can't build or engineer bridges, can't build schools or end porverty, they can't even give proper morals to society, I say political rule must come to an end, same as emporer rulers came to an end, kingship rulers came to an end, political systems have faild to run this world.
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Hail

If ANC want to win all the 9 provinces the better go with her! if they want to lose most of the provinces the make one of their power hungry or their corrupt fighters for president.They will lose period but if they will come up with such a suprise i think they will make it. She have my vote!
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Mgaraji

Tabza325is
Does she have any record of running a country, what experience does she have to run a country we are tied of trial and error Presidents, people who come into power and are forever on a learning curve. I say give the job of running the country to scientist, engineers, accountants, technicians and all who is responsible for the actual physical building of the country and not someone who is going to setup comission after comission, conference after conference, summit after summit discussing the samethings over and over( how can we improve service delivery and better the lives of many, fight climate or global warming, end world hunger, end crime, end wars, end abuse in general, find a cure for Aids) for all this time we've given politicians chance after chance to run the world we are still faced with the same problems and they have failed to solve any problem the world is currently facing, politicians don't solve problems they are part of the problem and will contineu to be as long as they are in power, but for whatever reason people will contineu to vote for the next politicaly minded guy even if the previous politicaly minded guy didn't solve anything, a politician can't built roads, can't build or engineer bridges, can't build schools or end porverty, they can't even give proper morals to society, I say political rule must come to an end, same as emporer rulers came to an end, kingship rulers came to an end, political systems have faild to run this world.
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We can have good president but lets admit, to build country you need active citizenry. Africans once they obtain degrees, live cities or suburbs, earn big money they do not participate in their community development. Black people are basking in the whitemans glory. Living a whiteman life gives black people a ticket to status, big mouth, laziness,looking down upon rural & uneducated people.

White folks, even if they are rich they belong to NGOs either as funders or activists and are active in their communities. Whites look after their communities and they fight for one of their own. Thina we cannot. The country will only be great, the day we learn to confront our individual, collective, society weaknesses.

This pointing finger game delays progress.


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TheTrueWord

No she won't be president, not whilst there are still rascals in the ANC.
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KgoshiKgolo

Everytime you listen to an ANC politician, you listening to the one who's primary interest is to have power, and wealth! He has nothing to do with development, better life, good health care, good eduction, access to food etc. HE/SHE has nothing to do with people. Most ANC members's interests is to make a living out of politics, to have job, tenders etc. they have nothing to do with politics - let alone development!!! That is why most ANC members do not even understand the policy of the ANC. Guess what: these are the indiviuduals who will be your Mayors, Councillors, MEC, Ministers etc
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