Sun May 26 03:19:03 SAST 2013
Sun May 26 03:19:03 SAST 2013

John Block re-elected as ANC chairman

Jun 8, 2012 | Sapa | 18 comments

Block is currently facing charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering related to the sale of water purification plants

Fraud-accused John Block was re-elected as chairman of the ANC in the Northern Cape on Friday.

Block received 496 votes, while his opponent Godfrey Oliphant, the deputy minister of mineral resources, received 32 votes, out of 553 voting delegates.

Some ballots were spoilt.

Block is currently facing charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering related to the sale of water purification plants.

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Sun May 26 03:19:03 SAST 2013 ::
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Jun 8, 2012

1tsotsi

This can only mean one thing, that shawara,kanga-man, spear's chances of winning are getting slimmer by day. SHAWARA YARI SOKODISA!!!!

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Jun 8, 2012

Mjamisto

THIS IS SHALLOW VICTORY. NORTHERN CAPE WILL ONLY SEND 10 DELEGATES IN MANGAUNG LOL
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Jun 8, 2012

RobinH

Facing fraud and corruption charges but re-elected. That just says it all!
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Jun 8, 2012

Dikmol

This shows how flawed this electoral system is. Only a handful of ANC supporters or fools get to choose a corrupt representative to lead more than a million people. This is wrong.496 people decided for more than a milliion people. Viva democracy.
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Jun 8, 2012

S1nude1ty

"Block is currently facing charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering related to the sale of water purification plants."


Nuff said.
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Jun 8, 2012

CheeseBoy

a man facing serious charges gets voted into power through a flawed electoral system. Wow
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Jun 8, 2012

MicaParis

Let us congratulate Comrade Block for winning the elections, well that means the majority of ANC faithfuls support Block as the Chairperson of the ANC in Northern Cape. That means Comrade Zuma must deal with that as he does not support Comrade Block. The Commander in Chief is in trouble especially if Comrade Block can collude with Comrade Mathale from Limpopo and Comrade Faku from Eastern Cape the race for Mangaung might be hopeless for the Commander in Chief. This means that in order for the Commander in Chief to have a smooth road to Managung he must now strictly win Free State and Eastern Cape if he fail to win both at list Eastern Cape as one of the Province with a bigger margin of delegates will have to be secured for him as Gauteng cannot be trusted. If he fails to secure Gauteng which I think he will loose as we know that Mashatile does not like him and can do what ever to oust him, than the Commander in Chief will be dead before he can even get to Mangaung which means what Comrade Tokyo is doing at the moment is not comedy but reality. I smell a rat especially when I feel one, it seems like somebody might be in trouble but ANC is there to judge, that is why I never worship an individual in the ANC. Comrade Block wants to be the Premier and want his charges to be dropped as such he might collude with any one who is prepared to save his blood and help him realize his dream of becoming the Premier somethings which the Commander in Chief does not like. As a staunch supporter of ANC not an individual I say Viva John Block Viva you have been elected by many ANC faithfuls just like Comrade Zuma in Polokwane as such my congratulations are in order my Chief! Alluta Continua Viva ANC Viva!!
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Jun 8, 2012

swona

not shocked, mabuza is also head Mpumalanga, Zuma will head SA one more time!
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Jun 8, 2012

Deepstick-C

Viva Cde Block Viva! After this we will squash all these baseless allergations and continue to run NC
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Jun 8, 2012

SteveBiko

Innocent untill proven otherwise.....

ayeye Zuma the dictator, this is good news for us as Malema's return is gaining momentum....
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