Fri May 24 04:05:49 SAST 2013
Fri May 24 04:05:49 SAST 2013

SADC meets on AU bid

Jul 4, 2012 | Sapa | 11 comments

MINISTERS from SADC countries met in Pretoria yesterday as lobbying for Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to lead the African Union heated up.

FRONTRUNNER: Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma PHOTO: TREVOR SAMSON

Opening the event, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said the Southern African Development Community was unanimous on the appointment of a woman to lead the continental league.

"In this decade of women, from 2010 to 2020, SADC and the southern region are presenting again a formidable candidate in respect to the heads of states' resolution to dedicate this decade to women," she said.

African leaders will meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 19th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union, on July 17.

The event was originally scheduled to take place in Lilongwe, Malawi, but was moved after Malawi refused to welcome Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a war crimes suspect.

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Fri May 24 04:05:49 SAST 2013 ::
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Jul 4, 2012

Papage

You can't Lead your own potfolio, but want to lead African Union, how so? please pull out and stop embarrasing us
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Jul 4, 2012

sabza007

I hope she lose so that she can put her energy in cleansing Department of Horror Affairs.
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Jul 4, 2012

DjEp

Madam Horror affairs wants you more than AU. in AU there are more than 100 million people to fix but you cant fix your department with less than 20 000 pleople?? Get another hobby dont embarass us.
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Jul 4, 2012

MicaParis

It will be a very good thing for a country of South Africa's caliber to win that Chair, I wish Comrade Dlamini-Zuma a good luck on this one. We are tired as Africans to be led by small countries which does not even have economic and social influence in the world, what the hell can Gabon do what they failed to do in their own backyard! We need a country like South Africa which cannot play a kind of lapdog attitude to the western lousy failing countries of Europe like France and all that jazz! We need a strong economically and social international politically matured and inclined country like South Africa to take Africa forward so that we can leave Gabon with a clear cut chance to solve their already struggling economic and social back logs that are rife in that small country!. Jean Bing will never influence any thing as he remained being a lapdog and useless salary earning shadow Commissioner who did not contribute even a good idea or African policy on international economic relations and safety and security which are vital concerns for African realities for the past terms in charge as useless Commissioner.
We need a candidate who is internationally acclaimed and mentally and intellectually performance based cadre who will take our country forward and Comrade Dlamini-Zuma is exactly the candidate we need!
We will see how we replace a huge gap that she will leave at the Department of Home Affairs, may be Comrade Trevor might be taken there to take over as his skills are useless, wasted in the Presidency.
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Jul 4, 2012

somaartakeit

another useless and overrated minister but then the AU ministers are not really sharp and aren't known to produce results, so zuma-dlamini will feel right at home with rest of other mediocres, in the meantime 'bleed beloved continent' from mediocrity.
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Jul 4, 2012

DjEp

@MicaParis
It will be a very good thing for a country of South Africa's caliber to win that Chair, I wish Comrade Dlamini-Zuma a good luck on this one. We are tired as Africans to be led by small countries which does not even have economic and social influence in the world, what the hell can Gabon do what they failed to do in their own backyard! We need a country like South
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i think its better to be lead by a small country with leaders than being led by a big country with a bunch of idi.ots like Dlamini Zuma. Before she calls for national duty she must fix her department. there is no point in here fighting for a seat to govern more than 200 million people when you cannot fix a department with less than 10 000 people.
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Jul 4, 2012

MicaParis

DjEp
@MicaParis
It will be a very good thing for a country of South Africa's caliber to win that Chair, I wish Comrade Dlamini-Zuma a good luck on this one. We are tired as Africans to be led by small countries which does not even have economic and social influence in the world, what the hell can Gabon do what they failed to do in their own backyard! We need a country like South
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i think its better to be lead by a small country with leaders than being led by a big country with a bunch of idi.ots like Dlamini Zuma. Before she calls for national duty she must fix her department. there is no point in here fighting for a seat to govern more than 200 million people when you cannot fix a
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Remember this lady has done well in her previous Department and inherited a rotten Department in which he did inherently very well considering the status of that Department lately and in comparison for the past five years were that Department used to be nothing but jokes!
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Jul 4, 2012

ProgressiveAfricanDemocrat

I think Nkosazana will be well-advised to stay at home. She definitely does not have what it takes to lead the AU. She failed to rise to the occassion when many in the ANC wanted her to become president. She did not campaign, and only watched as others paid a heavy price for backing her as she turned around to accept a plum position in her ex-husband's cabinet. We were also disappointed when in the ANC NEC meeting she said it was no longer necessary to talk about Julius Malema as "he had already joined the Friends of the Youth League". Nkosazana should inform herself and know that Julius Malema is not a member of the Friends of the Youth League, as much as Jacob Zuma was not a member of the friends of Jacob Zuma. Nkosazana is just too pliable to occupy a top position in the ANC or African Union. Her pliability explains her record in government and personal life. Lindiwe Sisulu, even with her abrasiveness is a much better candidate and deserving of a top position in the ANC.
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Jul 4, 2012

MicaParis

ProgressiveAfricanDemocrat
I think Nkosazana will be well-advised to stay at home. She definitely does not have what it takes to lead the AU. She failed to rise to the occassion when many in the ANC wanted her to become president. She did not campaign, and only watched as others paid a heavy price for backing her as she turned around to accept a plum position in her ex-husband's cabinet. We were also disappointed when in the ANC NEC meeting she said it was no longer necessary to talk about Julius Malema as "he had already joined the Friends of the Youth League". Nkosazana should inform herself and know that Julius Malema is not a member of the Friends of the Youth League, as much as Jacob Zuma was not a member of the friends of Jacob Zuma. Nkosazana is just too pliable to occupy a top position in the ANC or African Union. Her pliability explains her record in government and personal life. Lindiwe Sisulu, even with her abrasiveness is a much better candidate and deserving of a top position in the ANC.
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I turn to differ with you on Comrade Dlamini-Zuma's leadership capabilities and capacities of late, she has trmendously improved as such I think she can do a great job, we know she messed up and even cry when she meet challenges especially when she was still the Minister of Health under Comrade Thabo and Mandela but she did very well as the Minister of International Relations which Comrade Maite inherited in a lovely state of affairs! Your knowledge of domestic and international politics is very good Comrade Democrat keep it up you at list know what you are talking about big up!!
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Jul 5, 2012

mshina

I WISH HER BAD LUCK...... SHE MUST SORT OUT HER DEP OF HORROR...AFF IT IS IN A MESS, GO TO THE OFFICES, TOW YEARS WAITING FOR DOCUMENTS HAAAAAAAAAAA
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