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Jul 23, 2012

Tango

Zuma said he could not simply jump at every damning report in the media.

“I’m sure if there was a report and I fired people every day... [people would say] I don’t follow processes of the law.”

He is right.
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Jul 23, 2012

SOLUTIONS

“I don’t think it’s the correct statement to say that we are not making it a priority... We are also not dealing with the problem of today, we are solving the problem [of apartheid] that has affected us.”
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL -- - 18 years later and text books does not get delivered, who must we blame, yes apartheid. This is getting really old now, own up, you and your administration are all incompetent blood suckers.

Is it also apartheid's fault that you have so many children you need to keep a book with you to remember their names.
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Jul 23, 2012

hulas

Last week I was conducting job interviews among applicants were the following people:
David Radzilani from Limpopo
Gilbert Merange from Limpopo
Eric Luthodo from Limpopo
Rolivhuwa Nyage

All of this people cant spell,speak,and write English.How can you employe someone without this basic important skill.All of this young stars are going to suffer for the rest of their lives.They are the victims of pathetic anc education system.I had to turn them away.

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Jul 23, 2012

Dzel

You don't seem to understand that these investigations of yours take time, effort and money yet they are going to reveal the obvious. Any Minister who says it is not her job to deliver textbooks amid a national crisis does not deserve her position regardless of what caused the crisis to begin with. She treats her job and the public with contempt, her attitude stinks.

But then again Mangaung is just around the corner and you need the ANCWL hey Zuma so we should not expect you to act, when you are not indecisive you are self-serving but releasing criminals like Sheik and Selibi from prison happens in a blink of an eye.
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Jul 23, 2012

MGEEZ

“I don’t think it’s the correct statement to say that we are not making it a priority... We are also not dealing with the problem of today, we are solving the problem [of apartheid] that has affected us.”
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I give up!!!! What has Apartheid to do with Angie not delivering text books? Indeed I rest my case.
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Jul 23, 2012

RobinH

The thing is, dear Prez, no-one is acting "hastily" in this fiasco. The inability of the dept to meet the deadlilnes is just incomprehensible and utterly unacceptable.
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Jul 23, 2012

Kgaoza606

Your decision making never ceases to amaze Mr President...
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Jul 23, 2012

ModiseP

My point of view,the Minister not supposed to be blamed.I think there is mission of how to deliver books in schools country wide.Nationally is the minister herself and provincially appointed member.Minister doesn't have the total figure of books to be delivered country wide.Appointed members from provinces got that figures out.The books must be delivered on Top-up policy meaning the Dept issued estimated books and when they are not enough,appointed members must inform the Minister for Top -up that is why the Limpopo appointed members was fired.
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Jul 23, 2012

Keafixa

apartheid ........in this day and age......no wonda Erni Els still thinks Mandela is the president bcos o moya wa president wena zuma
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Jul 23, 2012

bizoro

Ahh msholozi at his best (stupid), he needs an investigation to fire the these useless basterds but he does not waiste any time to release his criminal friends from jail.
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Jul 23, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

he said the government had taken action to resolve the non-delivery of textbooks, but would not dismiss anyone until a task team investigation was completed.

“Even if the buck stops at her, she has to find out who exactly is responsible for that [crisis].... The president must weigh those facts [and then decide] was it her or not her?”
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Hypocrite.......... You fired Nkabinde (Public Works minister) after the Roux debacle came to the fore. Mr President, please dont talk twaak..........


“I don’t think it’s the correct statement to say that we are not making it a priority... We are also not dealing with the problem of today, we are solving the problem [of apartheid] that has affected us.”
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Utter bullcrap............... ANC government is the f**^%cken problem.......... I bet Aurora not paying its employees is also an apartheid legacy.............

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Jul 23, 2012

Britata

Corruption again
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Jul 23, 2012

CheeseBoy

WRONG ZUMA

the buck actually stops with you. if within your chain of command you have a weak link (incompetent deployee) then the whole chain is useless.
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Jul 23, 2012

ThirdEye

I knew this will be his approach, he want to keep the Womens League closer for Mangaung so he can't fire it President.
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Jul 23, 2012

Shredder

"task team " - I am starting to h@te this words.

"we are solving the problem [of apartheid] that has affected us." - Blah! Blah! Blah!
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Jul 23, 2012

Nzwere

hulas
Last week I was conducting job interviews among applicants were the following people:
David Radzilani from Limpopo
Gilbert Merange from Limpopo
Eric Luthodo from Limpopo
Rolivhuwa Nyage

All of this people cant spell,speak,and write English.How can you employe someone without this basic important skill.All of this young stars are going to suffer for the rest of their lives.They are the victims of pathetic anc education system.I had to turn them away.
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I don't see how this connects non-delivery of books in Limpopo, unless if you just want to put the point accross(You interviewing poeple). jerrrrrrrrr you are a victim of apartyd man.
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Jul 23, 2012

Tasto

At least mr plezdent u r consistent ppl, some ppl are still waiting 18 yeras later not urgency no crisis as usual maar lets remind them 2014 election's food parcels & t-shirts are coming for sure with thank roadshow dance!!
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Jul 23, 2012

Chichi7

Another useless minister that will not be taken to task for her inability to deliver books and sadly JZ sees nothing wrong with this picture.
Alive with possibilities
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Jul 23, 2012

Phunyukabemphethe

Mara Sowetan le wena sometimes let me correct you for free/mahala not Speaking on 567 CapeTalk radio, But 702 Talk show host Redi Tlhabi
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Jul 23, 2012

hulas

Nzwere:Look my point is these are born free one would expect them to get a better education than what apartheid gave us.Instead they are being fed inferior education of no value at all.And guess what the president sees nothing wrong with that.
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Jul 23, 2012

Ma-Bhova

Zuma will leave a Legacy of having too many Ministers that were investigated in his time. I wonder how much money is wasted on this, maybe we also have a Investigation Minister. With Zuma one could never know.
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Jul 23, 2012

Tasto

Who needs education if you can be plezdent with out formal qualifications?
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Jul 23, 2012

Maratachelete

@Solutions,lolment @"Is it also apartheid at fault that you have so many children,you need to keep a book with you to remember their names"

They blame everything on apartheid,isn't it time they moved away from that and stop acting like victims,because they are victimising us now,as the youth.Zuma's administration is weak and pathetic to say the least.
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Jul 23, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

'We won't act hastily'

LOL, thats EXACTLY what happened with the textbooks!

F***, but our government is useless.
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Jul 23, 2012

HORATIO7

maybe o wa mofa

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Jul 23, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

LOL, blaming apartheid.

In a few years time, the next political party to take charge will blame the ANC, like the current bunch of idiots are blaming apartheid.
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Jul 23, 2012

Phunyukabemphethe

Wow !!!!!!Zuma on 702 Talk show "If ANC says Go I will go. All I can say is I have tried my best"
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Jul 23, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Phunyukabemphethe - His best is K@K!
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Jul 23, 2012

Popeye

Mr. Zuma you must think before you talk…do you who you are in the world? What is your worldview Sir? Your children attend better schools while our children attend their classrooms under the trees without books…yet no one will be fired. Our kids need education not ANC. The minister must step down.
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Jul 23, 2012

Doculam

Is it any wonder that our Prez is not urgent about education challenges, without any formal education how can he recognize education problems??

PS: A person without formal education, but with leadership skills, integrity, intelligence and wisdom can lead a country. Unfortunately Zuma do not have these qualities.
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Jul 23, 2012

phalaphala

when we go to election Limpopo is number one in voting for ANC but now you don't care good one is one day as VAVI said
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Jul 23, 2012

ngutha

@ThirdEye
I knew this will be his approach, he want to keep the Womens League closer for Mangaung so he can't fire it President.

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I agree 100%
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Jul 23, 2012

ngutha

@WakeUpSouthAfrica
LOL, blaming apartheid.

In a few years time, the next political party to take charge will blame the ANC, like the current bunch of idiots are blaming apartheid.

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LOL!!
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Jul 23, 2012

Dzel

ModiseP

My point of view,the Minister not supposed to be blamed.I think there is mission of how to deliver books in schools country wide.
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Did you miss the numerous reports detailing the Minister's personal involvement in this case going back to June 2011 and she was repeatedly warned of the dubious tender and how had she done her job as Minister this situation could have been avoided?

She is personally to blame, I wish you saw her indifferent attitude when she said delivering textbook is not her job ngobubi ngathi u taster ama-poison, nxxxxx!
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Jul 23, 2012

Mbeki_2

If ALL the money wasted on 'task teams' and ALL the money stolen by corruption was used for schools and hospitals, train nurses and teachers - people would be much better off. These are not reasons - they are EXCUSES !!!
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Jul 23, 2012

Dzel

Our president mara, on IOL he is quoted as saying:

“If you take Jackson (Mthembu), he did not violate the ANC rules, he violated what you call public kind of rule, and the law enforcement dealt with that issue,” said Zuma.

“Why should the ANC punish him again because that was dealt with in terms of the laws of the country?” he asked.

This would be funny if it weren't so sad. So someone commits a criminal act - drunken driving - and given the position he occupies and the institution he works for Zuma sees no reason to discipline him for his violat(ion) of public kind of rule.

I am stumped, how does one respond to this level of reasoning and this guy is our president. Really scary indeed, is this the best the ANC has to offer?
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Jul 23, 2012

Tango

The ANC Youth League in Gauteng distanced itself on Monday from a group calling itself Friends of the Youth League
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Jul 23, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

Dzel - Yeah, and the same folks backing Zuma and Angie are glad that Selebi is out of jail. At least Zuma had one thing right a few weeks ago:

"Most South Africans dont understand democracy".
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Jul 23, 2012

Mellow

“I don’t think it’s the correct statement to say that we are not making it a priority... We are also not dealing with the problem of today, we are solving the problem [of apartheid] that has affected us.”
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#SPEECHLESS

Is he for real? No wonder everyone thinks hiding behind apartheid is way to go, WTF? which apartheid after 18 flipping yrs?

"We need to act fairly"
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HA-HA-HA-HA now thats a rich statement considering how fair they were towards this kids yepp depriving them of books really now?
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Jul 23, 2012

malemaforpresident

problem [of apartheid]
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I THOUGHT APARTHEID WAS BURIED 18 YEARS AGO Nxaaaa mara lezulu le la go se tsene sekolo la go rata maraaago apartheid has got nothing to do the non delivery of textbooks for our children sake
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Jul 23, 2012

Nzwere

hulas
Nzwere:Look my point is these are born free one would expect them to get a better education than what apartheid gave us.Instead they are being fed inferior education of no value at all.And guess what the president sees nothing wrong with that.
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Point taken my friend....
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Jul 23, 2012

Ubufebe

Hahahahahaha, you must think we are idiots, you need that d.umb biaaatches vote come mangaung. You are a spineless peice of sh.it and not presidential material. Go back to Nkandla you f.uckface.
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Jul 23, 2012

Chichi7

How do we expect people not to hide behind apartheid excuse when the president himself is busy making that excuse?
How do i say this without making JZ look like a total nuisance to society?
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Jul 23, 2012

LBS

Oh STOP making excuses for incompetence zuma!

The CHILDREN were let down by YOU, ANGIE and the whole education department.

NO EXCUSES for ANY of you!!
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Jul 23, 2012

Ubufebe

@LBS

Maybe he is making excuses cos he wanna pok.e Angie....hahahahaha
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Jul 23, 2012

LBS

@Ubufebe
@LBS

Maybe he is making excuses cos he wanna pok.e Angie....hahahahaha


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LOL talk about being desperate!!
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Jul 23, 2012

Ubufebe

@LBS

Ow sis, u know our pres, he will po.ke anything that walks hahahahaha
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Jul 23, 2012

Pointman

The only thing he does in haste is to drop his drawers.
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Jul 23, 2012

Mbedzhana

Mr Prsident, you are right just tell Madonsela and form another enquiry to investigate her and then fire her. Please dont rush because ANC moves sooo slowly but when it moves it does so like lightning.Ask Holomisa, Thabo Mbeki, Juju Malema, Cele,Nkabinde and sooo on.
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Jul 23, 2012

MommaC

Any other democratic country, the Minister would have resigned or been kicked out months ago.
It seems like nothing is urgent unless it is getting a new ministerial car or slurping up the usual gravytrain perks
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Jul 23, 2012

FarCeSpotter

Eish. I have to agree to make sure that one identifies the real culprit and to to act on the basis of what media is reporting. But sadly in most cases when the culprit has been identified the ANC does not discipline. And the problem people are just softly re-deployed elsewhere. And then we wonder why the children get their poor discipline from. Maybe we should check how Zim got their education up.

And: To blame apartheid is lame. This minister has been informed of a problem, but failed to act timeously. It took a court order to make her respond - and even then she failed. It had nothing to do with apartheid education. And to claim that the teachers themselves are a product of apartheid - hence we need to accommodate them is just rubbish. There are many competent teachers who had to make way for less competent affirmative action appointments. Again the ANC is to blame.
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Jul 23, 2012

FarCeSpotter

MommaC
Any other democratic country, the Minister would have resigned or been kicked out months ago.
It seems like nothing is urgent unless it is getting a new ministerial car or slurping up the usual gravytrain perks
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The ANC saw it fit to remove Mbeki - as unfit. Yet with Zuma he is still in the running. What is happening in the ANC? Where is the brains trust!?!?!?!

It looks like the brains in the ANC are all businessmen now - and they left the running of the country to the idiots with grade 5 education.
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Jul 23, 2012

malemaforpresident

O nyakaza Angie no ways
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Jul 23, 2012

MicaParis

Illiteracy its self seems to be a huge problem for our key driving Comrades at the top! Starting from the President clearly this huge education failure is just a tip of an ice bag! Well we do not know about other issues in other Departments simply because somebody did not unleash those rotten dark secretes of our top executive members! Well to be honest Comrades have got one mandate which proves to be difficult for them to hide nowadays, their main mandate to the Government throne was never a provision of excellent service delivery to our people but to loot the Government Tax Payers money in order to enrich themselves. We are not idiots, ANC have got nothing to do with the poor marginalized masses of our country, and the center of all Political high profile white collar crimes is greed and individual self enrichment! A political term of Office is very short well it seems like Comrades make show that before they leave, they must have looted enough so that they can sustain themselves for the rest of their lives. Well they can no longer hide that we have already realised their main reason to come into power! The basis of the whole juncture is that, despite all this flabbergasting hopeless mess our President has so far done nothing in a situation which is dire and could have acted very harshly to the Perpetrators! There is no need to arrest poor clerk who is languishing down there whereas the serious top marks men are being left to gesture as the President, the Minister, the Premier and the complete illiterate MEC concerned in all this mess! We appeal to the President to stop biting around the bush we are very educated we are not fools, please Comrade President fire Comrade Angie, Mathale and Masemola, may be just may be you can win our trust back, we are hopeless of your management style fire those irrelevant, illiterate bunch of morons like you did with other morons like YOU!
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Jul 23, 2012

somaartakeit

Its okay zuma will just award the kids honorary qualifications that way everyone will be an illiterate just like you, too bad for them as they are not politically connected to the public purse.
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Jul 23, 2012

Lehoes

i bet he was also told to go to 567 radio to embarass himself. this is becoming a tendency that Malema spoke about. being written speeches and told what to do. without any modification of whatever the mandate requires he spells it out.
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