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5 unusual facts about 2009 in South Africa


Carrim Alli

On June 18, 2009, his alleged killers won a controversial appeal against their sentence.

Hazel Jenkins

In 2009, following the landslide victory of the ruling African National Congress in the general election, Jenkins was announced as the party's nominee for Premier of the Northern Cape, in succession to Dipuo Peters.

Independent Democrats

Ahead of the national elections in 2009, the ID launched a manifesto promising that, if elected to power, they would increase the staffing of the South African Police Service to 200,000, enlist 5,000 caseworkers to operate in crime-stricken communities, make South Africa a leader in renewable energy and finance a minimum social grant by taxing luxury goods, tobacco and alcohol.

Nomvula Mokonyane

Nomvula Paula Mokonyane MPL (born 28 June 1963, Kagiso, Gauteng) is the Premier of Gauteng province, South Africa following the 2009 South African general election.

UMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality

On 8 April 2009, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), which controls the municipality, summoned its entire caucus to a meeting aimed at determining the veracity of reports alleging more than R3,000,000 (US$403,390) in funds unaccounted for.



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