The ANC Women’s League showed it knows a liar when it sees one by evicting a convicted perjurer from its leadership ranks
27 July 2023 - 05:00
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A bad week for Bathabile Dlamini
It’s hard to know what the ANC Women’s League stands for; it doesn’t seem to be women’s rights. It was once a staunch supporter of Jacob Zuma and during its congress at the weekend, woman-beater Mduduzi Manana appeared to be running the show from behind the scenes and, on occasion, even in front. But at least the league knows a liar when it sees one. It gave a former president, the convicted perjurer Bathabile Dlamini, short shrift in the voting: 6%. It was probably more than she deserved.
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A bad week for Bathabile Dlamini
The ANC Women’s League showed it knows a liar when it sees one by evicting a convicted perjurer from its leadership ranks
A good week for Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig is suddenly a star — off screen, of course. The US director of the fantasy comedy Barbie is no overnight success, however. The 39-year-old has been slogging it out in Hollywood for about 20 years, also as an actor and screenwriter. Her movie made history, breaking records in its first week, raking in $155m on the opening weekend in the US and $337m worldwide. It broke the record for a woman director too, surpassing the $103m opening of Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman, which Gerwig credited as a trailblazing project for women in cinema.
A bad week for Bathabile Dlamini
It’s hard to know what the ANC Women’s League stands for; it doesn’t seem to be women’s rights. It was once a staunch supporter of Jacob Zuma and during its congress at the weekend, woman-beater Mduduzi Manana appeared to be running the show from behind the scenes and, on occasion, even in front. But at least the league knows a liar when it sees one. It gave a former president, the convicted perjurer Bathabile Dlamini, short shrift in the voting: 6%. It was probably more than she deserved.
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