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Lindiwe Mazibuko - Parliamentary Leader of the DA @ 6 Spin Street Restaurant Lindiwe Mazibuko - Parliamentary Leader of the DA @ 6 Spin Street Restaurant
Monday, February 06, 2012
Lindiwe Mazibuko became the first black - and first female - parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance last November and as a consequence Leader of the Official Opposition in parliament. Mazibuko has just announced her shadow cabinet, leaving only six MPs in their posts out of 35.
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Andrew Feinstein on his new book The Shadow World @ The Pavilion Andrew Feinstein on his new book The Shadow World @ The Pavilion
Friday, December 02, 2011
Andrew Feinstein, a former ANC MP and leading member of the key watchdog committee Standing Committee on Public Accounts, has published The Shadow World, Inside the Global Arms Trade. It reveals the corruption and cover-ups behind weapons deals ranging from the largest in history - between the British and Saudi governments - to BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the revolving-door relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial complex.
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Comedian John Vlismas - End of Year Speaker @ The Pavilion Comedian John Vlismas - End of Year Speaker @ The Pavilion
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Award-winning comedian John Vlismas joins us as the end of year speaker to view the year 2011 - and the year ahead 2012 - through a witty prism.
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Judge Dennis Davis - Supreme Court Judge @ The Pavilion, Kelvin Grove Club Judge Dennis Davis - Supreme Court Judge @ The Pavilion, Kelvin Grove Club
Friday, November 25, 2011
Judge Dennis Davis will address the Cape Town Press Club on "The Judiciary under the spotlight : The turn from politics in the streets to politics in the court. What does this mean for the judicial institution?"
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The Arms Deal: The Devil in the Detail - Hennie van Vuuren and Paul Holden @ The Quarterdeck Restaurant The Arms Deal: The Devil in the Detail - Hennie van Vuuren and Paul Holden @ The Quarterdeck Restaurant
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Devil in the Detail: How the Arms Deal Changed Everything is destined to explode on to the political landscape. The authors - Hennie van Vuuren of the Institute for Security Studies and Paul Holden - explore how the deal - now the subject of a new commission of inquiry - is mixed up with criminal networks and outrageous personal enrichment. They also tell the story about the "shadow state" and the rise of the crooks.
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