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Monday 29 March - DAILY NEWS SUMMARY

Pretoria News (www.pretorianews.co.za) Page 1 – ANC DIVIDED OVER ACE’S FUTURE

The Star (www.iol.co.za)

Page 1 – Mall management wants to apologise to Ndebele activist

Citizen (www.citizen.co.za) Page 16 – Car sales crash in 2020

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ANC DIVIDED OVER ACE’S FUTURE

Rifts among top ANC members widen as they argue over whether Magashule should step aside

Pretoria News

29 Mar 2021

BALDWIN NDABA

THE ANC’s discussion document about the future of secretary-general Ace Magashule and others facing criminal charges has deepened factional battles within the party and polarised members of its national executive committee (NEC).

Sources told Independent Media that the debate on Magashule and others facing criminal charges in different courts intensified just before 5pm yesterday, when party members

expressed different opinions on the ANC Integrity Committee’s report that Magashule should step aside from his position.

“They are discussing the step-aside policy. It is hot. No final decision has been made as members have divergent views on it. I doubt a decision will be taken on the matter,” one of the sources said.

The debates were robust and have ruled out the possibility of the meeting reaching a conclusion on the matter for now, sources said.

Magashule’s supporters were believed to be on the offensive, but were equally met with opposition by those in favour of his removal.

Political analyst Professor Dirk Kotze has also expressed doubt that the ANC would reach a conclusion on the matter, saying: “The step-aside policy is one of the most divisive issues facing the national executive committee of the ANC.

“There are two clear positions – one which says it must be accepted and those opposing it.

Their approach is that it would be unfair for Ace Magashule to step aside, as he has not been found guilty in any court of law.

“There is no compromise by any of the groupings. The discussions are polarised.”

Professor Lesiba Teffo agreed with the view that the ANC still has a long way to go before finally putting the matter to bed. “If you followed the debates, there were some who were arguing that the step-aside matter should be referred to the ANC branches for a decision,” he said.

However, Teffo said the meeting might reach an agreement on the policy but disagree on its implementation.

“But if they don’t agree, it is still a decision. They may reach a cul-de-sac, and that is also a decision. But I doubt they will agree. Branches still have to agree on the matter. They might agree on the policy but differ on its implementation,” he said.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe was only able to say that the NEC meeting was still on, saying

“we will issue a statement after the meeting”.

In December last year, the ANC Integrity Committee under veteran George Mashamba recommended that Magashule step down while facing criminal charges. The Integrity

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Committee asked the ANC NEC to implement their decision. If Magashule resisted, they should suspend him.

The Integrity Committee report gained momentum after Magashule made his first appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in November last year on charges of fraud and

corruption. The charges against Magashule are related to a R255 million asbestos contract when he was premier of the Free State.

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Mall management wants to apologise to Ndebele activist

The Star Early Edition

THE OWNERS of Boulders Shopping Centre want to apologise to Ndebele cultural activist Thando Mahlangu, 35, “in person” after he was last week asked to leave the mall while dressed in traditional garb.

Redefine Properties announced on Thursday that it had suspended the centre manager, Jose Maponya, who was captured trying to kick out a customer wearing traditional Ndebele garb in a viral video that surfaced on Wednesday.

In the video, Ndebele activist and author Mahlangu is seen in a heated argument with the centre manager – who declared “this is my mall”– in the aisle of a Clicks store.

Redefine chief executive Andrew Konig expressed his regret for the incident and apologised to Mahlangu, the bystander who filmed the incident – Nqobile Masuku – the Ndebele community at large and all South Africans.

“We are attempting to reach Mr Mahlangu to apologise to him in person,” Konig said.

“The events that unfolded at the Boulders Shopping Centre are most regrettable. We, as Redefine, reiterate every South African’s right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought and belief as protected in the Constitution.

“Given South Africa’s painful, racial and culturally oppressive past, we also align ourselves with the Constitution where the rights belonging to a cultural and religious group may not be denied.”

Mahlangu said he was grateful the incident had united South Africans and brought back the conversation about the importance of African cultures and languages. In 2018, he was humiliated after being barred from boarding the Gautrain because his traditional outfit was deemed inappropriate. But he said his recent ordeal at the mall in Midrand left him in higher spirits.

Mahlangu said he had endured this type of negative treatment for years after changing the way he dressed, ate and lived to pay homage to his culture.

After the outrage sparked by the video that went viral, Mahlangu said he was happy the incident had taken place as it seemed to have brought South Africans together and had shone a light on the Ndebele language and culture, which he had fought to promote for years.

Although the Boulders had taken to Facebook to issue an apology and suspended the centre manager, Mahlangu said he wanted more to be done. He said he wanted to see the centre open a store for traditional artists and sellers, and urge staff to wear traditional attire on Fridays.

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Car sales crash in 2020

SLUMP: WAY DOWN TO 2013 LEVELS AND WON’T HIT 2019 FIGURES THIS YEAR

The Citizen (Gauteng)

29 Mar 2021

Adriaan Kruger Moneyweb

Picture: MoneywebBIG-TICKET ITEM.

SA’s new car sales fell back to levels of two decades ago in 2020.

Pandemic could still influence purchases this year.

Results from the BMW Group and Volkswagen last week showed car manufacturers worldwide took a punch to the chin last year as consumers cut back spending on big items, especially those that are also seen as a luxury.

BMW

BMW reported total deliveries of new cars from its plants worldwide declined by 8.4% from 2.54 million in 2019 to less than 2.33 million, knocking sales back to 2016 levels.

Earnings declined 23% from above €5 billion (about R89 billion) in 2019 to just more than

€3.8 billion last year.

It is noticeable that the previous year’s €5 billion was already lower than earnings in 2018, when the group reported a profit of more than €7 billion.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen reported global sales fell by 16.4% from nearly 11 million vehicles in 2019 to less than 9.2 million last year. Earnings after tax fell by 37% to €8.8 billion in the financial year to end December, compared to €8.8 billion in the previous year.

Volkswagen chair Herbert Diess said the company had to perform the greatest balancing act in its history – addressing the Covid-19 pandemic while implementing a strategy to transform Volkswagen from a traditional car company into a technology company to counter

competition from new-age vehicle manufacturers.

Pandemic still a factor

In addition, management continued to caution that the pandemic could still influence car sales this year.

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Volkswagen expects vehicle deliveries to be significantly higher this year, under the assumption the pandemic will be contained successfully, but it expects deliveries to be far below 2019 levels.

BMW warned shareholders the pandemic would continue to have an impact on international automobile markets this year, saying overall sales were likely to remain significantly lower than before the coronavirus crisis.

Globally, vehicle sales declined by more than 14% last year, according to preliminary figures.

Figures from Statista show passenger car sales dropped by 14.5% from 65.5 million in 2019 to 56 million last year, lower than in 2013.

Commercial vehicle sales, including the popular light delivery vehicle segment (dubbed light trucks in the US, a pick-up in Australia, a bakkie in SA and sometimes a LDV) showed a similar drop, according to available statistics from different sources.

The International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, which collates official figures from manufacturers, has not published final sales figures for 2020. However, its published production figures indicate a decline of 15.8% in the production of all types of vehicles.

In SA, new vehicle sales fell dramatically. The National Association of Automobile

Manufacturers of South Africa announced sales declined by 29.1% to 380 449 compared to 536 612 in 2019.

New car sales fell back to levels of 20 years ago, largely due to the closure of vehicle factories and car dealerships for weeks.

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