dealing with the incident. The public want Zuma to pay back a reasonable amount of the money he spent installing non-security upgrades at Nkandla. There were security upgrades at Nkandla but during this time a chicken run‚ swimming pool‚ a cattle kraal‚ visitors’ center‚ an amphitheater and other things were constructed at the expense of the public. After following several complaints the Public Protector investigated the project. Being the president Jacob Zuma is supposed to act ethically and professionally
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Mine Nationalization Proposals Mine nationalization has been a topic of discussion in South Africa for the past two years. South African mines are the fifth largest in the world and produce more than 80% of the world’s platinum. Other minerals found within the country are coal‚ gold‚ and diamonds. There are many opposing views surrounding the issue‚ which leads one to believe South African mines will not be nationalized. For Nationalization: * Redistribution of wealth; private ownership
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Character Analysis of Jacob Jacob was the son of Isaac‚ the son of Abraham. His mother was Rebekah and his older brother was Esau. Jacob was the younger of his father’s two sons and was the one less favored in the eyes of his father. Jacob was the one favored in the eyes of his mother‚ Rebekah. Jacob was highly motivated in getting what he wanted. It is significant that the author of Genesis takes ten chapters on Jacob’s life‚ because he has such a critical role in the development of the Hebrew/Old
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The Similarities of Jacob and Joseph The Book of Genesis shares many realistic and sacred obstacles experienced by Jacob and Joseph. Jacob spends his early life fleeing from his family. Jacob’s son Joseph is forced to begin a new life in his early years because he is traded by his brothers. After they begin their new lives and have their goals in mind‚ they are betrayed and forced to find a different approach. These behaviors are looked at from modern readers as being both humanistic and non
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We’ve come to think of the twins Jacob and Esau as yin and yang‚ good guy and bad seed. But if we read the story with more sensitivity‚ we will note that neither character plays strictly to type. For political reasons‚ our tradition demonized Esau and elevated Jacob. This midrashic effort distorts our understanding of both characters and obscures a deeper lesson about covenant and blessing. On the surface‚ Jacob is the classic homebody‚ a quiet domestic presence who contrasts Esau’s hunting and
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Rebekah overheard this conversation. It is suggested that she realized prophetically that Isaac’s blessings would go to Jacob‚ since she was told before the twins’ birth that the older son would serve the younger.[11] She quickly ordered Jacob to bring her two kid goats from their flock so that he could take Esau’s place in serving Isaac and receiving his blessing. Jacob protested that his father would recognize their deception since Esau was hairy and he himself was smooth-skinned. He feared
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Media is a platform that serves to be the medium between the consumer and producers of media output. In a democratic country‚ the media is often the medium between citizen and government. Ideally the media is supposed to facilitate communication‚ government transparency and act as a voice to the people. Media essentially always has a purpose of which it fulfils to its audience. The purpose differs and is relative to the consumers’ needs and use of the media. The media serves a certain purpose in
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million for personal use. Julius Malema was convicted of hate speech on many counts as well as the more recent accusations of fraud‚ money laundering and racketeering; he still awaits trial aside from his expulsion from the party. Our president‚ Mr. Jacob Zuma has faced significant legal challenges. He was charged with rape in 2005‚ but was acquitted. Futhermore‚ he fought a long legal battle over allegations of racketeering and corruption‚ resulting from his financial advisor Schabir Shaik’s conviction
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Abraham and Jacob Throughout the book of Genesis‚ Jacob and Abraham are alike and different in many ways. Both men had a close relationship with God and God honored both of them. They also were both patriarchs who share heroic qualities and who have done a lot for there children. It is believed that Abraham and Jacob were two of the founders of Judaism and their descendants are known as the Jewish people. Therefore both of these men are blessed from God and are important parts in Genesis and the
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On 9 February 2007‚ South African President Thabo Mbeki acknowledged in his eighth annual State of the Nation speech that his government needed to work harder to combat the ‘ugly and repulsive’ scourge of violent crime. Mbeki‚ under pressure after recently saying that he did not think crime was a major problem‚ promised to increase police numbers‚ improve intelligence and forensic data‚ and reduce court backlogs. Mbeki’s recognition that violent crime was a problem came as a surprise to many critics
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