THE HOUSE THAT FORGOT HOW TO LAUGH

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 There was no love missing in our house, because there was no love left to miss.That was our secret. We were not sad. Sad would have been easier.In House 24, 2nd Street, Germiston - the Molefes were perfect.6:00 AM - Alarm. 6:15 AM - Mom in the kitchen. The sound of the spoon against the pot. Same pot. Same porridge. Every day for 7 years. 6:30 AM - Dad at the table. Phone brightness on his face. He nods at Mom. Mom nods back. That's their good morning. 6:45 AM - Me and Junior. We eat with the TV on mute. Mom says TV at breakfast rots your brain, so we watch the pictures move with no sound.No one shouts. No one throws plates. Our neighbors who scream at each other at night - they have more life than us.We just... live. We pay. We eat. We sleep. We repeat.Then Mrs. Khumalo gave us the project."Grade 4s, for Life Skills this week: Record 10 moments your family laughed together."I took my pink notebook home like it was gold.DAY 1 - Monday I wrote the date and waited. Dinner....
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THERE'S A WELL-COORDINATED CAMPAIGN WITHIN ANC TO PUBLICLY WEAKEN IT - KEKANA

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 ANC communication sub-committee chair, Nkenke Kekana, has compared the campaign to that of now-defunct controversial PR firm, Bell Pottinger, which ran a well-funded and coordinated campaign to divide South Africa while protecting the Gupta family, Zuma and his allies.

The African National Congress (ANC)'s top six at the party’s lekgotla in Centurion on 19 January 2020. Picture: @MYANC/Twitter
The African National Congress (ANC)'s top six at the party’s lekgotla in Centurion on 19 January 2020. Picture: @MYANC/Twitter
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JOHANNESBURG - African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee member and chair of the party’s communication sub-committee, Nkenke Kekana, has told Eyewitness News that there was a targeted and well-coordinated campaign from within the party to publicly weaken it.

Over the past week, there had been numerous audio leaks of private conversations between senior party leaders, including the top six’s recent discussions with former President Jacob Zuma.

READ: Audio leak reveals Duarte backing Zuma in Zondo Inquiry fight, Mogoeng criticism

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Kekana has compared the campaign to that of now-defunct controversial PR firm, Bell Pottinger, which ran a well-funded and coordinated campaign to divide South Africa while protecting the Gupta family, Zuma and his allies.

The ANC has also decried the formation of the so-called RET forces, which some have described as the early stages of a splinter party.

This week, it was ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte, last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa and a month ago, audio clips of NEC members during a heated meeting.

ALSO READ: Leaking of internal virtual meetings 'unfortunate', says ANC

Numerous confidential discussions continue to find their way to social media.

ANC communications sub-committee chair, Kekana, said that there seemed to be a Bell Pottinger-like operation running in the governing party.

"Confidential meetings are leaked out in the public, very organised on social media and we are concerned about it, we are concerned about this Bell Pottinger-type of operation."

Kekana said that this distorted and undermined ANC messages.

He told Eyewitness News that there was an urgent need to strengthen the party’s communication in a bid to counter the distortion and manipulation taking place on public platforms.

"It needs to be countered by an organised approach to communications. It's something that we need to look and I'm going to be looking at how do we strengthen the communications in the light of distortion."

While some have suggested an end to virtual meetings, Kekana said that as long as COVID-19 remained a reality, it was unlikely that the large number of NEC members could hold meetings in person.

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