498:. Emerging from the underground in 1991, he was granted amnesty by the government. He served on the interim leadership group of the SACP, as convenor of its National Organising Committee. He was also a member of its Political Committee and served on the SACP Secretariat. He was elected SACP Deputy Secretary-General in 1991 and became Secretary-General following the assassination of
435:. In 1979 he was elected vice-president of the Writers' Association of South Africa (WASA), which later became the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA). Although frequently being detained by both the South African and Ciskeian authorities, he managed to establish the
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in 1994, Nqakula was elected to the
National Executive Committee of the ANC. He later served as Parliamentary Counsellor to the President. On 24 January 2001 Charles Nqakula was appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, becoming Minister of Safety and Security on 7 May 2002.
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killed while performing their duties. The criticism preceded a subsequent announcement by the minister that an all out effort would be made to quell the alarming increase of crime by 30 December 2006. 54 police officers have lost their lives in the first 7 months of 2006.
541:"We owe it to the people of Mozambique to ensure the matter is thoroughly investigated," Nqakula said, amid lingering suspicions that the apartheid regime's Directorate of Military Intelligence caused the presidential aircraft to crash.
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All of South Africa's law enforcement agencies are expected to be involved in the new inquiry, in co-operation with their
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in the world. Nqakula failed to realise the consequence of his statement, as many people around the world were making travel arrangements for the
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rate in the world. South Africa also has the highest occurrence of
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663:"South Africa: New President Removes Health Minister"
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the armed wing of the ANC. He also travelled to the
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1707:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
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363:Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
371:On 24 June 2012,Former South African President
354:from September 2008 to 2009. He also served as
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1397:Environmental Affairs and Tourism
557:who complain about the country's
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358:from May 2002 to September 2008.
116:25 September 2008 – 2009
676:"East Coast Radio Durban's No 1"
356:Minister for Safety and Security
156:Minister for Safety and Security
1529:Provincial and Local Government
487:for further military training.
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1321:Agriculture and Land Affairs
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593:South African Police Service
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1221:Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
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387:and secondary school in
209:Minister of Home Affairs
16:South African Politician
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1392:Marthinus van Schalkwyk
1190:Marthinus van Schalkwyk
1134:Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
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367:Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
336:Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
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1149:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
1083:Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
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1139:Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
1613:Sport and Recreation
1488:Membathisi Mdladlana
1144:Membathisi Mdladlana
1577:Safety and Security
1505:Minerals and Energy
896:(as Prime Minister)
804:Minister of Defence
578:2010 FIFA World Cup
525:Unfinished business
437:Veritas News Agency
413:King William's Town
352:Minister of Defence
104:Minister of Defence
1625:Trade and Industry
1608:Makhenkesi Stofile
1601:Social Development
1541:Public Enterprises
1216:Makhenkesi Stofile
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738:on 4 November 2006
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