Monday, March 2, 2009
From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Amy Witherden.
Making headlines:
Those South Africans who have become drunk with power, who are arrogant and seemingly unassailable, will get their comeuppance, said archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Speaking at a memorial service for veteran anti apartheid politician Helen Suzman in Johannesburg, Tutu illustrated his point with the case of the National Party that was in power for decades, and became complacent.
He emphasised that power is ultimately service, and Suzman's legacy was of true public service.

In Southern African news, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says that land seizures from white farmers will continue. He also vowed to press on with plans for locals to take majority stakes in foreign companies operating in Zimbabwe.
Mugabe stressed that "there is no going back on land reforms". Farms will not be returned to former white farmers, he said, but those farms have to be used properly.
Speaking at his lavish eighty-fifth birthday celebration, Mugabe told the crowd that the Southern African Development Community tribunal that last year ruled in favour of a group of white farmers whose farms had been targeted for occupation, had no right to rule on the land seizures. He emphasised that Zimbabwe's land issues are not subject to the SADC tribunal's jurisdiction.

Back home, the Congress of the People says that it will tap into the experience and talent of its new high-profile members Saki Macozoma and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, in order to build the party and win the election.
Mlambo-Ngcuka was just one of several Cabinet Ministers to resign after the African National Congress announced that it had recalled former President Thabo Mbeki last year.
Macozoma has joined Cope's branch in Port Elizabeth, while Mlambo-Ngcuka has joined the branch in Gauteng.
The breakaway party says that it is "extremely excited" to have attracted some of the "most talented and prominent" leaders in business, government and the apartheid struggle to its ranks.

Also making headlines:
Supporters are injured in a stampede at a KwaZulu-Natal ANC rally.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille vows to take control of the Western Cape.
In Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change activists are freed on bail.
And, ANC President Jacob Zuma undertakes not to give himself immunity from corruption charges against him if he becomes President.

That's a roundup of news making headlines today.