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Govan Mbeki's death 30 August 2001, time of COSATU anti-privatisation strike, and the UN world conference against racism; accusation against Mbeki of selling out to right-wing middle class, height of conflict within the ANC alliance, GEAR wars had come to a head; Govan's wish to be buried at Zwide, PE, focus on Thabo Mbeki at the funeral, anti-Mbeki songs and slogans from the anti-privatisation strike aired; COSATU accused ANC of being taken over by tendencies of exile: intolerance, paranoia; the ANC national conference, 2002; 2003-3005 Mbeki presided over apparently united ANC; the 2004 election campaign, Mbeki underwent a change of rhetoric, presented two economies idea, trickle down economics did not work in SA, only solution to poverty was state investment, end of 2003 the Expanded Public Works Programme was announced, followed by ASGISA in 2005; 2007 proposals for comprehensive welfare systems, took note of gap between ANC talk of service delivery and reality on the ground; frustration about private sector not responding to GEAR; 2004 coming home Mbeki more accessible, less aloof.
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