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Under the leadership of former President Zuma, the newly formed MK party came third in last year's elections - a major factor in the governing ANC losing its majority for the first time since democratic elections were introduced in 1994.

Since then, the ANC has made "black empowerment" a central pillar of its economic policy in an attempt to tackle the racial injustices of the past.

It seems the communications minister may be facing political resistance from ANC lawmakers in parliament.

The ANC went on to lead the struggle against white-minority rule and came to power in 1994, following the first democratic elections.

An inquest into his death a year later failed to identify his murderers and it was only nine years later that they were revealed - when Butana Almond Nofemela, confessed to killing Mxenge and seven other ANC members.