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ARTICLE · 06 FEBRUARY 2018

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In recent times the international political arena has been fraught with alleged intellectual property violations – Eminem successfully sued the New Zealand National Party for infringing the copyright in his hit track "Lose Yourself".

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Vicky Stilwell
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In recent times the international political arena has been fraught with alleged intellectual property violations – Eminem successfully sued the New Zealand National Party for infringing the copyright in his hit track "Lose Yourself"; incumbent US president, Donald Trump, upset Queen fans by using their renowned hit "We are the Champions" at one of the events leading up to the US national elections and his wife, Melania, was accused of blatantly plagiarising parts of one of Michelle Obama's speeches. Now it seems to be South Africa's turn.

Those following political news in South Africa will be all too familiar with the factions that have developed within the country's ruling party. One of the results of the disagreements between members of the upper echelons of the ANC is that Dr Makhosi Khoza, a previously high-ranking member of the ANC, split from the party to form a new political party with the hope of contesting the national elections in 2019.

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