Mathale takes a swipe at Zuma and Mantashe

Cassel Mathale has taken an indirect swipe at Zuma and Mantashe for attempting to "depoliticise and liquidate" the ANC Youth League at the conference.

ANC's Mathale pro-nationalisation at conference

ANC provincial chairperson Cassel Mathale has spoken in favour of nationalisation at the party's Limpopo elective conference.

Legal groups say the Secrecy Bill 'tarnishes SA'

In a joint statement, legal advocacy bodies said that South Africa's record as a beacon of democracy was being tarnished by the Secrecy Bill.

Broader public called to comment

Commission is embarking on a campaign to elicit debate and is researching possible regulation.

SACP celebrations disrupted by disgruntled crowd

A group of people have disrupted the SACP's 90th anniversary celebration after suspected sound problems.

Swazi loan 'like giving money to a drunk wife-beater'

Swazi democracy activists have urged SA not to give their country financial assistance, likening bailouts to giving money to a drunken wife-beater.

Blade speaks out against ANCYL call for nationalisation

Nationalisation is an attempt by the ANC Youth League to save BEE "elements in crisis", SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday.

Don't take voters for granted, Blade tells ANC

The tripartite alliance was "functional", the SACP said on Sunday, but general secretary Blade Nzimande said there were problems in some provinces.

Cosatu, SACP reject reports of divisions

Cosatu and the SACP on Monday "noted with disgust" what they termed a "media campaign" on divisions between the organisations.

Bus set alight in Cape Town taxi strike

Violence continued overnight during Cape Town's taxi strike when a bus was set alight and cars were stoned, the traffic department said on Tuesday.

Cosatu meeting to focus on alliance summit

A summit with its alliance partners tops the agenda for discussion when the Congress of South African Trade Unions leadership meets next week.

SACP voices concern over Gauteng tolling system

Gauteng's new tolling system will raise the prices of basic commodities and public transport, the SACP said on Wednesday.

Nzimande makes it to Cuba -- at last

Blade Nzimande has finally gone to Cuba -- a trip his ousted director general, Mary Metcalfe, tried to prevent him from taking at state expense.

'The ANC cannot win by itself'

Alliance partners in the ANC, SACP and Cosatu brushed aside any suggestions of a split at a meeting in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.

ANC fears MDC-type opposition party

The conference held by a coalition of civil society groups in October have triggered fears in the ANC that a "workerist" party would be established.

Cosatu and SACP's plan to seize the ANC

The ANC's left-wing allies are working on a plan that will propel trade union and communist leaders into top leadership positions.

Question of power still rankles Cosatu

The question of where the "strategic centre of power" was in the tripartite alliance is still upsetting the Congress of South African Trade Unions.

Nzimande warns of 'huge liberal offensive'

Print media in SA was a threat to democracy, South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said in a report published on Tuesday.

Zuma cracks whip on succession debate

It was time for the ANC to act against those prematurely mobilising and lobbying for succession, party president Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

Blade Nzimande on the ANC's 'dirty money'

A lot of "dirty money" was doing the rounds in the ANC, South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Thursday.

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