Editorial: Feel it. The day of reckoning is here
The Polokwane conference taught us what we thought were the physics of the 21st-century ANC.
Road to Mangaung: Last-chance saloon for dissidents
Various anti-Zuma factions have launched bids to declare the provincial processes invalid, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
Mangaung: The battle for second place
With Jacob Zuma almost assured of a second term as ANC leader, attention has turned to arguably a more important battle for the deputy presidency.
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Zuma must withdraw
Zuma can save the ANC by not accepting nomination for the presidency at Mangaung, says Paul Khitsane.
Mantashe: Everything's fine, ANC is not under siege
The ANC has downplayed any problems associated with the nominations process of the ruling party's upcoming elective conference in Mangaung.
Road to Mangaung: JZ camp's threat to Motlanthe
Charles Molele, Matuma Letsoalo
Kgalema Motlanthe will have himself to blame if he is not elected ANC leader in Mangaung next month, Zuma's supporters have told the M&G.
Forces of change target President Zuma's past
A month from its elective conference, the apparent forces of change within the ANC are attempting to discredit Zuma's re-election campaign.
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Horse-trading continues but Zuma is a hair's breadth ahead
The smart money is still on ANC president Jacob Zuma being re-elected at the Mangaung conference next month, writes Matuma Letsoalo.
Road to Mangaung: Cracks show in Zuma's pillar of strength
Divisions in the ANC at a local level are threatening KZN's homogeneity as a voting bloc at the party's conference in Mangaung later this year.
Zuma fails to impress foreign hacks
The president has missed the chance to win over the media with his artless answers to critical questions. Louise Redvers reports.
Road to Mangaung: ANC branches battle with numbers
Andisiwe Makinana, Matuma Letsoalo
With just more than three weeks before the leadership nomination process closes, ANC branches are struggling to attract enough members to meetings.
Much hangs on Ramaphosa's next step
Running on a Jacob Zuma ticket could fast-track Cyril Ramaphosa's ascent, but his hopes may equally well be dashed, writes Anthony Butler.
Mangaung: Four contenders for second place
Charles Molele, Matuma Letsoalo
We profile the frontrunners for the coveted position of ANC deputy president: Cyril Ramaphosa, Kgalema Motlanthe, Tokyo Sexwale and Mathews Phosa.
This good and serious ANC must be heard
These days the ANC's loudest voices are those of populists, racists, opportunists and reactionaries.
Zuma's fate lies in branches' hands
Jacob Zuma's detractors have warned that another five years with him at the helm could have disastrous consequences for both the ANC and South Africa.
Mbalula lambasts 'political thugs' for faction reports
Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has decried news reports about his purported allegiance to certain factions within the ANC.
Rigged: Fake members boost Jacob Zuma
ANC members have claimed that auditors padded the figures for provinces crucial to Jacob Zuma's party presidency re-election campaign.
ANC's insult to women
The ANC Women's League tried to defend itself this week following a widely condemned comment by Clara Ndlovu, its Mpumalanga provincial secretary.
Joemat-Petterson says Zuma is the 'best available'
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson supports President Jacob Zuma for a second term in office "unreservedly".
ANC leadership under scrutiny at M&G debate
While the ANC refused to debate on leadership with Bantu Holomisa at the M&G's Critical Thinking Forum, the ex-ANC member pulled no punches.
