The ANC’s national conference has been threatened with court action by delegates whose votes were not counted in elections for new leadership.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma rubbed shoulders with representatives of the US’s sworn enemy
Zweli Mkhize said he declined nomination for the sake of unity, but he has apparently made deals with both presidential candidates
The ANC’s membership has been corrupted by rapid increases and declines, and is being used by recruiters to bolster support for factions.
‘Mantashe says his biggest headache was dealing with party members who launched court action against the mother body without first consulting leaders’
‘I can’t with my conscience sit in the ANC and take a decision that branches must go to the voting booth with a list. That’s slate politics’
‘The issue is not about the structure, but the personalities, people who get selected into those positions’
‘President Zuma hurled insults at Cosatu as a signal to delegates that they should boo the alliance partners during their messages of support’
In his last speech, President Jacob Zuma denounced everyone but himself for South Africa’s fractured state
After claiming that Mpumalanga branch general meetings were fixed, the presidential hopeful had to withdraw his court bid