Residents were sceptical that anything would change after ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile’s visit to the area this week
The ANC president said this was a fact, whether people liked it or not
The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana
At a Joe Slovo commemoration, Ramaphosa warned the communist party that going it alone would be a historic mistake and undermine the broader liberation alliance
The ANC Youth League president said if the police did not do their job, young South Africans would ‘take our country from people who are hijacking it’
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
Malatji said those who raise such comments are obsessed with capturing the youth league and were not succeeding
Malatji’s slate was also not contested at the youth league’s 27th national congress
The league said most of the people who had voted for the party last year were young people
Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP