The treasury and energy departments in particular are gunning for former finance minister Trevor Manuel to head the cash-strapped power utility.
The young lions’ internecine squabbles over its leadership elections in the North West have led branch delegates to lobby the ANC for a do-over.
In five years’ time, South Africa will be led by Baleka Mbete or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – that’s if the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has its way.
New leaders will be chosen next month, and the factions are going all out for their candidates.
The former health MEC’s political career is in the balance following damning allegations that implicate him in tender fraud amounting to over R1bn.
The fraud-busters are to investigate how R250 000 appeared in EC Premier Phumulo Masualle’s bank account around the time of Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
Cabinet has been told it will not discuss the appointment of President Jacob Zuma’s preferred candidate for SABC boss.
New Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown vows there will be changes at the top level of many of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura talks of radical change, but will the stars in his eyes blind him to reality?
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi and opposition parties have harshly criticised Jacob Zuma’s Sona, with some calling for a radical change to economic policy.