Endorsing ANC plans for "strategic nationalisation", the SA Communist Party has nailed its Mangaung colours firmly to President Jacob Zuma’s mast.
The SACP’s national conference this weekend ended in a political game of cat and mouse between general secretary Blade Nzimande and Kgalema Motlanthe.
SACP leaders say Blade Nzimande has unified the party ahead of its conference, though the expulsion of his opponents from the party might have helped.
Insiders say the second transition document championed by President Jacob Zuma was rejected, dealing a blow to his re-election campaign.
Matuma Letsoalo spoke to Numsa’s Irvin Jim on some of the union’s resolutions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming ANC policy conference.
President Jacob Zuma has stealthily started his election campaign by handing out tractors and homes.
The divisions about e-tolling within the ANC-led tripartite alliance have been directly linked to the infighting leading up to Mangaung.
The ANCYL believes secretary general Sindiso Magaqa was removed as he championed Malema, prompting questions about the NDCA’s credibility and motives.
The ANC task team which has been investigating irregularities at the Limpopo conference in December has cleared Cassel Mathale and his executive.
Julius Malema has been tipped for the vice-presidency of the International Union of Socialist Youth — and possibly an office in Vienna.