<b>Mmanaledi Mataboge</b> and <b>Matuma Letsoalo</b> speak to ANC Youth League Julius Malema national general council meeting.
The ANC Youth League goes to its national general council this week aiming to flex its muscles against its mother body, the ANC.
President Jacob Zuma is so alarmed by rumours that some ANC leaders are planning a revolt against him that he has embarked on a tour of the provinces.
The trade union is allowing a faction opposed to the youth league president to work from its offices.
Cosatu has vowed to push ahead with its public service strike next week, despite the government revising its pay offer to 7%.
A showdown is looming between the leftist and nationalist factions when the ANC’s national general council kicks off in Durban in September.
It is unlikely that ANC leaders will buy into the league’s argument for the state to take over the mines.
Andile Lungisa’s term as ANC Youth League deputy president could soon be over, as Julius Malema’s leadership rivalry hots up.
Court actions resulting from infighting in the ANC Youth League have prompted the NEC to convene a special meeting this weekend.
Top ANC officials and five of the youth league’s national leaders took a harsh stance against Malema’s opponents this week.