Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown admitting receiving a call from the Guptas on the morning that she was sworn in as minister.
‘He told us we should tell him directly if we wanted him to step down, rather than stab him in the back,’ an ANC NEC member told the M&G.
President Jacob Zuma has emerged unscathed from the damaging revelations of the past week, with the ANC affirming its ‘full confidence’ in him.
The president has done nothing to end the spat between the finance minister and the tax boss.
A Cabinet reshuffle and strategic changes are in the pipeline, with the near-complete removal of opposition being the target.
Former chairperson Zola Tsotsi says he was kicked out of the power utility after being told he wasn’t "playing the game".
Public protector Thuli Madonsela was "taken aback" at the news, and was writing to the SABC "to help it understand the SCA judgment".
Several branches of the ruling ANC say Motlanthe is the only person who can redeem the party’s reputation.
The outgoing chief whip has performed a somersault on the "pay back the money" saga, saying he distanced the ANC from the police minister’s report.
Senior South African Communist Party leaders have been saying behind the scenes that it is time for the president to be recalled.