President Jacob Zuma made light of the alleged internal plot to unseat him at the ANC’s weekend national executive committee meeting.
Opposition parties fear that the IEC’s new leadership will be dominated by the ANC’s preferred candidates.
Cope’s status as official opposition in the Northern Cape did little to boost it in the municipal elections.
Excitement, controversy and "toilet wars" all contributed to an unprecedented 57% of the electorate turning out to vote in the municipal elections.
The ANC won the Potchefstroom municipality in North West comfortably, in spite of the party’s failure to register candidates in seven wards.
The Independent Electoral Commission is expecting only 40% of the voter turnout, a lower percentage to the 2006 local government.
Cope co-founder Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday denied rumours that he was planning to leave the party and rejoin the African National Congress.
Under Shiceka’s watch the ministry spent about R200 000 to send 18 people to the wedding of King Goodwill Zwelithini’s daughter.
Alexandra township, the stamping ground of Julius Malema’s ANCYL rival, is the last place one would expect Malema to put up a stellar performance.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema became a hero for residents of the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra on Sunday.