Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula is likely to move further up the greasy pole if, as is strongly rumoured, President Jacob Zuma shuffles his Cabinet.
‘Mac Maharaj is the new prime minister. Mac is a Zuma loyalist brought in to consolidate the Jacob Zuma alliance before the Mangaung conference.
The appointment of Mac Maharaj as President Jacob Zuma’s new spokesperson caught many in the government and the ANC by surprise.
<b>Rapule Tabane</b> spoke to Blade Nzimande about his continued support for President Zuma, his fight with Cosatu and views on nationalisation.
The South African government says it will not pre-empt negotiations on Libya and prescribe the future of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
When we call for strong leadership, don’t forget that’s what we had under the former president, says <b>Rapule Tabane</b>.
The battle for Cosatu is on a knife edge. This week its central committee postponed debates as lobby groups pulled it in different directions.
While people wring their hands about Julius Malema and his ramblings, the real prospect of further xenophobic attacks goes unnoticed.
ANC president Jacob Zuma warned delegates at the party’s youth league national congress on its opening day not to change the ANC.
When the government announced that President Jacob Zuma was planning yet another trip to Libya, several questions immediately came to mind.