The image of burning tyres and looting shops appears to have been President Zuma’s main concern during his address at the New Age media briefing.
President Jacob Zuma’s speech lacked a comprehensive plan to address job creation but he promised to investigate civil servants’ remuneration.
A person who has worked closely with Jacob Zuma says Zuma does not have one kitchen Cabinet – he has different kitchen Cabinets.
Cosatu, the youth league, mining companies and FNB have all been beaten with the African National Congress’ big stick, writes Rapule Tabane.
The big payback has started in the ANC and its freshly elected leadership is beginning to impose its control over some of its disloyal structures.
Business, unions, public servants — the ANC conference in Mangaung covered all bases, except for the biggie, says Rapule Tabane.
Zuma has demonstrated an incredible skill at defeating his opponents: five years ago at Polokwane and now, at Mangaung.
The post-Mangaung era could see the government lose two key leaders: Kgalema Motlanthe and Trevor Manuel.
The ANC president worked the crowd with his singing and entered the conference like a popular boxer on the first day of the electoral conference.
On speculation that he would be nominated as president or deputy, Motlanthe has said such talk was ‘coffee-house bubbles not worthy of response’.