ANC renewal headache

Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo urged Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to announce the election date ahead of proclamation

On the first day of the party’s national general council, chairperson Gwede Mantashe slammed Ramaphosa’s detractors and urged them to ‘say whatever you want to say here and not outside these walls’

The president also told a meeting of his ANC that criminals, corrupt careerists, extortionists and factionalists should find themselves outside of the party

The party’s regional conference was a clean sweep for Masuku’s faction

The party says its decline has been worsened by communication failures, while opponents dominate social media with sharp messaging and emotional appeal

The infighting points to internal strife which could hurt the party in the region in next year

The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott

The suspended police minister denied that he had consulted before disbanding the political killings task team, saying his directive was a process

Sources said Gwamanda had brought the motion out of anger after being dropped as a member of the mayoral committee

The ANC secretary-general said the organisation might need to reconsider the policy of allowing dual membership of both parties

In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise

The DA says it has long operated under the notional protection of her father, former president Jacob Zuma, acting with impunity as a senior MK Party politician