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Prepare for resistance from the ‘securocrats’ – Mantashe tells NUM

Article Govan Whittles - 8 Jun 2017

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has told workers to prepare for a fight back by securocrats in the wake of revelations of state capture.

Malema wants foreign states to take on companies in alleged crooked Transnet tender

Article Raeesa Pather - 8 Jun 2017

EFF leader Julius Malema has released a document alleging a locomotive tender was fixed and said he supporting emails from a whistle-blower.

Zuma tells Cabinet he doesn’t own a home in Dubai

Article Jan Gerber - 8 Jun 2017

A report alleged that recently leaked emails confirmed that a mansion worth R330m purchased by the Guptas in 2015 was intended for Zuma.

Zille says colonial legacy isn’t same as racism as she awaits suspension decision

Article Raeesa Pather - 7 Jun 2017

The federal executive of the Democratic Alliance will decide on Wednesday whether the Western Cape premier is to be suspended.

MK council veterans boycott ANC’s national policy conference

Article Dineo Bendile - 6 Jun 2017

The MK Veterans National Council steering committee has confirmed its decision to boycott the ANC’s national policy conference

DA heads to court to block Molefe returning to Eskom

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jun 2017

The DA has approached the high court in Pretoria to have Molefe’s reappointment set aside.

Molefe: My dismissal is unlawful, Brown swayed by politics

Article Raeesa Pather - 5 Jun 2017

Brian Molefe is seeking urgent relief in the Labour Court to set aside his dismissal as Eskom group chief executive.

ANC vows to hound Zille over tweets

Article Dineo Bendile - 2 Jun 2017

DA leader wants the federal executive to speed up hearing as party looks to elections in 2019

Cosatu wakes to its own demons

Article Govan Whittles - 2 Jun 2017

Engrossed by the ANC’s leadership battles, the trade union federation itself is in serious turmoil

National ANC intervenes in Northern Cape feud Sylvia Lucas’s Cabinet reshuffle

Article Dineo Bendile - 1 Jun 2017

The ANC confirmed that its "top six" has intervened in the province's feud over Premier Sylvia Lucas’s last-minute Cabinet reshuffle

Back Ramaphosa or back down, Cosatu affliates tell S’dumo Dlamini

Article Govan Whittles - 1 Jun 2017

The union federation's leader faced an unprecedented revolt at its central committee meeting over his endorsement of President Jacob Zuma.

Suite deal: Guptas enticed former Transnet CFO with a stay in luxury Dubai hotel

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jun 2017

The Democratic Alliance sent the emails out in an email on Thursday, saying that every person involved in state capture must be held accountable.

Gupta-owned companies pulled out all the stops to ensure lavish Zuma wedding

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jun 2017

The Gupta family seemingly spared no expense to ensure their business partner, and the president's son, Duduzane Zuma rang the wedding bells in style.

Zuma will welcome state capture probe

Article Jan Gerber - 31 May 2017

Without mention of the weekend's leaked Gupta emails, Zuma said a probe into state capture would help "recover the facts and remove rumours".

We’ve decided on Molefe’s future – we’ll tell you soon, says Minister Brown

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2017

The minister discussed Eskom's chief executive with the National Council of Province's committee on communications and public enterprises.

#GuptaEmails: Family helped Duduzane Zuma buy R18m flat in Dubai

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2017

President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, purchased an R18-million flat in Dubai in 2015 with the assistance of the Guptas and their associates.

‘We will not be silenced’: Ramaphosa and Nzimande hit back after ANC’s NEC meeting

Article Govan Whittles - 30 May 2017

President Jacob Zuma’s dissenters in the ANC national executive committee and the alliance defy his warnings for them to stop criticising him.

Email trail: SA ambassador to Netherlands asked Guptas for golf tournament prizes

Article Staff Reporter - 30 May 2017

The man who got the Guptas clearance to land a plane of wedding guests at Waterkloof military base in 2013, asked them to sponsor a golf tournament.

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