From the premiership table to the bush leagues: the ANC’s relegation of Ace Magashule was swift and brutal
Both parties could be liquidated, a first in South African history
Whatever hope was ignited among investors by the idea of a Ramaphosa presidency has mostly been snuffed out
The ruling party’s secretary general pushed back against US pressure to pick a side in Russia/Ukraine war
Envoys from six African states will shuttle between Kyiv and Moscow to try to secure a ceasefire and peace talks
The governing party will deploy more of its top leaders to assist in both provinces
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The party’s working committee is gearing up to intervene in both provinces but this could further damage the ANC’s chances at the polls
Party says the move is to vindicate its ‘reputation’ but the timing suggests it’s a pre-emptive strike
Was it a U-turn or is the president confusing the International Criminal Court with the International Cricket Council?
The faux pas with the Finnish president is the latest in a series of embarrassing moves by our head of state
The ruling party wants a retraction and apology from the former Eskom CEO for implicating it in crippling corruption at the power utility
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula warns Ramaphosa to ‘run his cabinet and not have his cabinet run him’ or they will take action
ANC Limpopo chair Stan Mathabatha seems to be off the hook but the jury is still out on his deputy
The Limpopo premier has been given a six-month reprieve to clean house as President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for more accountability in government
The party’s top six leaders agreed with the former president’s letter at a meeting, saying they had not received a proper brief on Phala Phala from Cyril Ramaphosa
The ANC’s top seven officials are expected to meet former president Thabo Mbeki after he wrote a scathing letter to deputy president Paul Mashatile
Former president says closing ranks around Ramaphosa alienates the masses
But the party’s ‘aspirations of chaos’ must be curbed and it alienates mostly peace-loving citizens with rhetoric that borders on ‘warmongering’
The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that Ebrahim Patel becoming a member of parliament will make way for a non-MP to become a cabinet minister
The party says the committee should have the power to summons witnesses
The newly elected ANC Free State chairperson is expected to make a complete overhaul in his cabinet in the coming weeks
The move comes after the new Free State executive committee decided to restructure the provincial government following meetings with top ANC officials
The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to buy time are likely to cause more friction in the ANC as Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza rekindle relations, forcing his hand
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
The ANC wants to push ahead with shifting Eskom to the mineral resources and energy ministry
ANC sources say the deputy president submitted a resignation letter on Monday
Minister Mbalula offers vague update on measures to prevent fatalities on the notorious N2 in KwaZulu-Natal
The party needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed, with the the party’s youth prepared for a transformative role in society based on good ethics
The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes