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Gwede Mantashe

A blunt Mantashe makes no promises during election campaigning
Politics
/ 22 October 2021

A blunt Mantashe makes no promises during election campaigning

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government

By Lizeka Tandwa
Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
Politics
/ 16 October 2021

Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)

From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term
Politics
/ 11 October 2021

ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?
Opinion
/ 4 October 2021

Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?

Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up

By Richard Calland
South Africa’s young climate strikers hit back at critics
The Green Guardian
/ 3 October 2021

South Africa’s young climate strikers hit back at critics

Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true

By Tunicia Phillips
Once empowered, always empowered: Does the mining charter judgment rule out transformation?
Business
/ 2 October 2021

Once empowered, always empowered: Does the mining charter judgment rule out transformation?

Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel

By Sarah Smit
We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto
Politics
/ 28 September 2021

We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto

At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
A Madikizela win against Mabuyane could tilt the scales against Ramaphosa’s camp
Politics
/ 14 September 2021

A Madikizela win against Mabuyane could tilt the scales against Ramaphosa’s camp

Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘Government must take its foot off the new gas Bill’
Business
/ 20 August 2021

‘Government must take its foot off the new gas Bill’

Environmental organisations want the government to factor the climate change crisis into the proposed legislation

By Sheree Bega
The nuclear option: Should it carry South Africa’s baseload?
Business
/ 19 August 2021

The nuclear option: Should it carry South Africa’s baseload?

Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary

By Sarah Smit
Top six chooses Mapisa-Nqakula as preferred parliamentary speaker candidate
Politics
/ 10 August 2021

Top six chooses Mapisa-Nqakula as preferred parliamentary speaker candidate

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue
The Green Guardian
/ 9 August 2021

Green shoots for energy security, bad news for Eskom’s revenue

Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility

By Tunicia Phillips
South Africans will pay for the costly electricity from DRC’s Inga 3 dam
The Green Guardian
/ 12 July 2021

South Africans will pay for the costly electricity from DRC’s Inga 3 dam

A new report says power from the hydroelectric scheme is more expensive than energy from solar and wind

By Sheree Bega
Magashule is in it for himself, not the party
Opinion
/ 25 June 2021

Magashule is in it for himself, not the party

Magashule’s inability to grasp the difficult position in which he puts the ANC demonstrates his disregard for party discipline and unity in the pursuit of individual interest

By Johannes Sekgololo
MKMVA accuse top six of being factional in collapsed meeting
Politics
/ 14 June 2021

MKMVA accuse top six of being factional in collapsed meeting

A defiant MKMVA has vowed it is business as usual, after a meeting with the top six ended with the military veterans being kicked out of the virtual platform

By Lizeka Tandwa
The ANC has moral decay on its plate, and the garnish is bitter
Opinion
/ 11 June 2021

The ANC has moral decay on its plate, and the garnish is bitter

Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself

By Ian Siebörger
Mantashe on ANC integrity commission’s radar
Politics
/ 8 June 2021

Mantashe on ANC integrity commission’s radar

The ANC’s integrity body’s chairperson, George Mashaba, said that the elders would discuss summoning the ANC chair over allegations of corruption

By Lizeka Tandwa
Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art
Politics
/ 2 June 2021

Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art

A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading

By Chris Gilili
Mantashe living in “alternative universe” as he ignores international warnings on climate change
Opinion
/ 24 May 2021

Mantashe living in “alternative universe” as he ignores international warnings on climate change

Mantashe’s fossil fuel heavy energy plans are wildly out of line with needed climate action and a better energy future for South Africa

By Alex Lenferna
Mantashe: ‘We must not allow scavengers to eat the energy sector’
Business
/ 18 May 2021

Mantashe: ‘We must not allow scavengers to eat the energy sector’

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said the transition to renewable energy cannot be an overnight accomplishment.

By Chris Gilili
Magashule’s forces want early conference to elect new national executive
Politics
/ 8 May 2021

Magashule’s forces want early conference to elect new national executive

RET faction says the current NEC has become a liability

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
New consortium scores big in South Africa’s floating power station deal
Business
/ 7 May 2021

New consortium scores big in South Africa’s floating power station deal

Powergroup South Africa wins 20-year energy contract a mere 10 months after it was formed

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa tells party caucus he was ‘shocked’ by Magashule’s suspension of him
Politics
/ 6 May 2021

Ramaphosa tells party caucus he was ‘shocked’ by Magashule’s suspension of him

Magashule’s letter, in which he refused to step aside, said he would be appealing his suspension and added that he was “suspending” Ramaphosa. The letter is said to have angered the president.

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC officials set to meet urgently over Ace ‘suspending’ Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 6 May 2021

ANC officials set to meet urgently over Ace ‘suspending’ Ramaphosa

‘I’m still the secretary general of the ANC,’ Ace Magashule told the Mail & Guardian, after he wrote a letter ‘suspending’ his party’s president

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘He can’t just write letters out of anger’: Mantashe reacts to Magashule’s ‘suspension’ of Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 5 May 2021

‘He can’t just write letters out of anger’: Mantashe reacts to Magashule’s ‘suspension’ of Ramaphosa

That is not how decisions are made in an organisation, the party’s national chairperson warns as Magashule sends suspension letter to Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa
Suspension letters to be sent to ANC members who refuse to step aside
Politics
/ 4 May 2021

Suspension letters to be sent to ANC members who refuse to step aside

During a top six meeting ANC secretary general Ace Magashule asked that step aside be reviewed every six months

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC will not protect leaders implicated in corruption, Ramaphosa tells Zondo commission
Politics
/ 28 April 2021

ANC will not protect leaders implicated in corruption, Ramaphosa tells Zondo commission

The president conceded the ANC must answer for what happened on its watch as he took the witness stand days before the party is to expel implicated members refusing to step aside

By Emsie Ferreira
No escape from the step-aside deadline, says Mantashe
Politics
/ 28 April 2021

No escape from the step-aside deadline, says Mantashe

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, who criticised Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo during an interview, said those party leaders who want the NEC to reverse its step-aside resolution used a ‘convenient blackmail argument’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Free state ANC not wrong for appealing judgment dissolving PEC – Mantashe
Politics
/ 26 April 2021

Free state ANC not wrong for appealing judgment dissolving PEC – Mantashe

Mantashe says it was part of the top six’s instructions to the Free State provincial leadership to file an intent to appeal its dissolution

By Lizeka Tandwa
Gas to power: Who can halt the hot air?
Opinion
/ 20 April 2021

Gas to power: Who can halt the hot air?

Parliament should be asking the public what we think of Karpowerships before approaching the energy department about its deal

By Liziwe McDaid
Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise
Politics
/ 19 April 2021

Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise

The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again

By Emsie Ferreira
Mantashe is pumping gas
Business
/ 16 April 2021

Mantashe is pumping gas

The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits

By Sheree Bega
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