The former health minister and a senior ANC member want the president to account for the robbery at Phala Phala Wildlife farm in Limpopo
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
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The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
The former president says he ‘wants peace’, but he has been provoked to the last degree
The party should have placed itself first in the queue to give evidence at the Zondo commission
In his testimony before the Zondo commission, Ramatlhodi detailed how the NEC was paralysed by factionalism
Ramatlhodi was told it was customary for the entire department to be hosted at the Gupta residence in Cape Town during the indaba
Pravin Gordhan says there was a reluctance to follow due process in the PetroSA-Engen and Russian nuclear deals
Ngubane under a cloud since former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her ‘State of Capture’ report
The former public service and administration minister is the fourth axed Cabinet member to quit Parliament.
The president’s midnight move to reshuffle his Cabinet has upset many of the party’s top figures.
Limpopo locals are standing their ground in their fight to halt a new platinum mine that Platreef wants to establish on their land.
Government officials have begun to review the proposed changes to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.
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M&G readers air their views on political accountability and cadre deployment.
Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi held shares in a platinum firm while mediating in the recent mineworkers’ strike.
Gold producer Sibanye is considering buying embattled platinum mines which have been crippled by a five-month labour dispute.
Ngoako Ramatlhodi’s softer stance towards Amcu, in comparison to other government officials, could be the reason for his hasty exit from wage talks.
Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi says "pulling back" from the negotiations may "exercise the minds … of the negotiators".
The mines minister says a state task team that intervened in Amcu’s wage negotiations has "done enough work" for the parties to continue.
Wage talks between Amcu and platinum producers were deadlocked, which has prompted Mining Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi to abandon his mediation role.
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SA’s new mining minister will sit down with company and union officials in a last-ditch attempt to end the platinum sector’s long-running strike.
Government says Monday’s talks with Amcu and mining bosses will determine whether it continues with it’s intervention in the platinum wage dispute.
Strike talks between government, platinum miners and Amcu are due to resume after reports the mineworkers’ union rejected a pay offer by government.
Amcu is considering a government proposal to resolve a five-month platinum strike and will put it to its members this week.
The new mineral resources minister begins his tenure with a difficult task – seeking a solution to the country’s longest ever mines strike.
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ANALYSIS: The prime driver of the ANC’s assault on the judiciary inexplicably escaped prosecution.
A social grants payment contract has sparked a court battle because it was awarded to foreign firm with a chequered past in South Africa.
Four months before its policy conference, the ANC has made it clear that it intends to push for a radical transformation of the judiciary.
The ANC is making inroads into DA strongholds, particularly in the Western Cape, ANC head of elections Ngoako Ramathlodi said on Thursday.
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Businessman Sandile Majali was persecuted because of his selfless contributions to the ANC, national executive member Ngoako Ramatlodi said.
Some of the new provincial leaders are well known, others are not. We focus on five of the lesser-known premier.
Ngoako Ramatlhodi’s secret Bushveld farm really was his, but his friend who fronted for him bankrolled it too.