Latest articles on Ace Magashule

Dancing on the grave of Covid?

Opinion Paddy Harper - 18 Sep 2020

Lay low for now as lockdown lifts to level one and let’s Jerusalema when the long arm of the law reaches Luthuli House

Mute yourself, Magashule

Opinion Paddy Harper - 4 Sep 2020

Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?

Why the ANC clean-up is dragging on

Politics Paddy Harper & Lester Kiewit - 3 Sep 2020

The outcome of the ANC’s NEC meeting was clear: ask party members who are facing or who have been convicted of criminal charges to step aside. But as Paddy Harper and Lester Kiewit report, the ANC cannot act against those who have not been criminally charged — until then, any ‘reputationally toxic’ members can stay

Ramaphosa reaffirms ‘line in the sand’ as ANC talks tough on corruption

Politics Paddy Harper - 31 Aug 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the NEC had reaffirmed the decision of the earlier NEC meeting to draw a line in the sand” between the party and those of its members and leaders accused of corruption and other crimes.

Cyril braces for Ace camp’s big flex

Politics Paddy Harper - 27 Aug 2020

Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive will see him targeted at the ANC NEC’s meeting this weekend

Richard Calland: Cyril and Ace can’t both survive

Opinion Richard Calland - 27 Aug 2020

One of them will have to fall if the ANC is to win back the confidence of the electorate — so it can’t be Ramaphosa

ANC won’t rake up its bad apples

Politics Thanduxolo Jika - 21 Aug 2020

The ruling party faces severe criticism over its reluctance to deal with leaders who are facing investigations, and its NEC is accused of selective morality

False dawn gives Ace all the cards

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 9 Aug 2020

The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot

Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 8 Aug 2020

The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone

ANC still at odds over how to tackle leaders facing serious graft allegations

Coronavirus Paddy Harper, Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 6 Aug 2020

The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members

2021 local elections ‘will go ahead’

Politics Paddy Harper - 18 Jun 2020

The ANC and EFF want national, provincial and municipal polls in 2024 but other parties disagree

Luthuli House stands aside as racist Free State mayor carries on in role

Article Chris Gilili - 21 Apr 2020

Welkom mayor Nkosinjani Speelman has allegedly been continuing to perform his duties, despite his ‘suspension’

‘Unity’ man in battle for eThekwini

Article Paddy Harper - 6 Mar 2020

Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences

Zuma-ists hope to ace provinces

Article Paddy Harper - 28 Feb 2020

Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting

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Sona will cast a spotlight on Ramaphosa (and the ANC’s) many problems

Analysis Makhanda Ka Lima - 10 Feb 2020

The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around

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anna majavu - 30 Sep 2020

“The province’s member of the executive council for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe is suing a United Front activist for Facebook posts he made that she says paint her as corrupt.”

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‘Lockdown quarter’ sees jobs bloodbath

Sarah Smit - 29 Sep 2020

The decline in employment has been accompanied by a larger increase in economic inactivity, resulting in a 42% expanded unemployment rate

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