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Ace Magashule

No expulsion on the cards for Ace — ANC NWC
Politics
/ 25 May 2021

No expulsion on the cards for Ace — ANC NWC

Sources inside the talks said the NWC decided to take a safer option and exhaust all internal processes while it investigated a charge of misconduct against the defiant party leader

By Lizeka Tandwa
Corruption accused Zandile Gumede agrees to step aside
Politics
/ 25 May 2021

Corruption accused Zandile Gumede agrees to step aside

The former eThekwini mayor is one of eight ANC KwaZulu-Natal members who have accepted the national executive committee’s ruling

By Paddy Harper
Blow for Magashule as Free State provincial task team is appointed
Politics
/ 25 May 2021

Blow for Magashule as Free State provincial task team is appointed

PTT is “full of people who were close to Ace but now have dumped him”, says source in the Free State ANC

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Khaya Koko: The theatre that is our journalism
Opinion
/ 20 May 2021

Khaya Koko: The theatre that is our journalism

Journalists’ voices should be the very loudest in calling for the culling of the corrupt among us

By Khaya Koko
ANC confirms it will oppose Magashule’s court application
Politics
/ 17 May 2021

ANC confirms it will oppose Magashule’s court application

The ruling party has briefed senior counsel Wim Trengove to head the team that will contest Magashule’s bid to fight his suspension and oust Ramaphosa instead

By Emsie Ferreira
Magashule defies suspension order and KZN leaders’ advice that he not address Zuma’s supporters outside court
Politics
/ 17 May 2021

Magashule defies suspension order and KZN leaders’ advice that he not address Zuma’s supporters outside court

A strategy by the KwaZulu-Natal ANC to control the narrative coming out of former president Zuma’s court appearance for arms deal corruption and fraud was thwarted

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zuma trial postponed to 26 May as defence objects to state prosecutor Downer
National
/ 17 May 2021

Zuma trial postponed to 26 May as defence objects to state prosecutor Downer

Judge Piet Koen orders a brief delay to give Zuma’s lawyer time to enter a plea that Downer has no authority to prosecute the matter

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC suspends more than Ace
Opinion
/ 14 May 2021

ANC suspends more than Ace

The governing party suspends usual procedure as weekend chaos escalates, and we suspend our disbelief about vaccine access

By Paddy Harper
UPDATE: Magashule tries to tip the scales on Ramaphosa in court papers
Politics
/ 14 May 2021

UPDATE: Magashule tries to tip the scales on Ramaphosa in court papers

The suspended secretary general argues that the rules the party relied on to sideline him are invalid but those informing his attempt to suspend the president are lawful

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM wins leave to appeal secret ballot ruling
Politics
/ 14 May 2021

ATM wins leave to appeal secret ballot ruling

The high court has said it would be in the public interest given the importance of motions of no confidence in the president, to settle whether MPs can vote in secret

By Emsie Ferreira
Magashule files court papers against Ramaphosa, ANC
Politics
/ 14 May 2021

Magashule files court papers against Ramaphosa, ANC

The suspended secretary general wants his suspension lifted but that the suspension letter he served on the president be declared lawful

By Emsie Ferreira
Sorry? I’m not sorry – Ace
Politics
/ 13 May 2021

Sorry? I’m not sorry – Ace

The suspended ANC secretary general won’t apologise publicly for his letter to Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Zwane tells Zondo he didn’t know which company got Vrede dairy deal
Politics
/ 13 May 2021

Zwane tells Zondo he didn’t know which company got Vrede dairy deal

The former minister and Free State MEC for agriculture denies any knowledge of the Guptas’ role in the deal and his trip to India

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC resolute over its step-aside decision: Duarte
Politics
/ 11 May 2021

ANC resolute over its step-aside decision: Duarte

The governing party has identified 40 members charged with serious crimes who will have to step aside

By Paddy Harper
Apologise or face action — NEC instructs Magashule
Politics
/ 10 May 2021

Apologise or face action — NEC instructs Magashule

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has been ordered by the party’s NEC to publicly apologise for writing an unauthorised letter suspending President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa
NEC wants more charges added against Magashule
Politics
/ 10 May 2021

NEC wants more charges added against Magashule

The NEC has called for party officials to deal with the suspended secretary general, terming his behaviour ‘misconduct’

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
ANC eThekwini branches want Magashule reinstated immediately
Politics
/ 9 May 2021

ANC eThekwini branches want Magashule reinstated immediately

ANC branches in Durban want all accused of corruption, and not just the criminally charged, to step aside

By Paddy Harper
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
ANC meeting mutes Magashule to discuss his suspension
Politics
/ 8 May 2021

ANC meeting mutes Magashule to discuss his suspension

The suspended secretary general tried to take charge of the ANC’s online NEC meeting, despite being stripped of his powers

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ANCWL dumps Magashule as party leadership meets to discuss his fate
Politics
/ 8 May 2021

ANCWL dumps Magashule as party leadership meets to discuss his fate

ANCWL urges Magashule to humble himself and stop damaging the already weakened ruling party

By Paddy Harper
Of Cubans and other Amigos
Opinion
/ 7 May 2021

Of Cubans and other Amigos

A new Bafana coach and Mabuyakhulu’s Zondo testimony leaves our columnist feeling Broos-ed and battered

By Paddy Harper
101 party elders dominate appeals body presiding over Magashule appeal
Politics
/ 7 May 2021

101 party elders dominate appeals body presiding over Magashule appeal

That the majority of those who form part of the ANC’s appeals body will come from 101 elders – which faction will have the upper hand

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa: ANC’s internal battles are not the opposition’s business
Article
/ 7 May 2021

Ramaphosa: ANC’s internal battles are not the opposition’s business

Speaking in the national assembly after Ace Magashule tried to ‘suspend’ him, the president told the DA he keeps quiet when internal strife hits the opposition.

By Emsie Ferreira
Ace carves his name in ANC history
Politics
/ 6 May 2021

Ace carves his name in ANC history

Ace Magashule has thrown the ANC secretary general’s office, once occupied by stalwarts Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu, into disarray

By M&G Politics Team
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
Aced: ANC secretary general suspended from the party for the duration of his corruption trial
Politics
/ 5 May 2021

Aced: ANC secretary general suspended from the party for the duration of his corruption trial

Magashule is barred from carrying out his tasks and cannot talk on behalf of the party

By Paddy Harper
Magashule and parliamentarians will continue to receive cushy salaries during suspensions
Politics
/ 5 May 2021

Magashule and parliamentarians will continue to receive cushy salaries during suspensions

Bongani Bongo, Zandile Gumede and Sindiswa Gomba are also among the parliamentarians affected by the step-aside resolution

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
The ANC’s step-aside rule explained: past, present and what’s next for Ace & co
Politics
/ 2 May 2021

The ANC’s step-aside rule explained: past, present and what’s next for Ace & co

The ruling party’s attempt to clean house was prompted by personal protective equipment tender corruption

By Lizeka Tandwa
Rebel ANC branches reject ‘step-aside’ rule
Politics
/ 30 April 2021

Rebel ANC branches reject ‘step-aside’ rule

Corruption charged eThekwini councillors and former mayor Zandile Gumede have been nominated

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
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