Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?
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
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.
Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive will see him targeted at the ANC NEC’s meeting this weekend
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
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
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members
The ANC and EFF want national, provincial and municipal polls in 2024 but other parties disagree
Welkom mayor Nkosinjani Speelman has allegedly been continuing to perform his duties, despite his ‘suspension’
Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences
Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting
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
I’m hammered — by endless rain, power outages and Cyril’s sabotage performance
Three ministers could change places, moving Lindiwe Sisulu from her powerful post
Tshepiso Magashule had to be forced out of the property, leaving behind his dog and a history of close ties with the Gupta family
Hiccups with the electronic membership system could postpone regional and provincial conferences to next year
The former president’s son denied ever attending a meeting with the former Free State MEC at the Guptas’ residence in Saxonwold
Further legislation to control money flows to political parties will heighten transparency
Expelled ANC councillors win wards in the Free State municipality, but party retains council
The ANC’s secretary-general says the claims that he was assisting a rival political party are lies
The Reserve Bank governor says the mandate of the bank is constitutionally enshrined
The ANC’s national chairperson says there are people ‘waiting in the wings’ to ‘cash out for maximum benefit’
Who comes first: the country or the party? Last week’s lekgotla provided a disturbing answer
Alliance partners Cosatu and the SACP are in a tricky situation: they don’t want Magashule hawking their ideas, but they do want their ideas heard
The special NEC meeting next week may discuss the state of his office after the integrity commission ‘flagged inefficiencies’ there
Recent pronouncements by Lethuli House, and Ace Magashule in particular, merely muddied the waters
Its integrity commission has found that factional battles are harming the party’s ability to function
Its integrity commission has found that factional battles are harming the party’s ability to function.
Unlike South Africa, the inflation in developed economies allows for central banks to make use of such unconventional policy tools
Perhaps it’s an ANC thing — borrowing the boss’s style and quirks. Perhaps it’s just Pule ageing faster in the face of interpreting Ace