There are many reasons why people stay in toxic relationships: some stay for security, some for kids and some for the nauseating reason called love.
Prince Mashele, former CEO of Moeletsi Mbeki’s think-tank, has accused the critic of delaying a Cosatu report to save one of his business deals.
The legislature faces a busy year, with laws from secrecy to e-tolling facing active opposition, writes Andisiwe Makinana.
In the wake of its Mangaung conference, the ANC is more erratic and unpredictable than it ever was, writes Richard Calland.
Evidence suggests that a hotly contested smart electricity meter tender, to the value of R1.25-billion, was fixed to benefit Vivian Reddy’s firm.
‘If they can’t produce, somebody else must be given the opportunity to produce,’ warns ANC policy czar.
The ANC aspires to focus on the poor when policy proposals are fleshed out at its upcoming lekgotla.
Last year ended with a flourish of judgments that tested the line between law and politics.
Corruption is eating away at Africa’s biggest economy, stifling growth, marring its international reputation and, most importantly, hurting the poor.
The youth league is scheduled to meet with the ANC’s top six officials in a bid to bring tensions between the league and its mother body to an end.
President Jacob Zuma has said he believes the ANC will get overwhelming support at the 2014 national elections.
The African National Congress needs responsible and accountable members, President Jacob Zuma has said.
A new year holds the promise of a fresh start and that is as true for the government and its officials as for anyone else.
Cosatu leaders have differed on whether their elevation to the ANC NEC represents a victory, or is fraught with more dangers than benefits.
The build-up to the national elections next year is set to be a dirty affair, especially in the highly contested Western Cape.
We need leadership, morals, courage and knowledge to end the rot in South African politics, writes Charles Villa-Vicencio.
Business, unions, public servants — the ANC conference in Mangaung covered all bases, except for the biggie, says Rapule Tabane.
Big business needs to be more "inclusive" and cater towards the needs of their employees, ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
The official line is that he won’t replace Kgalema Motlanthe, so what is the ANC planning? Phillip De Wet reports.
By bowing to pressure to toe the line and fill vacant positions the youth league hopes to stay relevant.
The party is set to beef up its strategies to counter negative perceptions about President Jacob Zuma.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the ANC had social media savvy. The reason was not hard to find, write Verashni Pillay and Mmanaledi Mataboge.
Zuma has demonstrated an incredible skill at defeating his opponents: five years ago at Polokwane and now, at Mangaung.
Shell-shocked by the developments of 2012, ordinary South Africans must now lead, writes Nic Dawes.
The sudden winding up of the ANC’s newly elected deputy president’s businesses to allow him to enter government carries financial risk.
Gwede Mantashe embraces what he criticises and as a result the ANC as a whole is at war with itself, writes Niren Tolsi.
By going for broke, Kgalema Motlanthe ensured the ANC had to face the scale of its Jacob Zuma problem, writes Nic Dawes.
The Progressive Business Forum marquee at the Mangaung elective conference revealed a mixed bag of companies hoping to cosy up to the ruling party.
There are moves afoot to adopt the national development plan despite Cosatu’s concerns, writes Lisa Steyn.
Jacob Zuma’s new ANC leadership has taken its most decisive move to end uncertainty about economic policy by flatly rejecting nationalisation.
The business tent in Mangaung saw a daily influx of powerful business people under its white canvas.
A report that ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa would decline his nomination was the result of "unsavoury" sources, the Star newspaper has said.