On speculation that he would be nominated as president or deputy, Motlanthe has said such talk was ‘coffee-house bubbles not worthy of response’.
Supporters of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe have vowed to fight for him to take over as ANC president at the party’s elective conference.
A senior ANC official tells the M&G that low-ranking members are no more than a herd that does as it is told.
ANC supporters of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe believe Zuma’s supporters are planning a purge during the ANC’s national conference next week.
Here are the people the auditors’ report identifies as having paid more than R7-million to benefit Jacob Zuma between 1995 and 2006.
The ANC has told Limpopo and the Western Cape to reconvene their provincial nomination conferences by Wednesday.
Despite reports of violence and missed deadlines, the SACP has congratulated the ANC for "commendable work" in the run-up to Mangaung.
The ANC’s nomination conferences have been plagued by factional discord, with three provinces failing to nominate their preferred candidates.
The ANC in Limpopo had to abandon its nomination conference after a group stormed the venue and intimidated delegates.
The ANC in the Western Cape missed the November 30 deadline for nominating its preferred candidate for the party’s Mangaung elective conference.
Tiisetso Makube takes a ride to find some answers about the succession race but instead finds more questions about the troubled state of the nation.
The Free State ANC’s internal ructions could shift the goalposts in the upcoming leadership battle, writes Niren Tolsi.
Some of the president’s private arrangements demand public scrutiny, because they pose real risks for him and for crucial areas of governance.
It is not clear whether the Limpopo ANC will meet the party’s nomination conference deadline, after it postponed its provincial conference.
The ANC has adopted the final draft of the Protection of State Information Bill in the absence of opposition parties, who walked out.
Fikile Mbalula is counting on branch-level support to restore his fortunes among those opposed to the re-election of Jacob Zuma as ANC president.
Thirty allegedly crooked leases are central to the latest fraud, corruption and money-laundering charges brought against ANC politician John Block.
Orderly and ordered – the African National Congress can only wish its elective conference could be like the Chinese version.
Judge has warned of the danger of politicising courts, even though the motion is of national interest, writes Andisiwe Makinana.
A public discussion around Adriaan Basson’s new book has given Chris Roper a sleepless night.
The ANC has called on the media to desist from "peddling malicious statements" on whether Jacob Zuma has a bond on his Nkandla home without proof.
History will judge Jacob Zuma for his accomplishments and failures. But we might already know what it will say about him, says Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
The South African Communist Party has said African values demand respect for Jacob Zuma and criticism should be legislated.
A dismissive tit for tat among intellectuals and the president will not help South Africa’s discourse, writes Rapule Tabane.
Former police commissioner Bheki Cele’s popularity could prove divisive if he carries an anti-Zuma mandate, writes Niren Tolsi.
The smart money is still on ANC president Jacob Zuma being re-elected at the Mangaung conference next month, writes Matuma Letsoalo.
Hysteria and paranoia. That is what leaders of the ANC and the SACP accuse the press of when concerns about threats to freedom of speech are raised.
The ANC has finally given up on its incompetent municipal manager in Oudtshoorn months after a court ruled that he was not qualified for the position.
The ward 10 ANC branch general meeting in Nkandla has sent a message to the party in more ways than one, writes Floyd Shivambu.
South Africa needs a well-run campaign to steer it away from the capitalist-loving African National Congress’ course, writes Mazibuko K Jara.
Sabotage, falling-outs and electricity outages ensured that it was an interesting week of local politics.
Divisions in the ANC at a local level are threatening KZN’s homogeneity as a voting bloc at the party’s conference in Mangaung later this year.