Disgruntled would-be national executive committee members are going to court over their failure to make the top 200 names
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
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The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
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The ANC treasurer is being punted as a compromise — rather than a compromised — presidential candidate
In an application filed to the constitutional court, the president argued that the panel failed to follow the rules when it recommended he face an impeachment inquiry
The decision was announced by ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile, at a meeting of the party’s national executive committee
Impeachment rules introduced for Jacob Zuma’s maleficence have caused Cyril Ramaphosa to trip
ANC national office bearers Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza were left in the dark as the president’s allies persuaded him from resigning
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The head of state has asked for more time to ‘consult further’
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A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
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A panel has found prima facie evidence that the president broke the law in receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
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The president has to answer serious charges about the origin of the money stolen from his farm and ‘secret’ efforts to recover it, a section 89 panel has concluded
The findings of the three-member panel will be debated in the House on 6 December
It’s not what Oliver Tambo meant but, for the ANC, the lines have been clearly drawn since the party’s elections in 2017
With re-election as ANC leader seemingly assured, there are questions about the impact of the exchange control probe by the central bank
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Horse trading and negotiations begin in earnest as the real battle starts for party positions ahead of the elective conference
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The nominations have set the stage for the ANC race for top six, and horse trading and negotiations will take place in earnest
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There is no taste of presidential power for presidential hopefuls Lindiwe Sisulu or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — now or in December
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The bank says the ANC treasurer general has positioned himself as the perfect ‘compromise candidate’ for party president
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There was no ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ from the opponents of the step-aside rule, who suddenly supported it, hoping to oust him
The minister is demanding that 013News retract an article suggesting he interfered in the decisions of the National Prosecuting Authority
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The battle for 35% of Umgeni Water dam contract has so far claimed three lives
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Five years is a long time, especially in politics, something
the Kroonstad Crooner should have remembered
The former heads of state ‘know how to get hold of the president’ if they want to ‘engage constructively’
The number of comrades wanting to stash cash under their mattresses is growing faster than Zuma court case postponements
Disgraced former health minister wants the ANC to revert to normal disciplinary processes instead of the step-aside rule to curb corruption
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The order was withdrawn three days after the judgment was granted unopposed
The party said it was not ready to debate a mini-plenary tabled by the DA, prompting the speaker to let it stand over for a week
The former health minister has taken a swipe at Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and will ‘oblige’ if he is nominated for the ANC presidency
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One would have hoped the ANC had made it out of its 2017 trenches – or dug some new ones
uBaba should have the full black, green and gold treatment with all the trimmings for his next court appearance
The presidential posture has deteriorated, somewhat, since the heady days of Thuma Mina