If you think there is no evidence of the politicisation of the HRC, then read this.
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/ 13 October 2010
The African National Congress turned down an invitation to attend a debate on media freedom hosted by the University of SA in Pretoria on Tuesday.
There is little doubt, according to the opposition Democratic Alliance, that the ANC is trying to advance its agenda of nationalisation by stealth.
The question of where the "strategic centre of power" was in the tripartite alliance is still upsetting the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
The ANC should deal decisively with members who lobby for the ruling party’s top posts, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Sunday.
Cosatu ‘s Zwelinzima Vavi could emerge as the rival of the deputy police minister, Fikile Mbalula, for the position of ANC secretary general in 2012.
Cosatu put pressure on the ANC on Tuesday, threatening to "name and shame" people who use political connections to line their pockets.
President Jacob Zuma has criticised the ANC Youth League’s push for a change in the ruling party’s top leadership structures.
South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday he would ask his Cabinet ministers to set their own performance targets.
The ANC Youth League may be have been defeated at the ANC’s national general council, but the loss was far from permanent, an analyst said on Friday.
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/ 24 September 2010
The ANC has defended its push for a controversial media tribunal and called on Parliament to consider the press oversight body.
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/ 24 September 2010
The government will look at introducing compulsory community service for university graduates, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said.
Distaste for the media hung thick at the ANC’s national council, much like the moisture that stuck to our backsides, writes <b>Mandy Rossouw</b>.
Gwede Mantashe this week accused some ANC leaders of using "gate-keeping" to prevent new members with differing views from joining the party.
The African National Congress will press on Wednesday for a new tribunal to punish unscrupulous reporting.
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/ 21 September 2010
SA’s National Health Insurance (NHI) will kick off in 2012 and be implemented over a period of 14 years, according to the ANC.
In an attempt to dilute fierce debate on nationalisation of mines, the ANC is to broaden the debate to focus on the role of the state in the economy.
The leaking of ANC leadership discussions and decisions to the media must be dealt with "decisively", Gwede Mantashe said on Monday.
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/ 21 September 2010
The African National Congress agreed with its alliance partners that using party positions to accumulate wealth was a concern.
It was a Jacob Zuma we haven’t seen in a while: speaking at the NGC, he said everything that needed to be said about issues affecting the ANC.
Julius Malema was consoled by veteran of the women’s league Winnie Madikizela-Mandela after a dressing down by President Jacob Zuma on Monday.
It was time for the ANC to act against those prematurely mobilising and lobbying for succession, party president Jacob Zuma said on Monday.
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/ 20 September 2010
The ANC is looking at economic reforms that will speed up job creation, and these include a competitive and stable rand exchange rate, it says.
ANC national organiser Fikile Mbalula tells <b>Mandy Rossouw</b> that those who think president Jacob Zuma will be recalled are dreaming.
ANC members will gather in Durban for a policy review meeting on Monday with President Jacob Zuma under pressure to speed up services to the poor.
<i>M&G</i> political editor <b>Rapule Tabane</b> predicts who the key players will be at the African National Congress national general council (NGC).
The ANC’s provincial branches are broadly in agreement on many of the key issues expected to be addressed at the national general council meeting.
A lot of "dirty money" was doing the rounds in the ANC, South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Thursday.
South African President Jacob Zuma faces a fight for his political future next week at a major ANC policy-setting session.
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/ 16 September 2010
Julius Malema once said he’d die for Zuma, but now he’s making ominous noises about Zuma’s future. We look at Malema’s take on Zuma in quotes.
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/ 16 September 2010
The ANC is well prepared for its third national general council, which takes place in Durban next week, its spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Some safe bets in SA’s turbulent politics are that massive unemployment will persist, poverty will remain widespread and the ANC will stay in power.