President Jacob Zuma on Saturday accused striking state workers of abandoning the sick at hospitals and said he expected a deal to be reached soon.
African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema on Friday warned ANC leaders they could be removed at any time.
The strike by state employees marks the lowest point in relations between the ANC and Cosatu since President Jacob Zuma took leadership of the party.
The Democratic Alliance has won a long-held ANC ward in Stellenbosch in a by-election, the Independent Electoral Commission confirmed on Thursday.
Cosatu on Thursday warned that its alliance with the ANC is "dysfunctional" because of "confusion" over power.
The dissolution of the ANC regional executive committee in Johannesburg was necessary because it was "descending into total madness", the party said.
South Africa’s week-long public-service strike has strained President Jacob Zuma’s ties with leftist allies who helped propel him to power.
President Jacob Zuma is so alarmed by rumours that some ANC leaders are planning a revolt against him that he has embarked on a tour of the provinces.
Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula admitted on Tuesday that the use of money in elective conferences of the ANC is an increasing trend.
The DA said on Saturday it would merge with the Independent Democrats to better challenge the ruling African National Congress in the 2014 election.
The <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported earlier this week on the recent increased pressure on local media, including the proposed media tribunal.
A recent count showed theANC had more than 820 000 members — and many of them Afrikaners, officials said on Thursday.
The DA on Wednesday called on ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga to apologise for "false claims" he made about the DA.
The ruling party should regulate all heretical texts and performances across every medium, argues <b>Adam Haupt</b>.
The ANC on Tuesday insisted that it did not want to curtail press freedom with a proposed media appeals tribunal.
ANC attempts to centralise government undermine the letter and spirit of the Constitution, DA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip said on Tuesday.
The ANC has come to its senses by drafting a Bill which would stop cadres from holding senior municipal jobs, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela lashed out at the African National Congress for failing to implement its own policies in an interview published on Sunday.
As editors met on Wednesday to discuss the "horrors" of an ANC onslaught against media freedom, the Hawks arrested a <i>Sunday Times</i> journalist.
The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday distanced itself from former police national commissioner Jackie Selebi.
A showdown is looming between the leftist and nationalist factions when the ANC’s national general council kicks off in Durban in September.
The ANC is planning to regulate how money is used to support candidates in leadership contests.
The ANC has moved to allay fears that its proposed media tribunal is an attempt to curb media freedom.
ANC leaders have until August to submit details of their financial interests to Luthuli House after a decision by the national executive committee.
The ANC is the party of choice for voters, but a relationship between the ID, DA and Cope would be good for SA’s political health, a survey shows.
The ANC was set to have a frank discussion at the party’s national general council in September about the role that money plays in electing leaders.
Despite his big words, not a single new idea has emerged from President Jacob Zuma’s mid-year Cabinet lekgotla.
The media appeals tribunal mooted by the ANC could include measures to imprison journalists or force them to pay millions of rands in fines.
The ANC on Monday again denied instructing the SABC not to interview former president Thabo Mbeki.
The ANC had instructed disgruntled Limpopo youth league members to a drop court action challenging a disciplinary process, an ANCYL official said.
DA leader Helen Zille on Monday slammed the ANC Youth League for its role in the Makhaza toilets saga.
The ANC has accused an ANCYL region of ill-discipline and "naked opportunism" after it called for Sport Minister Makhenkesi Stofile to be sacked.