Party secretaries have beefed up security as tensions at branch general meetings rise
Even noble intent could not rescue the step-aside rule, counsel for the suspended secretary general told the Johannesburg high court, but in fact there was only factionalism
The judge recognised the delegation of power located in the ANC’s national executive committee to the secretary general and the deputy secretary general
In the second of a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi says the constitution is clear: land seized under colonial states must be returned. But there is only policy confusion and elite possession
Four unhappy high-ranking party members say the SAA sale was never discussed at the NEC
ANC staffers picketed outside Luthuli House on Tuesday after months of problems with salary payments
The SANDF is the only legitimate military force allowed to operate in the country, says Jessie Duarte
Branch leaders in the Lower South Coast region have told the party that the regional task team has outstayed its term
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Corruption-accused ANC members will stand for election at the impending regional conferences
The suspended ANC secretary general toed the party line in his address to Zuma’s court rally as further disciplinary charges loom
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s claims that he is the victim of a factional purge with the governing party are false, says his deputy, Jessie Duarte.
PTT is “full of people who were close to Ace but now have dumped him”, says source in the Free State ANC
In April the M&G reported that the two were ordered to step aside from all party positions and to desist from speaking on behalf of the organisation until the SIU investigation has been concluded.
Six members of the ANC national youth task team were expelled from the structure this weekend after it emerged that they were over the age of 35.
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede is out on R50 000 bail after being arrested for an allegedly corrupt solid waste tender
Judge Piet Koen orders a brief delay to give Zuma’s lawyer time to enter a plea that Downer has no authority to prosecute the matter
The suspended secretary general argues that the rules the party relied on to sideline him are invalid but those informing his attempt to suspend the president are lawful
The high court has said it would be in the public interest given the importance of motions of no confidence in the president, to settle whether MPs can vote in secret
The suspended ANC secretary general won’t apologise publicly for his letter to Ramaphosa
The governing party has identified 40 members charged with serious crimes who will have to step aside
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has been ordered by the party’s NEC to publicly apologise for writing an unauthorised letter suspending President Cyril Ramaphosa
The new political party funding law brings changes to allocations – and possibly an end to dodgy donors
The NEC has called for party officials to deal with the suspended secretary general, terming his behaviour ‘misconduct’
Inside sources say the NEC discussed Zuma’s attitude towards the judiciary after the integrity commission ordered him to appear before it
ANC NEC maps out guidelines for candidate selection for the 2021 local government elections
ANC branches in Durban want all accused of corruption, and not just the criminally charged, to step aside
In a leaked recording ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile proposes staff cuts
RET faction says the current NEC has become a liability
The suspended secretary general tried to take charge of the ANC’s online NEC meeting, despite being stripped of his powers
ANCWL urges Magashule to humble himself and stop damaging the already weakened ruling party
The ANC’s financial crisis has been intensified by President Cyril Ramaphosa refusing to once again bail out the party
Speaking in the national assembly after Ace Magashule tried to ‘suspend’ him, the president told the DA he keeps quiet when internal strife hits the opposition.