Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred
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HIV doctor Francois Venter explains why the treatment of obese people reminds him of the bad old days of the HIV epidemic.
The president successfully argued that submitting to an unlawful summons would be would be a violation of his right to freedom
The president said Zuma’s defence of his private prosecution bid relied on political innuendo but missed the legal argument
The ruling party’s conference declaration has ignored the land expropriation without compensation bill
Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart
A few foes of the president were elected into the national executive committee of the ruling party on Thursday, yet the numbers stack in his favour
The question for Ramaphosa, who would be 75 by the year 2027, is, just what are you going to do to salvage your legacy as the ANC’s 14th president and the country’s fifth since the dawn of democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa finally has the top seven he has always wanted to push forward with his agenda
Ethnic chauvinism and table banging don’t win conferences once one crosses the Drakensberg mountains
The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed
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The department’s minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, said small businesses are expected to propel economic growth
Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote with Ramaphosa
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Cyril Ramaphosa has secured his second term as president of the ANC with a significant victory over challenger Zweli Mkhize.
The South African Communist Party’s secretary general has called on whoever emerges as the ANC’s leader to close down Israel’s embassy in South Africa
Lobbying at the party’s conference is akin to the top seven township playground game
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The fight between Oscar Mabuyane and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa campaign
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Both Masina and Pule Mabe come from Gauteng. This means the province would have divided its votes
Despite having put measures in place to prevent corruption, little or no work has been done by the party, leaving it open to more scrutiny in 2023
Zweli Mkhize has closed the gap between himself and Cyril Ramaphosa in the days leading up to the leadership vote
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The ANC elective conference provided an opportunity for a local youth initiative to show off their coffee making skills
Ronald Lamola has resisted attempts to get him to withdraw from the leadership race, resulting in a divide in the Ramaphosa faction
This as delegates meet at the ANC’s elective conference amid stage six load-shedding
Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies cruised through the ballot for presidential nominations with an almost 55% lead over Mkhize, but on the eve of the nominations, North West switched its allegiance.
Attempts to reform party processes have been undermined by members clinging to an anti-democratic culture
The minerals and energy minister could be the de facto prime minister of Cyril Ramaphosa after aiding the president through turbulent times
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Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — ‘be patient, he’s not going anywhere’
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Deputy president David Mabuza on Saturday afternoon delivered a lucid overview of the state of the party’s internal challenges — and lack of funds
Ramaphosa’s main opponent in this conference has been regarded as the wave of support brewing from Paul Mashatile’s forces
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The president has termed his predecessor’s bid to institute a private prosecution against him as a direct attempt to derail his re-election as ANC leader
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The ruling party has repeated its proposal to nationalise the central bank’s ownership and mandate, but says it must be done in a way that is conscious of costs
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Some of the vendors came from as far as Durban, hoping to pick up some rands from conference delegates
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