Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound
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Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks
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Sources say Gauteng chair Panyaza Lesufi is not a threat to the ANC secretary general, but could be collateral damage
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The veterans league wants the vetting to be done on every card carrying ANC member and those who wish to join the party
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Blaming foreigners for a nation’s problems is a tactic beloved of populist and nationalist politicians everywhere
The ANC’s hold on Gauteng remains tenuous as counting continues
Premier David Makhura has repeatedly called for e-tolls to be scrapped but has not given a plan in the last three State of the Province Addresses
Embattled ANC Gauteng leaders Qedani Mahlangu and Brian Hlongwa are to remain members of the party’s PEC, the ANC in the province said
Hlongwa was implicated in a report by the SIU into corrupt activities to the tune of R1.2-billion during his tenure as health MEC
The ANC is of the view that the Tshwane municipality was not functional and needed assistance
The ANC’s Gauteng secretary says ‘revolutionary morality’ demands that the controversial leaders must put people first
Panyaza Lesufi’s focus is on the poor, and on what the ANC needs to do to win back unhappy voters
Makhura reportedly supported a group that backed former Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau as his deputy
‘There shall be no MEC who is changed because they have a different view from me’
Newly elected ANC Gauteng chairperson David Makhura has called for an end to lobby groups and ill-discipline in the province
“Unity is not just going to happen because we come together, sit together, walk together and go out there, it’s a process,” says ANC SG
Lesufi narrowly defeated economic development MEC Lebogang Maile to become the ANC in Gauteng’s deputy chairperson
With Makhura elected, the deputy chairperson has become the most sought-after position in the ANC Gauteng
Gauteng is expected to be one of the most fiercely contested provinces in next year’s elections
The notice of motion was filed in the High Court on Thursday and is seeking to get the conference declared null and void
Premier David Makhura said the province was completing an audit of all unused privately owned land to test the Constitution
The provincial conference scheduled for July will focus on the renewal and unity of the ANC, improving service delivery and job creation
More than 300 forensic audits have been handed over to the SIU with a view to recover hundreds of millions of rands lost to the government
The party has blamed the premier for the 144 Life Esidimeni patients who lost their lives
The last two ANC provinces to announce their nominations – KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo – held their provincial general council meetings today.
Gauteng is now the fourth ANC provincial structure to officially nominate Ramaphosa as their preferred ANC presidential candidate.
"Gwede Mantashe says four ANC members implicated in the leaked Gupta emails have confirmed the authenticity of the mail exchanges."
Nowhere else is it so evident that the ANC is its own opposition – and probably its own worst enemy.
The party is expected to give its youth league leaders in the province a chance to explain their stance on the tragedy at the healthcare facility.
The party says the suspension is related to her conduct at the Gauteng provincial legislature.
Coalitions should mean that the skills and expertise of a broad spectrum of people, regardless of political affiliation, will be called upon.
The Tshwane, eThekwini and Ekurhuleni bosses are unlikely to keep their seats after local elections, writes Matuma Letsoalo.