The provincial police commissioner’s allegations against the police minister and the higher education minister’s Seta appointments have undermined their reputations
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The party is expected to discuss the matter at its upcoming national executive committee meeting, set for next week
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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The Cogta MEC said there was a coordinated ANC effort to undermine his work and his standing in the IFP
The ANC accused the Democratic Alliance of being self-serving and Thulasizwe Buthelezi of being divisive, but said the coalition would run its course
The accusation comes after the MK party in legislature voted against the approval of all provincial department budgets in recent portfolio committee meetings
Dirks is the first ANC member to be expelled for aligning himself with former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party
The former president said the ANC was the only party able to bring ‘real change’ to South Africa
Dirks previously irked the ANC when he demanded that president Cyril Ramaphosa be investigated for ethical violations
Mzimuni Ngiba, however, was axed for missing council meetings, not because of the murder charge he is facing
The provincial leaders used Zuma’s popularity to further their political careers, according to expelled cadre Carl Niehaus
Moral duality characterises collective societies. One set of norms applies to in-group members; a different set applies to out-group individuals. The governing party’s collectivist politics is divisive and paralysing
Cyril Ramaphosa’s key allies believe the Mashatile faction used the provincial sentiment to make the president look bad by advising him not to make an appearance
The party is in danger of losing five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over a registration flop, but counts the absence of political murders as a win