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