There were none of the usual tantrums, bravado and insults when the cabinet held its first lekgotla
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The liberation party has fallen victim to its own success, said the former provincial deputy chairperson
Sources have suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
Winning South Africa’s "love back" is key to regaining the ANC’s status and emerging victorious in the 2019 elections says Cyril Ramaphosa
“Unity” is reportedly an instruction from ANC Mpumalanga chairperson DD Mabuza for branches not to pick an individual
Zuma assured his detractors he holds no grudges against them and urged all ANC members to work towards uniting the 105-year-old organisation.
The judgment means that the 27 executive committee members will not be able to attend as voting PEC delegates.
Follow this timeline of the highlights of former AU chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s career.
Follow this timeline of the highlights of ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s career.
Ramaphosa has since released a statement saying he notes the criticism on his pronouncement of preferred candidates.
Politics editor Matuma Letsoalo’s Q&A with ANC presidential hopeful, Lindiwe Sisulu
ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe slams "sick" number of candidates vying to be the organisation’s president.
So far, Dlamini-Zuma has been endorsed by the ANCWL, ANCYL and the Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association as their preferred candidate.
Phosa accused President Jacob Zuma of looking out for his family instead of worrying about the crippling state of the country’s economy.
The campaign to become the ANC’s next president hit overdrive this weekend.
More are openly joining the fray in the race for the party’s leadership, but how do they stack up?
Last week, Gungubele said he no longer had confidence in Zuma, joining ANC MPs Makhosi Khoza and former finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Zweli Mkhize joins the race for ANC president, while David Mabuza changes tack
An alternative alliance is on the cards if Dlamini-Zuma wins the ANC presidency
Mantashe highlights the apparent arrogance and defensiveness of party leaders when found wrong, which suggests the ANC cannot address its problems
As she embarks on her official-not-official campaign trail, the president’s chosen successor is hard to pigeonhole.
Nominations for ANC president officially opens in June, but several ANC leaders are already campaigning.
Quietly making plans, Mpumalanga’s premier has thrown his hat into the ANC leadership ring
Rap sheets and probes aren’t stopping a North West municipality’s would-be councillors from standing for office.
The ANC’s powerful secretary general is finding it increasingly difficult to defend the president.
According to President Jacob Zuma, the ANC is “working hard to change the lives" of people … It just takes time – "like growing maize".
Election tsar Nomvula Mokonyane says the governing party has the trust and support of the grassroots – despite President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla scandal.
There is a mounting groundswell of anti-Zuma sentiment within the party that may just be the tipping point to drive the president out.
Mavuso Msimang: “For the ANC to proudly defeat the spirit of the Constitution is not a victory. We voted overwhelmingly against the Constitution."
There is a mounting groundswell of anti-Zuma sentiment within the party that may just be the tipping point to drive the president out.
Overall, it is Zuma’s own poor leadership that is aggravating an already deteriorating situation.