Anc Politicians
latest news & developmentsLoyalty is the secret to ‘the untouchables’
Dlamini’s case proves again that the president will protect his closest allies no matter what.
ANC enslaved by struggle habits
South Africa’s citizenry is not the blank slate the ANC wants it to be — and they need to accept that.
The ANC’s post-election behaviour will signal whether our democracy has matured
So far it has dealt with its losses with propaganda, delegitimising dissent, threatening revolts in co-operative councils and, worse, killings.
Wonderboy mockumentary on the ANC: ‘I don’t know what will happen when JZ sees this’
A new mockumentary featuring SA’s top comic talents is awash with cheeky shots stolen at ANC rallies and even a few choice political cameos.
‘No more’ – key ANC members turn on Zuma
An ANC renaissance hinges on the power struggle between President Jacob Zuma and the Pravin Gordhan-Gwede Mantashe-led faction of the ANC.
Letters to the editor: December 4 to 8 2015
Readers write in about coloured people’s position, breaking the ANC’s leadership spelle, and the independent press.
Face up to chommies who bloat local councils
Our politicians often bombard us with fashionable new lines about how they intend tackling corruption, crime, et cetera…
ANC backlash against the left
The Cosatu / SACP tail is wagging the dog, senior officials complain. Matuma Letsoalo and Rapule Tabane report.
Welcome to a winter of discontent
Perhaps after years of so much suppressed anger in this society, getting a bit more of it out into the open might not be an entirely bad thing
Putting paid to political debt
Is this President Jacob Zuma’s dream team? Among the five advisers he appointed this week are two failed former Cabinet ministers and an ANC loyalist.
The face of patronage
Gauteng Health MEC Brian Hlongwa is too close to power and there are systemic problems with any attempt to cut graft, writes Ferial Haffajee.
Ekurhuleni boss throws down the gauntlet
Forty days before the election, Ekurhuleni’s city manager Patrick Flusk has threatened to dissolve the municipality’s council.
Yesterday’s showman
Mandy Rossouw thinks that, despite all his sterling work in the past, Pieter Dirk-Uys should retire and enjoy the spoils of apartheid.
‘Cope might one day win elections’
Saki Macozoma chronicles his journey out of the ANC into the Congress of the People. Mandy Rossouw reports
Rescue Reddy’s cash cures
Vivian Reddy says it’s in his nature to help struggle vets. His detractors say he is also a serial pledger to communities and charities.