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Former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega. (Oupa Nkosi)

Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links

Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala after explosive recordings played before the Madlanga commission

Jacob Zuma addresses members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party outside the high court in Johannesburg on April 11, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)

Vote 2024 | Will uMkhonto weSizwe contest on 29 May?

The battle between uMkhonto weSizwe party and the ANC will be a fascinating one, whatever the outcome of the current skirmish in the court, with Zuma continuing to haunt the…

There is no war between factions

“Unity” votes still up for grabs, says Mpumalanga SACP leader

“Unity” is reportedly an instruction from ANC Mpumalanga chairperson DD Mabuza for branches not to pick an individual

While their fans claim they are victims of a knee-jerk fear of anything new

It’s Ramaphosa vs ‘Unity’ in Mpumalanga ANC’s presidential nomination battle

Sources claim branches in the province have been ordered by Premier David Mabuza, and other PEC members, to write the word "Unity" on nomination forms

In the wings: Kgalema Motlanthe

State’s disregard for the law as alarming as the nuke deal itself

So egregious is the lack of concern for the law shown by the executive that the answer may be that the law is treated as a fleeting inconvenience.

Happier times: President Jacob Zuma and Mathews Phosa at the ANC’s June 2012 policy conference.

Mathews Phosa accepts nomination for ANC president

Nominations for ANC president officially opens in June, but several ANC leaders are already campaigning.

African Union chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma may benefit from the ruling party’s move to avoid a leadership showdown.

Africa needs more women presidents – Dlamini-Zuma

Former African Union chief called on women to stop undermining their own capabilities but giggled several times on potential of a female president.

In 1991

Why Cosatu believes Ramaphosa will save the ANC

Cosatu has called on its members in the ANC to nominate Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed Jacob Zuma as ANC president.

African Union chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma may benefit from the ruling party’s move to avoid a leadership showdown.

Dlamini-Zuma takes lead in race to succeed JZ

ANC moves to quash slates in leadership battle but lobbying is already under way.