Robert Gumede’s Tongaat Hulett purchase hinges on R2bn PIC loan
/ 9 November 2023

Robert Gumede’s Tongaat Hulett purchase hinges on R2bn PIC loan

The agreement will give Terris Sugar discounted ownership of Tongaat Hulett’s R8 billion bank debt and control at the upcoming creditors’ vote

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Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane
/ 28 October 2023

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

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Research bodies say surveys aim to inform voters, not influence them
/ 27 October 2023

Research bodies say surveys aim to inform voters, not influence them

Polls by three organisations paint bleak electoral picture for the ANC

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Corruption charges or not, ANC in the kingdom pins election campaign on Zuma. Again.
/ 27 October 2023

Corruption charges or not, ANC in the kingdom pins election campaign on Zuma. Again.

The party’s braai stand betrayal is forgiven as uBaba is brought in
to rescue the party

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Chikane: State capture implicated members must also step aside
/ 27 October 2023

Chikane: State capture implicated members must also step aside

The integrity committee chairperson has said that ruling party leaders implicated in state capture have failed to appear before the disciplinary committee

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eThekwini turnaround team pulls out
/ 26 October 2023

eThekwini turnaround team pulls out

Opposition from the ANC eThekwini region and a lack of clarity from above put paid to the attempt to intervene in the city

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Five years later, Ramaphosa’s vaunted lifestyle audits still hitting snags
/ 24 October 2023

Five years later, Ramaphosa’s vaunted lifestyle audits still hitting snags

Political analyst, Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana, says he believes the promise of audits is ‘rhetoric for public relations’

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Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP
/ 19 October 2023

Electoral commission blow for embattled NFP

The party has until next March to elect a unified national leadership if it wants to contest the 2024 polls

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Transnet’s privatisation plans
/ 12 October 2023

Transnet’s privatisation plans

The 124-page Roadmap for the Freight Logistics System in South Africa sets out the path for expanded private investment in the country’s rail network

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Coalition bills in the pipeline, but not before 2024 elections
/ 12 October 2023

Coalition bills in the pipeline, but not before 2024 elections

The government hopes to have local government regulations ready by the next municipal poll in 2026

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Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections
/ 11 October 2023

Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections

The ATM leader says the party has been growing since playing a pivotal role in holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable over the Phala Phala scandal

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Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’
/ 10 October 2023

Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

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