The ANC should not defend its leaders and members who have done wrong when the organisation has not instructed them to do so
Legislation aims to promote diversity and equality in the workplace but critics say it will result in job losses
The president is in the middle of a tug-of-war between party and national interests
We need to begin any analysis with the realisation that capitalism has few winners
An edited extract from Rory Riordan’s book ‘Apartheid Stalingrad’, in which he explores the struggle in the Eastern Cape in the 1980s
The government is yet to say how much it cost to commission the statues but no matter how much it spent, this would have made some difference in the lives of the people of Mthatha
The Gauteng high court setting aside of the Ekurhuleni conference could have implications on the provincial conference that elected Panayaza Lesufi
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An effort to have the ANC secretary general account for his actions at the ANCYL conference was thwarted by his allies at a recent National Working Committee meeting
The deputy president has said his life was at risk before the ANC elections and some still want to oust him
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The ANC has changed gear by talking to the people and being more open with the media. Is this real change or just a temporary tactical shift?
A total of 11 wards in four provinces will be contested on 19 July
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The Democratic Alliance’s coalition agreement needs to reach its targeted 51% if it is to have any success in the 2024 elections
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The language on both sides of the kerfuffle highlights the depth of our political descent
To claim the ruling party has abandoned its people is to misread history
Ezulweni’s owner also charges Fikile Mbalula for claiming the banner deal was corrupt
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The ANC secretary general said the country would ‘forever’ remember the VIP police protection unit assault
The spat with King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini may hurt the Inkatha Freedom Party at the polls next year
World leaders are closely associated with the economic policies they espouse, a fact that does not bode well for South Africa’s president
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Phumzile Mgcina was elected deputy president, Mntuwoxolo Ngudle as secretary general, Tsakani Shiviti as deputy secretary general and Zwelo Masilela as treasurer general.
The ANC secretary general, who has been accused of interfering in the ANCYL conference, said he was not shaken by members calling for his head
The league’s members say its elective conference has been delegitimised by interference
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But party says Ronnie Pillay failed to back up his allegations with any evidence that councillors collected bribes
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PA leader Gayton McKenzie said his party won the coveted Ward 7 in Johannesburg because voters “rejected nonsense” from the DA and ActionSA
Former presidents and secretaries were uninvited to try cut costs but have now been asked to attend again
Luntu Sokutu has questioned the call for the Eastern Cape’s Mntuwoxolo Ngudle to get support for the youth league secretary general position
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The former Eastern Cape party leader claimed ZIlle had kept dossiers on black DA leaders
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The provincial leadership accused the ANC provincial secretary of attempting to influence the outcomes of its conference
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The governing party should have realised that a message of fear is far more profitable and successful than one of hope
The party’s Western Cape conference delegates have been given a mandate to retake the province from the Democratic Alliance in next year’s elections
He said the Democratic Alliance had ‘been allowed’ to blame the ANC for its own failures in the country’s metros
Only the rich have unrestricted access to medical care but the state’s ability to deliver universal health is rightly questioned
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Despite our fears of National Health Insurance NHI being driven by fears of corruption and limited state capacity, the issue of equal access to healthcare for all cannot be dismissed by the fear of what the 16% may lose