The brethren in blue took to Jozi’s streets in protest over power, galvanising and uniting the coms behind their leader
Youth league members prevented the Democratic Alliance from delivering its memorandum to Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarter
An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
Opposition parties, union will be heading to the Pretoria high court court on February 28
The cabinet reshuffle should move the mineral resources and energy minister to another portfolio
First they blamed De Donker and De Donkerder, then Cyril, Pravin and the State Capture King and finally Old King Coal
ANC MPs blurred party and state lines by summoning Eskom’s top brass to a caucus meeting
The party needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed, with the the party’s youth prepared for a transformative role in society based on good ethics
Ginwala served the ANC and the anti-apartheid struggle in exile for three decades
It seems three things in life are certain in our ANC-controlled country: death, taxes and that South Africans will continue waiting
ANC regional leaders Tembo Ntuli and Nkosenhle Madlala are eyeing the job, but it may go to the Red Berets
The ANC has made the call for more flexible monetary policy before, but has dithered in seeing it through
The politician and journalist was fluid in his politics but unswerving in his commitment to unity of African people and a non-racial society
The party must rid itself of corruption, cadre deployment, incompetence and patriarchy but it’s not in the interest of some leaders and members to do so
Ruling party’s alliance partners unhappy with the lack of action taken to improve the lives of workers and other South Africans
In his 8 January speech, the president was emphatic on racism, saying the time for white male rule was over
President says there is no longer any room left for those opposed to the ANC’s renewal process
Party chairperson says ANC needs more time for consultation before processing the decision for state-owned enterprises to be moved to line ministries
Ramokgopa set to stay put following a failed push for the position to be part-time
We can’t continue this way, say ministers at discussion on energy
The ruling party’s conference declaration has ignored the land expropriation without compensation bill
Shape up or ship out … The next few months will see comprehensive shifts in the government and the ANC, if the Ramaphosa faction has its way
Mpangazitha sets out to devour his enemies, the sell-outs in the ruling party and their leader, the Buffalo
Ignoring its own dirt will be to the ruling party’s detriment
This extract from The Lost Prince of the ANC: The Life and Times of Jabulani Nobleman ‘Mzala’ Nxumalo 1955 – 1991 by Mandla J Radebe is based on the publication in July 1987 of Nxumalo’s article ‘Towards people’s war and insurrection’ in the ANC’s publication Sechaba, in which he argued that, under prevailing conditions, the ‘armed insurrection’ was possible. For him, anything less was a conservative approach that failed to read the situation correctly
Covid, state capture and climate change are all problems that need solving – but here’s how to see the silver lining and deal with them
Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as party president could see RET forces in KwaZulu-Natal ditch the party
The new ANC secretary general said the national executive committee would deal with the report as and when the need arose
Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart
Excluded from power in the ruling party, Cosatu and the SACP need to rethink their strategy
For the first time the party has elected three women to the top seven, but two of them are in deputy positions
Cyril Ramaphosa has retained the presidency. How the following year plays out will determine how the ANC will fare in the 2024 elections