The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party
The party’s spokesperson said the ANC was considering various options on how to rebuild the party in that province and Gauteng
The DA has refused to partner with the ANC in eThekwini because of its role in the removal of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest
The party’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has summoned the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial structures to a meeting
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
A total of 21 parties and five independents will contest the dysfunctional Limpopo council next week
Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
This is an edited extract from My Radio Memory: Listening to the Listener, which is edited by Robin Sewlal, with articles by 100 contributors. This one is by the journalist, editor and media scholar Guy Berger
Officials are accused of manipulating branch general meetings to ensure victory for their preferred candidates
The former president was guilty of the ‘highest form of ill-discipline’ against the ANC
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the Presidency has highlighted plans to upskill people to work in the green economy and roll out infrastructure to support renewable energy plants
There is a shift in the region away from the traditional dominance of liberation parties such as the ANC in South Africa and Frelimo in Mozambique
Thwala was dismissed at a hearing held in his absence
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
Communists say their political identity and influence have been diluted
Delegates to the SACP’s fifth Special National Congress will reassess its partnership with the ANC, citing declining electoral fortunes and growing voter discontent
A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism
South Africa was always concerned that strife in a neighbouring country could spill over to its soil, the international relations minister said
With the City of Johannesburg losing 40% of its water, the government has advised residents to get tanks and capture rain water to ease the burden
The civic organisation says the ANC’s relationship with itself, labour federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party is ‘fake’
Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
The international relations ministry says there will be further ‘engagements’ to find a solution
Solly Mapaila has accused ANC leaders of publicly lying about consulting the party’s alliance partners on the government of national unity
Instead of scrapping ANC economic policy, DA ministers are now implementing it
Members will be vetted and undergo political education to help the party clean its house
The Democratic Alliance has promised to launch a legal battle if the government of national unity clearing house fails to provide resolutions to its concerns
The party aims to put all its members through a foundation course by the end of 2025
Changes to the integrity commission hope to reaffirm it as the custodian of the ANC’s values, ethics and organisational discipline