The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
The Hawks have distanced themselves from a news report that the ANC’s secretary general Ace Magashule has been issued with a warrant of arrest
The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy
The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court on charges of corruption and fraud
Former ANC MP hands himself over to the police in connection with Bosasa kickbacks, with more arrests expected
With reference to Eusebius McKaiser “The DA’s next leader should have a diverse political toolkit” (Mail&Guardian, September 23)
The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is
Neither statesman could command sufficient authority in an ANC that remains mired in corruption and infighting and at the behest of big capital
Government, labour, business and community have come up with a combined economic recovery plan amidst three others to help kickstart the economy. Some are new, while others are old and falter in not taking into account the ‘new normal’
Former premier Ebrahim Rasool says voters will abandon the party until corruption is arrested
Former youth league leader Andile Lungisa cites ANC constitution, and argues assault is not corruption in a bid to keep his party membership
ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts
But in the battle of John and Mbali, the way things are going, the party will crucify the better option
Defiant backers of the former eThekwini chairperson and mayor, who has appeared in court over corruption charges linked to a tender, face disciplinary action over ‘divisive’ court protest
The governing party appears to be struggling to enforce the ban on support for leaders facing criminal charges
Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and later represented Marikana miners’ families, has died
The official opposition said current ANC policies to undo historic economic injustices have only benefited an elite few
There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability
Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?
The outcome of the ANC’s NEC meeting was clear: ask party members who are facing or who have been convicted of criminal charges to step aside. But as Paddy Harper and Lester Kiewit report, the ANC cannot act against those who have not been criminally charged — until then, any ‘reputationally toxic’ members can stay
The ANC parliamentary caucus as yet to confirm whether Bongani Bongo, who faces bribery and corruption charges, has resigned as an MP in line with the NEC’s directive
We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption
Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive will see him targeted at the ANC NEC’s meeting this weekend
In a robust meeting of the hybrid sitting of National Assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa met MPs face to face for the first time since questions over lockdown corruption arose
Instead of facing the music, Zandile Gumede seems to be winning a game of political musical chairs
The ruling party faces severe criticism over its reluctance to deal with leaders who are facing investigations, and its NEC is accused of selective morality
The ANC creates the impression that racism is tolerated and acceptable when perpetrated by its members
The majority of previously dispossessed people choose money over property, while land reform has become the preserve of the affluent. Is there another way to think about land reform?
The pattern is now well established: crisis, intervention, promises by the Zanu-PF regime to behave, and then relapse after a decent interval to the sort of behaviour that prompted the latest crisis in the first place.
ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot