The Numsa general secretary called on those who "genuinely see themselves as communists" to swell into the ranks of the party.
Brought to its knees by the recklessness of the Zuma presidency, the economy needs a new deal and Cyril Ramaphosa needs to act quickly to make a mark
Areas like Inanda are filling with ‘outsiders’ taking advantage of vacant land
His legacy after his amoral 10 years at the helm of the ANC is of distrust among comrades and the destruction of integrity and democratic processes
‘The issue is not about the structure, but the personalities, people who get selected into those positions’
The ANC’s Veterans League plans to meet with presidential candidates in a bid to prevent further tensions over the party succession battle.
Having kicked off on Saturday, the ANC conference programme was already running almost a day behind when delegates departed that evening.
Zuma said “ill-discipline” has caused ANC members to take the party to court or to side openly with the opposition.
Read the full transcript of President Jacob Zuma’s speech at the ANC’s national conference plenary.
Maphatsoe lashed out at the courts, accusing the judiciary of planning to sabotage the ANC’s national conference.
The overwhelming threat posed by Eskom to the economy was the biggest concern for speakers at the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum on Saturday.
Changing the system to allow for direct election would require SA to look carefully at how a directly elected president should be held accountable.
‘As with previous similar challenges, the ANC itself supported those who opposed the application’
Delegates from disqualified branches are intent on barging into the ANC’s leadeship election
‘Mechanisms to control the power of its party president are well within the reach of an ANC national conference’
Readers write in about ANC and its legal battles, and the possibilty of Cyril Ramaphosa being president of the ANC
An underground operative challenges many established views about important aspects of the struggle
‘The dreams will continue throughout conference. I had the same problem at Polokwane. And Mangaung.’
A ‘downgrading’ of diplomatic relations with Israel may be in the country’s interest
We must be careful not to overstate what it means to choose the least bad candidate
The ANC presidential race is about how
much control the victor will be able to exercise.
‘We are going to have a ballot paper at the ANC conference after 105 years for [a] president that is a female’
Ngubo, a former ANC Donnybrook branch chairperson and the one-time head of the Pietermaritzburg New Prison, was released on Monday.
Magashule received a landslide 204 nominations against his former deputy Thabo Manyoni’s 25.
Are calls for unity in the ANC an attempt to prevent Cyril Ramaphosa from cleaning out the stables if he wins the presidency?
Readers write in about the need for a new social movement, and the ANC succession debate
Tough as nails, the ANC top-sixer is labelled a party unifier by some and clearly biased by others
Neither presidential hopeful is prepared to stand back for party unity, which could lead to a split
Is he the one to rescue the ANC and South Africa? There is no telling from his contradictory record
Zikalala is highly critical of ANC leaders who had approached the leadership race like the presidential primaries in the United States.
Other changes the PGC proposed included expanding the size of the national executive to have two deputy presidents and two deputy secretaries general.
The industrial town, part of the contested Metsimaholo area, is seeking renewal