Nearly three-quarters of party branches have picked their favourites in a neck-and-neck race
The ANC treasurer’s unity ticket has received widespread support among ANC members.
South Africa’s governing party is invoking concepts and emulating strategies first developed by authoritarian regimes in Eurasia
ANC treasurer general Zweli Mkhize says it will do the ANC no good to go into its 54th national elective conference in December divided
Gwede Mantashe says the circulation of "fake news" of his impending suspension is a desperate act ahead of the December elective conference
‘It would be foolhardy to suggest that discussions about corruption in South Africa are race neutral’
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says that there must be an uncompromising rejection of corruption, patronage, cronyism and wastage
Mantashe says the party would deal with anything that threatened to stand in the way of its ability to successfully hold its conference.
‘There’s no way the gig will kick off on time. Our host, Nobala — provincial secretary Super Zuma — is one of history’s great Time Bandits’
We need to think of corruption in South Africa as not only Gupta-centric
A by-election in Metsimaholo municipality is the first time the alliance will face off at the polls
An ex-freedom fighter tells of the psychological damage she brought back with her from exile
One of the paradoxes of the post-apartheid ANC is that the party hasn’t seen fit to embrace the principle of ‘one person, one vote’ in its elections
In an announcement this past weekend, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his ‘slate’ ahead of the Elective Conference. Reactions were mixed.
Ramaphosa has since released a statement saying he notes the criticism on his pronouncement of preferred candidates.
Ramaphosa was speaking at a rally at the Tafelkop Stadium outside Groblersdal in Limpopo when he urged the crowd to support his CR17 campaign.
With almost a third of branch nominations completed, Ramaphosa is leading the ANC presidential count but NDZ is certainly not out of the race yet
The hopefuls all bury their individuality to be slaves to party dogma
What a shame it is that even younger ANC leaders like Gigaba seem unable to imagine a politics beyond Zuma and the stagnation he represents.
ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said all lives mattered.
The premier league wields more clout than the economically most powerful provinces
So far the ANC and the UDM have advocated for a fund to be managed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
A successful ANC elective conference is critical to lift South Africans out of our misery. Here are 12 questions for the would-be presidents
Former ANC MP and singer Jennifer Ferguson has decided to offer her alleged rapist an opportunity for a mediated restorative justice process.
The multinational is guilty of selling on Mozambican gas to itself at a huge profit, while not doing enough for the people, a report has alleged
Coming to terms with the politics of nostalgia amid the myths of the Rainbow Nation is hard to do
The Veterans’ League says the executive is trying to fob off its job of tackling the Zuma mess
If a fresh indictment is served on the president, Gwede Mantashe wields the power to axe his boss
The South African Communist Party has condemned the president’s latest Cabinet reshuffle as a "factional removal" and "direct attack".
The president’s son said he would go against the "factional notion" of respecting one’s leaders, claiming it was being used to gag people.
Mantashe says that, like in 2007 when corruption charges were first brought against Zuma, the party now needs the guidance of elders.
The ANC is divided and the opposition parties are learning the art of compromise the hard way