The ANC in the Western Cape has become the second provincial structure to nominate Cyril Ramaphosa as its preferred successor to President Zuma
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the ANC cannot be seen to be allowing individuals to get away with big corruption at state level.
Pietermaritzburg has become a killing field for young ANC activists ahead of the party conference
An ANC Youth League deputy secretary in KwaZulu-Natal’s Moses Mabhida Region has been shot dead, the provincial ANCYL said on Thursday.
The unfolding misfortunes of the Zimbabwean president hold key lessons for his South African counterpart who faces the possibility of a forced exit.
Many have been vying to get Mabuza’s approval but he has been coy and keeping his cards close to his chest.
Kebby Maphatsoe, wary of Western ‘agents’, derides Ramaphosa as the white people’s darling
The parallel regimes of new and cherry-picked traditions present a hurdle to democratic success
New proposals include more deputy secretaries general, two deputy presidents and strengthening the integrity commission
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.
An ex-freedom fighter tells of the psychological damage she brought back with her from exile
‘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
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