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The ANC’s top six, including Magashule, stepped back from the statement the secretary general issued on a review of the mandate of the central bank on Tuesday which led to the row. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo)
ANC

ANC withdraws motion to debate nationalisation of Reserve Bank

At the ANC’s 54th national conference, the party’s economic transformation committee resolved that the SARB should be nationalised

  • Lameez Omarjee
2 min read
Order: Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s fightback is underway. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ACE MAGASHULE

Ace Magashule unfazed by Senzo Mchunu appointment

Magashule and Mchunu were at the centre of a dramatic race for the position of secretary general at the party’s December 2017 elective conference.

  • Dineo Bendile
  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
The strike
ANC 54TH NATIONAL CONVENTION

Expect more tax increases this budget

R51-billion needed to close Treasury revenue gap

  • Thulebona Mhlanga
3 min read
A number of Sihle Zikalala’s allies are staring at the axe.
ANC KWAZULU NATAL

ANC KwaZulu-Natal pledges allegiance to Ramaphosa

The province had backed Ramaphosa’s rival for the ANC presidency in December

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
Godlimpi warned that even though current polls showed the ANC winning 48% of the vote next year with Cyril Ramaphosa as president, that figure was not guaranteed if the governing party could not resolve the electricity crunch. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

The ANC will need to rise from the ashes

The tensions within the party itself must be overcome if it is to succeed in reinventing itself

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
The ANC and SACP have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
ANC

SACP: ANC must show us love or we may just go it alone

The SACP says the commitment the ANC shows towards the tripartite alliance will determine whether the SACP opts to contest the 2019 elections

  • Dineo Bendile
  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Although he had been in power for just over a year when the country went to the polls, owing to the early recall of his predecessor, Jacob Zuma (R), in February 2018, the election of the ANC was a stamp of approval for Cyril Ramaphosa (L) to lead South Africa through a sound domestic and foreign policy.
ANC

Silili takes bull by the horns

Cyril Ramaphosa seems to be on the way to uniting a fractious ANC. But he’s got a rough road to travel before he can claim any victories.

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa received a rapturous welcome on Saturday morning as he stepped on stage with the party’s new top leadership and national executive committee.
ANC106

Ramaphosa: South Africa is open for investment

Ramaphosa also reiterated the ANC’s adoption of a resolution to expropriate land without compensation.

  • Dineo Bendile
  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
The SACP was the first South African political party to call for a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture
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SACP won’t bow to ANC in 2018

If the ANC does not redesign the way the alliance operates, the SACP has a standing resolution to contest elections without the governing party.

  • Govan Whittles
3 min read
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC

Is the ANC bent on radical policies?

A closer look at the resolution of the ANC, shows that it won’t undertake a radical economic transformation agenda as suggested by media reports.

  • Point Author
6 min read
Momberg, who appeared in court for less than five minutes on Monday, was granted R2 000 bail in August. (Gallo Images)
ACE MAGASHULE

ANC at 106: Asking for South Africa’s love back

Winning South Africa’s "love back" is key to regaining the ANC’s status and emerging victorious in the 2019 elections says Cyril Ramaphosa

  • Govan Whittles
4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

What does Ramaphosa’s victory mean for South Africa’s economy?

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

  • Owen Skae
4 min read
Jacob Zuma made a number of statements that seemed veiled allusions to various political developments.
ACE MAGASHULE

Why Ramaphosa won’t be able to deliver three urgent fixes South Africa needs

Cyril Ramaphosa has secured the leadership of the ANC. But he may not be able to clean up the mess left by his predecessor.

  • Keith Gottschalk Author
  • Keith Gottschalk Guest
5 min read
Oh well: Senzo Mchunu received the most branch nominations for secretary general. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ACE MAGASHULE

Senzo yields but the fight goes on

Delegates who were barred from voting have vowed to take the matter to the high court

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners (Photo Archive)
ANC54

Editorial: ANC members are not just voting cattle

‘ANC members charted the course. They mattered’

  • Editorial
5 min read