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Baleka Mbete

NEC members arrive for special meeting on Zuma’s fate
Article
/ 12 February 2018

NEC members arrive for special meeting on Zuma’s fate

​Members of the ANC NEC have arrived in Irene, Centurion, to discuss President Jacob Zuma’s future in office

By Staff Reporter
Zuma goes down laughing— at us
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Zuma goes down laughing— at us

Confronting his political death, he cares nought about anyone or the tainted legacy he has bequeathed South Africa

By Mark Gevisser and Mark Gevisser
President Jacob ​Zuma agrees to resign – reports
Article
/ 7 February 2018

President Jacob ​Zuma agrees to resign – reports

Zuma initially refused to resign after meeting with the ANC’s top six officials on Monday

By Govan Whittles
Sona on ice but it’s business as usual for Parliament
Article
/ 7 February 2018

Sona on ice but it’s business as usual for Parliament

SONA has been postponed and Parliament is expecting to recover funds that were spent in preparation of the event.

By Staff Reporter
NEC meeting to decide Zuma’s fate postponed
Article
/ 6 February 2018

NEC meeting to decide Zuma’s fate postponed

The ANC has confirmed that the planned NEC meeting has been cancelled after a "constructive discussion" between President Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa

By Staff Reporter
Mthembu: Sona postponement gives “hope”
Article
/ 6 February 2018

Mthembu: Sona postponement gives “hope”

‘It gives us an opportunity to have a Sona that is not chaotic…that gives our hope to our people and an opportunity to have a Sona of our dreams’

By Govan Whittles
State of the Nation Address postponed
Article
/ 6 February 2018

State of the Nation Address postponed

The budget speech will go on as planned, but the National Council of Provinces chairperson says Sona will be postponed for no more than a week.

By Staff Reporter
ANC wants SONA postponed until after Zuma resigns
Article
/ 6 February 2018

ANC wants SONA postponed until after Zuma resigns

The national executive committee (NEC) will meet on Wednesday to discuss Zuma’s recall as recommended by the NWC.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Zuma defies the ANC top 6 claiming people ‘still love’ him
Article
/ 6 February 2018

Zuma defies the ANC top 6 claiming people ‘still love’ him

"Zuma told them that he has survived eight or nine votes of no confidence and he believes he will survive another one."

By Tshidi Madia and Mahlatse Mahlase
EFF calls for secret ballot in motion of no confidence on Zuma
Article
/ 3 February 2018

EFF calls for secret ballot in motion of no confidence on Zuma

The motion of no confidence in Zuma is scheduled for February 22.

By Mxolisi Mngadi
Parties unite to trip up JZ over Sona
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Parties unite to trip up JZ over Sona

Whether it’s through the opposition or the ANC itself, the road to Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address is littered with potholes

By Dineo Bendile
Who was Bra Willie?
Videos
/ 15 January 2018

Who was Bra Willie?

Though he may be cemented in history as a poet first, Keorapetse Kgositsile was both political dissident and artist.

By Malcolm Sekgothe, Zaza Hlalethwa and Dinika Govender
Mbete looks for greener pastures
Article
/ 18 December 2017

Mbete looks for greener pastures

The once-avid Zuma supporter is placing her bets with Ramaphosa, but she’s unlikely to succeed

By Dineo Bendile
Lindiwe Zulu endorses Dlamini-Zuma for ANC president
Article
/ 17 December 2017

Lindiwe Zulu endorses Dlamini-Zuma for ANC president

Lindiwe Zulu says that she endorsed NDZ because her election would ensure that there is gender parity in the top and bottom structures of the ANC

By Raeesa Pather
ANC presidential hopefuls have used Khwezi as a political gimmick to curry favour
Article
/ 11 December 2017

ANC presidential hopefuls have used Khwezi as a political gimmick to curry favour

The ANC national conference is looming, and presidential candidates have been using every cheap trick in the book to win at Nasrec.

By Shaazia Ebrahim
Exclusive: Baleka’s new poem
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Exclusive: Baleka’s new poem

It is often forgotten that, in her youth, ANC presidential hopeful Baleka Mbete was a struggle poet.

By Shaun De Waal
The Cat is out of the bag in the race to anoint the Chosen One
Article
/ 8 December 2017

The Cat is out of the bag in the race to anoint the Chosen One

After the provincial general councils, the leadership race is down to two individuals and a third way appears dead, if it had ever been alive.

By Paddy Harper
Baleka Mbete and the art of chairing an ANC conference
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Baleka Mbete and the art of chairing an ANC conference

ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete has her eye on the presidency as she readies herself for a highly contested national conference

By Dineo Bendile
Baleka Mbete: ‘Throwing stones at each other is very unANC’
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Baleka Mbete: ‘Throwing stones at each other is very unANC’

ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete says one man can’t be blamed for all the party’s problems

By Dineo Bendile
Mbete on Khwezi: I don’t want to deal with it
Article
/ 28 November 2017

Mbete on Khwezi: I don’t want to deal with it

ANC chairperson and presidential hopeful Baleka Mbete has dodged confirming if she believes that President Jacob Zuma raped Fezekile “Khwezi” Kuzwayo.

By Staff Reporter
ANC Women’s League lauds Zuma for meeting with presidential hopefuls
Article
/ 26 November 2017

ANC Women’s League lauds Zuma for meeting with presidential hopefuls

​The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has applauded President Jacob Zuma for hosting a dinner meeting with the party’s presidential hopefuls

By Amanda Khoza News24 and Mahlatse Mahlase
ANC to elect president first, then slates bargain for top six
Article
/ 24 November 2017

ANC to elect president first, then slates bargain for top six

The party is breaking with the past to try to seal unity and avoid the winner-takes-all position

By Staff Reporter
ANC succession battle flounders on home turf
Article
/ 24 November 2017

ANC succession battle flounders on home turf

Some presidential hopefuls can’t count on the constituency where they expect most support

By Govan Whittles
DA lays corruption charges against State Security Minister Bongani Bongo
Article
/ 22 November 2017

DA lays corruption charges against State Security Minister Bongani Bongo

The charges relate to allegations that Bongo allegedly offered to bribe the evidence leader in the Parliamentary inquiry into state capture at Eskom

By Jan Gerber
Ramaphosa nowhere to be found on ANC Women’s League NEC nomination list
Article
/ 16 November 2017

Ramaphosa nowhere to be found on ANC Women’s League NEC nomination list

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name is not on the ANCWL’s list of 223 members nominated for the ANC NEC

By Mahlatse Mahlase
UDM: Contingency loan model will create debt-trapped students
Article
/ 14 November 2017

UDM: Contingency loan model will create debt-trapped students

​The UDM are arguing that a Fees Commission recommendation of an income contingency loans will create an army of debt-trapped graduates.

By Jan Gerber
Deep inside the race to be prez
Article
/ 26 October 2017

Deep inside the race to be prez

Report of the Mdluli Detachment to His Excellent Highness Number One — Only Fifty Days to Go till Conference — and edited by a British spy.

By Shaun De Waal
ANC opposes ad hoc commitee investigation into Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office
Article
/ 10 October 2017

ANC opposes ad hoc commitee investigation into Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office

MPs have decided the justice and correctional services portfolio committee will look into the Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.

By Paul Herman
Who’ll do the cooking if a woman is elected president?
Article
/ 19 September 2017

Who’ll do the cooking if a woman is elected president?

The question should be: Is the candidate (a man or a woman) best person for the job?

By Staff Reporter
‘We should at least know if JZ’s a crook’
Article
/ 8 September 2017

‘We should at least know if JZ’s a crook’

The Constitutional Court hearing revealed that it’s pretty difficult to impeach the president.

By Phillip De Wet
Leaders must walk the talk of gender equality
Article
/ 7 September 2017

Leaders must walk the talk of gender equality

It is not enough to say there must be a woman president. Candidates must lead by example and spell out exactly what they aim to do

By Colleen Lowe Morna
Nkandla inquiry will force Zuma to answer – UDM, Cope
Article
/ 5 September 2017

Nkandla inquiry will force Zuma to answer – UDM, Cope

A fact-finding inquiry looking into the president’s conduct during the Nkandla debacle will force him to account for his actions, the ConCourt heard.

By Jeanette Chabalala
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