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Cadre Deployment

Mbalula: ANC will not tolerate cadre deployment that prioritises political connections
Politics
/ 11 March 2025

Mbalula: ANC will not tolerate cadre deployment that prioritises political connections

The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities

By Lunga Mzangwe
Outa sounds alarm over new bills that ‘protect’ irregular appointments in local government
Government News
/ 2 September 2024

Outa sounds alarm over new bills that ‘protect’ irregular appointments in local government

The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind

By MG Reporter
Why was cadre deployment valuable?
Opinion
/ 8 May 2024

Why was cadre deployment valuable?

The ANC’s policy promoted transformation and representation in public institutions, but it has been criticised for contributing to corruption and mismanagement in government

By Karabo Mokgonyana
ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 3 April 2024

ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records

The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC will use cadre deployment judgment to force DA to release its own records
Politics
/ 18 March 2024

ANC will use cadre deployment judgment to force DA to release its own records

The ruling party believes the DA is ‘compelled’ to go public on how it took decisions on top appointments where it governs

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge

The opposition party’s lawyers say it is ‘improbable’ that no records from 2013 to 2018 exist

By Paddy Harper
High court hands DA a humiliating defeat on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

High court hands DA a humiliating defeat on cadre deployment

The opposition’s constitutional challenge on the ANC’s cadre deployment was spun out of conjecture and speculation, a full bench found

By Emsie Ferreira
Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet

ANC takes control of the cadre deployment narrative on the eve of its manifesto launch

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 21 February 2024

Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment

The Pretoria high court found no common cause that the ANC policy has resulted in corruption, maladministration and state capture

By Lizeka Tandwa
High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment
National
/ 21 February 2024

High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment

The Democratic Alliance wanted the deployment policy implemented by the ANC declared unconstitutional

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records

The governing party says it will continue to implement its cadre development policy and deployment strategy

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline
National
/ 19 February 2024

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

By Des Erasmus
Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order
Politics
/ 12 February 2024

Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order

The court’s decision means the ruling party remains compelled to hand over its deployment records to the Democratic Alliance

By Emsie Ferreira
Democratic Alliance presses ANC for papers in mooted appeal on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 19 September 2023

Democratic Alliance presses ANC for papers in mooted appeal on cadre deployment

The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments

By Emsie Ferreira
State failures will persist unless ANC genuinely renews itself
Opinion
/ 10 January 2023

State failures will persist unless ANC genuinely renews itself

The party must rid itself of corruption, cadre deployment, incompetence and patriarchy but it’s not in the interest of some leaders and members to do so

By William Gumede
Measures to reform public service offer some hope
Opinion
/ 6 November 2022

Measures to reform public service offer some hope

However, allowing politicians to be involved in the hiring process might be the sticking point

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
How the ANC wants to re-evaluate cadre deployment during policy conference
Politics
/ 23 May 2022

How the ANC wants to re-evaluate cadre deployment during policy conference

The party’s decision to relook at the deployment process could result in a broadening of the pool of candidates for positions.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zikalala handpicks next eThekwini city boss, sources say
National
/ 17 March 2022

Zikalala handpicks next eThekwini city boss, sources say

ANC provincial leaders in KZN are headed for a fight over the next eThekwini city boss, with Premier Sihle Zikalala accused of imposing an inexperienced associate

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report
Business
/ 13 October 2021

Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report

Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research

By Anathi Madubela
Public protector’s probes highlight crumbling Eastern Cape hospitals
National
/ 30 June 2021

Public protector’s probes highlight crumbling Eastern Cape hospitals

Seventeen investigative reports, undertaken by Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office, detail gross negligence and maladministration in government structures

By Chris Gilili
‘We mustn’t tire’ — Manuel on South Africa’s economic recovery
Business
/ 24 June 2021

‘We mustn’t tire’ — Manuel on South Africa’s economic recovery

During a webinar on Wednesday evening, the former finance minister said the country needs a stronger social compact and a more detailed recovery plan

By Sarah Smit
Sona: Ramaphosa needs to choose state before party — Steenhuisen
Politics
/ 8 February 2021

Sona: Ramaphosa needs to choose state before party — Steenhuisen

DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Real relief requires the reform of state recruitment
Coronavirus
/ 17 June 2020

Real relief requires the reform of state recruitment

Covid-19 has exposed, among a host of other things, the glaring gaps that appear when the wrong people have been put in the job

By Thokozani Chilenga Butao
Magashule: Cadre deployment is here to stay
Article
/ 24 February 2015

Magashule: Cadre deployment is here to stay

"We [the ANC] are not ashamed of cadre deployment. We will continue to implement it without fail," says the Free State premier.

By Matuma Letsoala
Breytenbach: Decay of SA’s justice system must end
Article
/ 22 January 2015

Breytenbach: Decay of SA’s justice system must end

DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach plans to reintroduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament this year to save SA’s "prosecutorial independence".

By Thulani Gqirana
Value of education is measured in the labour market
Article
/ 14 January 2015

Value of education is measured in the labour market

The success of our education is less about passes, but more about how many can participate in the economy, writes Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

By Mbongiseni Buthelezi
The beginning of the decade of the ANC cadre
Article
/ 25 May 2013

The beginning of the decade of the ANC cadre

The ruling party wants reliable cadres to take South Africa into the future, says ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe.

By Sapa
NDP scraps increases linked to pupils’ performance
Article
/ 15 August 2012

NDP scraps increases linked to pupils’ performance

A revised version of the NDP has been handed to President Jacob Zuma, with changes to key issues like salaries, the economy and cadre deployment.

By Sapa
ANC cadre deployment ‘drags down public services’
Article
/ 12 July 2012

ANC cadre deployment ‘drags down public services’

The Human Sciences Research Council says the ANC’s policy of cadre deployment is adversely affecting public services.

By Ahmed areff
Mantashe defends ANC cadre deployment
Article
/ 14 September 2011

Mantashe defends ANC cadre deployment

There is nothing wrong with cadre deployment, as it gives black people operational exposure, says ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

By Staff Reporter and Ahmed areff
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Article
/ 21 January 2011

Surprise attack on cadre deployment

In an unusual move, the Free State premier has criticised the ANC’s deployment policy as the cause of poor service delivery in many municipalities and government departments.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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