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CR17

Limpopo is ‘best performing province in ANC list process’
Politics
/ 29 November 2023

Limpopo is ‘best performing province in ANC list process’

Electoral committee secretary Chief Matsila says the process is airtight and the provincial secretary could not have tampered with it

By Lizeka Tandwa
Time for Ramaphosa to reveal who paid for his rise into the presidency
Opinion
/ 22 September 2022

Time for Ramaphosa to reveal who paid for his rise into the presidency

Concourt ruling vindicates the EFF’s long-standing call for disclosure of funds and donations received during the ANC’s internal party battles and contests.

By Sihle Lonzi
‘Factional’ ANC Veterans League chastised by Motlanthe
Politics
/ 20 September 2021

‘Factional’ ANC Veterans League chastised by Motlanthe

ANC Limpopo leaders called on the election committee to change the candidate lists in favour of Ramaphosa faction days before Motlanthe’s report on factions in the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa to testify at Zondo commission in late April
National
/ 24 March 2021

Ramaphosa to testify at Zondo commission in late April

The president will give evidence both in his capacity as the head of state and as the leader of the governing party

By Emsie Ferreira
High court reserves judgment on bid to reveal Ramaphosa’s donors
Politics
/ 18 March 2021

High court reserves judgment on bid to reveal Ramaphosa’s donors

The EFF pleaded public interest, but the Financial Intelligence Centre says releasing the records it provided would breach the law

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa can’t separate funding for ANC bid from becoming president, high court hears
Politics
/ 17 March 2021

Ramaphosa can’t separate funding for ANC bid from becoming president, high court hears

Counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters are seeking to force the disclosure of records showing who bankrolled the CR17 campaign

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Let ANC deal with its leaders facing corruption charges,’ Ramaphosa tells parliament
Politics
/ 12 November 2020

‘Let ANC deal with its leaders facing corruption charges,’ Ramaphosa tells parliament

The president was answering questions before parliament, where he also told the EFF to allow the courts to decide on the matter of the CR17 bank statements

By Bongekile Macupe
Reining in the public protector
Article
/ 13 March 2020

Reining in the public protector

As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements

By Franny Rabkin
Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’
Article
/ 10 March 2020

Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’

The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law

By Franny Rabkin
Be bold, Cyril, even if it’s politically risky
Analysis
/ 20 February 2020

Be bold, Cyril, even if it’s politically risky

He must end the Mantashe problem and execute his strategy rather than keep the ANC onside

By Richard Calland
Court tests protector’s powers
Article
/ 7 February 2020

Court tests protector’s powers

In the Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane case, the court has been asked to rein in the public protector

By Franny Rabkin
Ramaphosa calls the public protector’s affidavit “disingenuous” and “evasive”
Article
/ 27 November 2019

Ramaphosa calls the public protector’s affidavit “disingenuous” and “evasive”

The president continues to question Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s motives

By Franny Rabkin
Mkhwebane hits back at Baloyi
Article
/ 22 November 2019

Mkhwebane hits back at Baloyi

The public protector has asked the court to strike out claims that she and her chief executive had acted unconstitutionally

By Franny Rabkin
Mkhwebane hits back at Ramaphosa
Article
/ 15 November 2019

Mkhwebane hits back at Ramaphosa

In an answering affidavit, the public protector accuses the president of obfuscating and being part of a “grand stratagem” to have her removed

By Franny Rabkin
Public Protector ‘played chess with the country’
Article
/ 8 November 2019

Public Protector ‘played chess with the country’

A labour dispute between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her former chief operating officer has laid bare allegations of political interference

By Franny Rabkin
FIC: No conclusive indication that CR17 laundered money
Article
/ 28 September 2019

FIC: No conclusive indication that CR17 laundered money

In court papers, the Financial Intelligence Centre insists that it acted lawfully in providing the information it did to the Public Protector

By Franny Rabkin
Zandile Gumede about-turn further undermines ANC
Article
/ 2 September 2019

Zandile Gumede about-turn further undermines ANC

Regional party conferences in KwaZulu-Natal will have repercussions for the ANC and its stability under Cyril Ramaphosa

By Niren Tolsi
How to win votes and influence people
Article
/ 23 August 2019

How to win votes and influence people

A Netflix documentary The Great Hack detailed the connections between Cambridge Analytica, the US election of Donald Trump and Brexit

By Jacques Coetzee 1
CR17 money also went to the ANC
Article
/ 23 August 2019

CR17 money also went to the ANC

The governing party got a piece of the pie in the controversial payments, according to the campaign’s leaked bank statements

By Thanduxolo Jika and Sarah Smit
Mischief managed: Cyril’s take on CR17 fund flows
Article
/ 23 August 2019

Mischief managed: Cyril’s take on CR17 fund flows

The president detailed the many moving parts of his campaign to win the ANC presidency.

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa breaks silence on campaign payments
Article
/ 22 August 2019

Ramaphosa breaks silence on campaign payments

Responding to questions in parliament, the president said there was “no wrongdoing, no criminality, and no abuse of public funds” in his campaign

By Lester Kiewit
Busi, Absa and costly spelling slips
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Busi, Absa and costly spelling slips

Errors in email addresses contributed to the row between the protector, the bank and the president

By Thanduxolo Jika
Intra-party funding must be open
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Intra-party funding must be open

The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated

By Natasha Marrian
Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign finance records sealed
Article
/ 15 August 2019

Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign finance records sealed

The records of who funded the CR17 campaign have been at the heart of a furious spat between the president and the public protector

By Franny Rabkin
Implementation of remedial action in Public Protector’s Bosasa report suspended
Article
/ 12 August 2019

Implementation of remedial action in Public Protector’s Bosasa report suspended

The high court’s order on Part A was a mere formality after all the parties agreed. The real fight is yet to come

By Franny Rabkin
Batohi asks public protector if she had misunderstood her powers
Article
/ 8 August 2019

Batohi asks public protector if she had misunderstood her powers

The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”

By Franny Rabkin
ANC now mulling the regulation of internal party election funding
Article
/ 7 August 2019

ANC now mulling the regulation of internal party election funding

ANC defends Ramaphosa amidst saga of leaked emails from CR17 campaign

By Natasha Marrian
Ramaphosa takes on Mkhwebane
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Ramaphosa takes on Mkhwebane

‘The public protector has strayed,’ says the president in his court papers asking her report on Bosasa’s donation to the CR17 campaign be set aside

By Franny Rabkin
Report dims Cyril’s halo
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Report dims Cyril’s halo

Mkhwebane’s investigation has put party funding in the spotlight, but her motives have been queried

By Thanduxolo Jika and Khadija Patel
Calls for regulation of internal party election funding
Article
/ 24 July 2019

Calls for regulation of internal party election funding

Revelations of Ramaphosa’s massive spending to beat Zuma are driving calls for more oversight of party funding

By Lester Kiewit
Maimane to approach Zondo commission over Trillian exec’s role in CR17 donation
Article
/ 28 November 2018

Maimane to approach Zondo commission over Trillian exec’s role in CR17 donation

The Democratic Alliance leader wants the Zondo commission to probe the precise role Jeffery Afriat played while at Trillian Capital

By Gemma Ritchie
uBaba’s left us two Dark Lords
Article
/ 19 December 2017

uBaba’s left us two Dark Lords

The Mail & Guardian’s series of satirical first-hand accounts of the ANC’s national conferences continues, this time with Hennessy Tabane

By Hennessy Tabane
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