What the party’s new leaders do now will decide the 2019 elections’ outcome
The stalwarts said the ANC leadership needed to know the days of unacceptable behaviour with the party’s ‘tolerance of corruption’ were over.
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
Cyril Ramaphosa has secured the leadership of the ANC. But he may not be able to clean up the mess left by his predecessor.
Delegates who were barred from voting have vowed to take the matter to the high court
The question is: Can the disparate leadership pull together to save the party — and the country?
The ANC’s new national executive and integrity committee will be able to call him to account
‘ANC members charted the course. They mattered’
The ANC’s national conference has been threatened with court action by delegates whose votes were not counted in elections for new leadership.
The women’s league failed to promote gender equality and, as a minister, Bathabile Dlamini used Zuma’s patronage to survive her disasters
Not only are the ANC’s top six officials divided, Jacob Zuma remains the state president and dictates the role of his deputy
‘It’s not often that people who are in his position of status do something like that’
The Mail & Guardian’s series of satirical first-hand accounts of #ANC54 continues with ANC Women’s League member Rejoice Magashule (no relation)
The forceful eviction of a reporter from Nasrec unleashed the pent-up frustrations of those trying to report on the ANC’s conference
The contest is back on as David Mabuza fights for delegates left off the voters’ roll, which probably secured Ace Magashule a place among the top six
The likes of Foschini saw stocks grow 13.9% on the day, Barclays share was lifted 11.5% and Mr Price’s stock jumped just over 10%
Moody’s placed South Africa on negative ratings watch but stopped short of downgrading South Africa outright.
The so-called “unity ticket” win on Monday evening sees the top six divided into three representatives from the CR17 and NDZ slates.
Mahumapelo says Ramaphosa supporters will put the ANC at “risk” by calling for a recount.
The dollar, which rallied Friday on news that Republican senators had the votes to pass the tax bill, struggled against the yen, euro and pound.
Zuma promised to reunite the ANC after he and Mbeki tore it apart in 2007, and now he leaves the top management of the party more divided.
Lobbyists on either side of the CR17 and NDZ campaigns describe their emotions, exhaustion and their view of the conference
The Mail & Guardian’s series of satirical first-hand accounts of the ANC’s national conferences continues, this time with Hennessy Tabane
Some see the election of the top six as one of unity that will solidify the ANC but others fear links to state capture have been retained
Zweli Mkhize said he declined nomination for the sake of unity, but he has apparently made deals with both presidential candidates
The new ANC president has done his supporters in Soweto proud
News that Cyril Ramaphosa had been elected ANC president pleased the markets at first, with the rand dollar exchange rate improving
The factions have finally become one but not everyone is happy with how the chips finally fell.
Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the ANC’s 13th president
Vote counting has commenced at the Nasrec expo centre, in the south of Johannesburg, where delegates completed the voting process earlier today.
Fake news about each factions — and their strategies to take down the competitions — abound at #ANC54
The once-avid Zuma supporter is placing her bets with Ramaphosa, but she’s unlikely to succeed