The new legislation finally removes cannabis from the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act
The party is asking the electoral court to fine the ANC and to deduct one percent of the votes it secures in the election
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
If value-added tax were to be used to fund the insurance, it would have to rise from 15% to 21.5%
Ramaphosa used the better half of his address to the nation to campaign for the ANC
The president said should the ANC be voted back into power, it would make jobs a priority
ANC draws a crowd of about 60 000 at its final Siyanqoba rally held in Joburg’s 94 000-seater FNB Stadium
International divisions on the charges against Hamas and Israeli leaders echo hypocrisy and threats to the rule of law in domestic politics
The party’s secretary general reiterated the president’s view that South Africa has a strong democracy and the country would not be in crisis if the ANC lost the elections
The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province
The Democratic Alliance’s federal chairperson said she was only telling the truth
The deputy chief justice also called for the court to be allowed to sit in panels and for full administrative and financial independence for the judiciary
The president reiterated South Africa’s call for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip
The president said he was confident that his party would win the elections and he would return to complete his second term
The president admitted the ruling party had made mistakes in the past 30 years, but said it had also done a lot of good
The Eastern Cape delegation was invited by the deputy minister of agriculture to school activities in KwaZulu-Natal
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader criticised the NHI Act, arguing that the government was outsourcing its responsibility
In-house studies show that the party could still get over half of the vote in the elections
The president is attempting to shift the election campaign focus away from the government’s failures towards a promise to deliver more, although its track record suggests it cannot
The official opposition has said it will approach the court to challenge the NHI Act
In his speech before signing the controversial bill into law, the president still did not address where the billions needed for the scheme will come from
You said early childhood development is the key to our future, but now you need to ensure that this happens by ensuring the ECD centres are funded
If South Africa’s governing party does end up losing its majority in future elections, it might never get it back
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
The party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi believes that reaching this target and helping the party retain its national majority are high
Promises of infrastructure, grants and electricity topped the ANC secretary general’s week in KwaZulu-Natal
The spectre of an ANC-EFF tie-up has been used to forewarn of massive economic destruction. But none of the other options are damage-free
With the prospect of a takeover in sight, Anglo American’s first South African chief executive in 15 years is tasked with unlocking value from the global mining company
The politicians whose names we had forgotten are suddenly initiating new projects
Amid directionless policy after 30 years of democracy, the country’s prospects continue to be driven by the whims of miners and their financiers
The monarch says corruption and abuse claims have no factual backing and should be removed from the court record
During an NEC meeting, the party said all its ministers and provincial MECs must aggressively communicate success stories and urged the government to link its programmes with the ANC