Free State Premier Ace Magashule is likely to be re-elected to serve another year as chairperson of the ANC in the province.
Are calls for unity in the ANC an attempt to prevent Cyril Ramaphosa from cleaning out the stables if he wins the presidency?
The controversial conference, which has been postponed four times, is expected to elect a new provincial leadership.
KwaZulu-Natal this weekend played host to the ANC presidential race’s frontrunners.
Political buy-in is vital to science and research, particularly in a constrained economic environment.
Readers write in about the need for a new social movement, and the ANC succession debate
Neither presidential hopeful is prepared to stand back for party unity, which could lead to a split
The annual Science Forum is the government’s showcase of continental science and technology.
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.
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Cyril Ramaphosa and Naledi Pandor have a particularly pro-intellectual stance, pushing science and technology as a way to drive economic growth.
The recount was conducted by the party’s electoral commission overnight at the request of ANCYL provincial secretary, who had raised "concerns".
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The last two ANC provinces to announce their nominations – KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo – held their provincial general council meetings today.
Limpopo was the second last province to hold its Provincial General Council (PGC) meeting where the nominations from branches were consolidated.
Other changes the PGC proposed included expanding the size of the national executive to have two deputy presidents and two deputy secretaries general.
Gauteng is now the fourth ANC provincial structure to officially nominate Ramaphosa as their preferred ANC presidential candidate.
She might have been dumped by Ramaphosa but she has strong backing in the ANC’s branches
Candidates who hope to be elected ANC president in December should reject any nominations they have obtained through irregular branch processes
The presidential frontrunners have different economic visions but ultimately they’re limited by the ANC’s policy directions
Not even a Ramaphosa win can resolve problems in the short term, making a downgrade likely
Provincial ANC leaders condemn Jacob Zuma’s call for unity just before the conference as ‘fake’ and say it’s ‘too late’ to worry about his legacy
ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete has her eye on the presidency as she readies herself for a highly contested national conference
Free State branches have threatened to go to court again to nullify the PGC that nominated ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
The Western Cape ANC has called on their branch delegates to avoid potential vote buying as the party moves towards the national elective conference.
Cyril Ramaphosa has received another boost to his campaign to become president, winning the most branch nominations in the Western Cape
The ANC in the Western Cape has become the second provincial structure to nominate Cyril Ramaphosa as its preferred successor to President Zuma
The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has applauded President Jacob Zuma for hosting a dinner meeting with the party’s presidential hopefuls
The ANCYL alleges that Pravin Gordhan said that if Cyril Ramaphosa is supported for the ANC’s top post, there will be no downgrades.
Some presidential hopefuls can’t count on the constituency where they expect most support
The party is breaking with the past to try to seal unity and avoid the winner-takes-all position
‘Casa Zuma comes into view … more holiday resort than homestead. Not bad at all, with retirement waiting around the corner’