Like a toxic relationship, the governing party has sapped the strength of its supporters
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
Comrade Carl joins the Outside Delegates as those on the conference floor earn their Christmas bonus
The jailed fraudster says his criminal record has been expunged and that the step-aside rule can’t be applied retrospectively
Limpopo branches have rejected any alliance by its provincial leaders with KwaZulu-Natal in support of Zweli Mkhize
The president quoted from the Ncgobo report selectively in his bid to have it set aside by the constitutional court, the African Transformation Movement said
Disgruntled would-be national executive committee members are going to court over their failure to make the top 200 names
Against a backdrop of unkept promises and a growing frustration with the ANC, Ramaphosa faces the worst scandal of his career
The president cannot rely on ANC MPs in the National Assembly to vote against initiating an impeachment process
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It should be lights, jingles and feasts but this year the HoHoHo-ness of it all has been undone by Phala Phala and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers
ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has threatened MPs with disciplinary action if they vote in favour of section 89 report
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The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
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How different are those who will toe the party line on Tuesday to reject the section 89 panel’s report to those who rejected the firepool report and many others? And what do they stand to gain from protecting Ramaphosa?
The ANC treasurer is being punted as a compromise — rather than a compromised — presidential candidate
While the president’s predicament is creating uncertainty, the work of forging a durable social compact has struggled to gain traction. Why?
Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
The president has given the country an extra day off, because Christmas Day falls on a Sunday
Chief legal advisor says the sub judice rule does not bar the National Assembly from debating the report, unless the president applies for an interdict
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But backing the president is a useless strategy if the left can’t pull together, be open new ideas and find a way to get in tune with the majority
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The ANC’s national chairperson says the commission must explain how ‘leave of absence’ differs from ‘step aside’ ahead of its Phala Phala report
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Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
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The Renewables’ prayer for divine intervention appears to be paying off for Cyril Ramaphosa
The ANC faces further reputational damage, but broad policy continuity is the most likely scenario, the ratings agency said
Political parties have agreed to move the debate on the report recommending President Cyril Ramaphosa face an impeachment inquiry to next week
In an application filed to the constitutional court, the president argued that the panel failed to follow the rules when it recommended he face an impeachment inquiry
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s lieutenants defended the party leader, calling the parliamentary report flawed
The decision was announced by ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile, at a meeting of the party’s national executive committee
In this edited extract from his new book, ‘Leadership for Transformation Since the Dawn of South Africa’s Democracy: An Insider’s View’, Malegapuru Makgoba focuses on the fifth president, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
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There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue
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Impeachment rules introduced for Jacob Zuma’s maleficence have caused Cyril Ramaphosa to trip
The head of state has asked for more time to ‘consult further’
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