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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the SANDF deployment in his 12 February State of the Nation Address.
BORDER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Looking past the SANDF deployment to solve our crime crisis together

It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS…

  • Ian Siebörger
8 min read
Rise Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa

The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
The remainder of the portfolio committee chairs will be elected on Wednesday.
ANC

DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees

ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance

  • Emsie Ferreira
2 min read
Determined: Ace Magashule is persisting in his court action against his own party. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ACE MAGASHULE

Allies warned Ace against taking his party to court

Magashule is expected to argue that the step-aside rule 25.7 is unconstitutional and unlawful

  • Lizeka Tandwa
5 min read
The 2017 ANC Nasrec conference resolution, rule 25.7, will become a key area of contention in suspended secretary general Ace Magashule’s court challenge against the party. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ACE MAGASHULE

Rule 25.7 major sticking point in Magashule challenge

The suspended secretary general is said to be adamant that he would pursue the court action against the advice of his allies in the national executive committee

  • Lizeka Tandwa
6 min read
Order: Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s fightback is underway. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ACE MAGASHULE
Audio

Magashule’s forces want early conference to elect new national executive

RET faction says the current NEC has become a liability

  • Lizeka Tandwa
  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
As ANC secretary general Ace Magashule mulls over his options, the party’s national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, drew a line in the sand — there is no turning back from ruling that corruption charged politicians step aside by month’s end. (Delwyn Verasamy)
ACE MAGASHULE

No escape from the step-aside deadline, says Mantashe

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, who criticised Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo during an interview, said those party leaders who want the NEC to reverse its step-aside…

  • Lizeka Tandwa
4 min read
Mail & Gaurdian
2019 ELECTIONS

Editorial: ANC: Yes, but no, but yes …

The ANC’s communicators are either extremely confused and out of their depth or simply cannot keep up with their own spin — or worse, their lies.

  • Editorial
2 min read
According to the front-page article, a senior official at the agency said Letsatsi-Duba was used to spy on her cadres ahead of the ANC’s Polokwane conference in 12 years ago and had earned millions for her efforts.(Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo)
ACE MAGASHULE

‘This matter was resolved’ — ANC on Letsatsi-Duba, Magashule dispute

ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete said Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba’s accusations against ANC secretary general Ace Magashule were "baseless"

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
On Sunday, the acting party spokesperson said that for the City Press to report that Magashule had said the ANC did not need white votes, was mischievous, deliberately misleading and a total fabrication. (David Harrison/M&G)
2019 ELECTIONS

ANC takes City Press to ombud over ‘We don’t need white votes’ report

In a statement issued on Sunday, the party said the headline of the story did not reflect what Ace Magashule was reported to have said in the article

  • Canny Maphanga
2 min read
Comrade Zizi Kodwa and Comrade Dakota Legoete (Twitter: ANC)
2019 ELECTIONS

ANC wraps list conference — over to members to ‘accept or decline’

The party says more than 800 names have been debated and discussed. The top 25 names will go into a ‘safe zone’.

  • Agency
2 min read
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe’s personal assistant has alleged that he harassed her on two occasions. (Lucky Morajane/Daily Sun/Gallo Images)
ANC

ANC acts fast to probe sex scandal

The party, usually slow to tackle sex harassment cases, has moved rapidly with the Pule Mabe inquiry

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
ACE MAGASHULE

Mchunu’s sights are on the 2019 prize

The ANC’s NEC chairperson is ready to rebuild the party’s electoral structures

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
The success of foreign-owned spaza stores comes down to competitive pricing.
ANC

ANC in jobs-for-votes probe

North West finance MEC ​Paul Sebego has announced a project to create temporary jobs for 20 000 youth, but the selection criteria are a mystery.

  • Mmanaledi Mataboge
4 min read
The electoral commission and the media need to better explain how the votes work and that the two ballot papers are of equal importance
ANC

ANC trumps DA to take back Tlokwe

The ANC has won all six contested wards in the Tlokwe by-elections to take back control of the embattled municipality.

  • Mmanaledi Mataboge
2 min read