Charges against health MEC Sindiswa Gomba over the Nelson Mandela funeral scandal have been reinstated – leading to questions about her political future after this weekend’s ANC national executive meeting
The former councillor is scheduled to appear before the provincial disciplinary committee on charges of misconduct.
‘As individuals and a collective, let us do our bit in the building the Eastern Cape we want’
The ANC selected premiers after its election win.
The high court in Johannesburg struck the matter off the roll with costs on Monday
Eastern Cape ANC members are hoping that the high court will compel the NEC to implement the recommendations made by the Ndebele report
April has become a significant month for the struggle
‘Aren’t the strategies the government has implemented without first fixing the basics just a waste of money?’
Chairperson Oscar Mabuyane and Premier Phumulo Masualle will be forced to work together to avoid a rerun of last year’s chaotic elective congress
The ANC’s NEC has been backed into a corner and forced to endorse last year’s election of Eastern Cape chair Oscar Mabuyane and his team
The ANC’s Eastern Cape’s Joe Gqabi region has objected to the PEC’s request to reshuffle Premier Phumulo Masualle and members of his Cabinet
‘As with previous similar challenges, the ANC itself supported those who opposed the application’
Mantashe says the party would deal with anything that threatened to stand in the way of its ability to successfully hold its conference.
Crunch meetings this weekend will give a clearer indication of how the leadership cards are stacked
Andile Lungisa fears for his life after the chaotic Eastern Cape party election, but won’t back down
‘The position as regional ANC chairperson, full-time and of the top variety, requires a killer instinct and a taste for blood’
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is consolidating its list of its preferred top six leaders ahead of the party’s conference in December
Judge Belinda Hartley, however, ruled that the papers filed for case could be used for a possible review of the conference.
During his first media briefing in the position, Mabuyane seemed confident that the party would win the court case.
Ramaphosa said he “expected better” from the ANC in the Eastern Cape because of its track record of producing quality leaders.
Ramaphosa addressed the last day of the ANC Eastern Cape conference at the international convention centre in East London on Sunday afternoon.
Mabuyane received 931 votes in a result announced by the independent electoral commission (IEC) on Sunday morning.
At least eight people were injured after the adoption of credentials on Saturday night, as supporters of Phumulo Masualle walked out of the gathering.
The ruling party is again in court in two provinces as more branches allege irregularities ahead of the contested December elective conference.
So-called Daily Chronicle claimed Mabuyane had withdrawn from the leadership race and quotes an “exclusive interview”.
Some family members say the party has been betrayed by current leaders.
The ANC in the Eastern Cape is due to meet soon to decide whether the OR Tambo region is ready to resume its conference this weekend.