Factions within the ruling party have revealed their loyalties in lobby lists for legislatures and are ignoring orders from party leaders.
The public enterprises minister faces the challenging task of wooing apolitical youth and disaffected middle class.
Though the ruling party is upping its technology game, the marketing behind it remains weak, say experts.
The ruling party seems to be taking Economic Freedom Fighters leader’s claims of huge support among the youth seriously.
Next year’s elections will have 22 264 voting stations compared to the 20 859 in 2011, says the Independent Electoral Commission.
The IEC’s top leadership made a show of organisational strength amid worries that potential suspensions could destabilise the organisation.
The IEC will launch an elections drive at quite short notice and to very little fanfare, despite the struggle to get first-time voters to register.
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has criticised the ANC in Gauteng for revealing that Thabo Mbeki will be part of the party’s election campaign.
ANC’s Gwede Mantashe says the party has run ahead of itself by revealing that Thabo Mbeki will assist the party lure voters for the 2014 elections.
Factional battles and Jacob Zuma’s fight for survival within the ANC were responsible in part for the ANC not thinking ahead to the 2014 elections.
The ANC has admitted to talking to Amcu ahead of next year’s general election, but says it will focus its energy on its biggest voter base – women.
Financial services group Nomura predicts that the ANC will lose up to 10% of its votes to the DA, Agang and the EFF in next year’s national election.
Rapule Tabane is probably right that the Cabinet purge misnamed a "reshuffle" in a transparent media attempt to prettify Jacob Zuma’s actions.
The election season is almost here. Any political party that takes it lightly may ultimately pay the price.
The president believes his Cabinet shuffle will make all the difference ahead of April’s election, writes Rapule Tabane.