Former secretary general Godrich Gardee appears set to be elected as deputy president
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party
The slate of party president Julius Malema is expected to win unopposed
The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate
Party leader Julius Malema seems set to maintain control at the Economic Freedom Fighters elective conference
They believe the deputy president has the political acumen and experience to maintain the fragile alliance
Lonzi, who has been openly critical of Floyd Shivambu, will be parachuted to parliament after reviving the EFF student wing
The former EFF Limpopo chairperson claims the assembly is engineered to benefit powerful insiders and questioned the party’s commitment to democracy
Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa is being challenged by KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli
The national chairperson has called on EFF delegates to nominate hard workers for party posts at the December elective conference
Talk of discontent in the party over Julius Malema’s leadership and a split between him and his deputy has been dismissed by the commander-in-chief
The deputy president has said his life was at risk before the ANC elections and some still want to oust him
Candidates vying for top positions in the DA will undergo rigorous vetting including audits of their financial records
President Cyril Ramaphosa finally has the top seven he has always wanted to push forward with his agenda
The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed
Attempts to reform party processes have been undermined by members clinging to an anti-democratic culture
Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — ‘be patient, he’s not going anywhere’
Ramaphosa’s main opponent in this conference has been regarded as the wave of support brewing from Paul Mashatile’s forces
The ruling party has repeated its proposal to nationalise the central bank’s ownership and mandate, but says it must be done in a way that is conscious of costs
Some of the vendors came from as far as Durban, hoping to pick up some rands from conference delegates
With no clear line of march from the ANC president, his allies are left to their own devices, racing against time to find each other and solidify a slate
This is a fatal blow for the former women’s league leader, shortly before the ruling party’s national elective conference
The party has been reluctant to modernise, perhaps less out of ignorance than to allow skullduggery, especially around elections. New rules seek to change that
The ANC must revisit the Freedom Charter and loosen its grip on centralised control that puts the party first
With only 772 of the 3 979 branches having run successful branch general meetings, the ANC conference risks not convening
Eyeing top spot, he dismisses the step-aside rule as punitive and an inadequate tool to fix the ANC
The province’s leadership said ‘the horse had bolted’ despite criticism from Kgalema Motlanthe
While Cyril Ramaphosa’s detractors revel in his possible demise in the wake of the case opened against him, those in Mkhize’s corner see a no-win for the ANC as a whole
The past year exposed the ruling party’s weaknesses, but 2022 is an opportunity for it to make substantive, meaningful changes if it is to remain in power
Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane has suggested that ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is behind the fraud and corruption inquiry
ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature
Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December