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Fikile Mbalula

It’s a GNU party and (almost) everybody is invited
Politics
/ 7 June 2024

It’s a GNU party and (almost) everybody is invited

Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms

By Lunga Mzangwe, Emsie Ferreira, Mandisa Nyathi and Paddy Harper
ANC has narrowed its options to forming a government of national unity, says Fikile Mbalula
Politics
/ 6 June 2024

ANC has narrowed its options to forming a government of national unity, says Fikile Mbalula

The secretary general said the only party that had been difficult to speak to had been MK, because Jacob Zuma was unreachable

By Lunga Mzangwe
Elections prove that the left needs renewed vision
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

Elections prove that the left needs renewed vision

If we don’t have a credible left party on the ballot in the next elections, it will put our democracy in danger and we will not be able to solve our social crisis

By Imraan Buccus
Korner Talk | Fikile Mbalula ‘is a certified clown’
Opinion
/ 3 June 2024

Korner Talk | Fikile Mbalula ‘is a certified clown’

The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics

By Khaya Koko
Mbalula: Zuma party, service delivery collapse and low turnout cost the ANC its majority
Politics
/ 2 June 2024

Mbalula: Zuma party, service delivery collapse and low turnout cost the ANC its majority

While the party “took a beating”, it was “down but not out”

By Paddy Harper
Expected high voter turnout a nod to political parties, says IEC
Politics
/ 30 May 2024

Expected high voter turnout a nod to political parties, says IEC

The disillusionment in the country’s political system resulting in low 2021 local election turnout numbers has seemingly dissipated

By Khaya Koko
ANC top seven won’t step down if party fails to win elections, Mbalula says
Politics
/ 24 May 2024

ANC top seven won’t step down if party fails to win elections, Mbalula says

The party’s secretary general reiterated the president’s view that South Africa has a strong democracy and the country would not be in crisis if the ANC lost the elections

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA’s Zille defends ANC plagiarism charges over her ‘together let’s do more crime’ post
Politics
/ 22 May 2024

DA’s Zille defends ANC plagiarism charges over her ‘together let’s do more crime’ post

The Democratic Alliance’s federal chairperson said she was only telling the truth

By Paddy Harper
ANC is confident of Gauteng
Politics
/ 17 May 2024

ANC is confident of Gauteng

In-house studies show that the party could still get over half of the vote in the elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ngcukayitobi: ANC should have listened to the Eastern Cape and suspended Zuma a long time ago
Politics
/ 14 May 2024

Ngcukayitobi: ANC should have listened to the Eastern Cape and suspended Zuma a long time ago

The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mbeki to boost ANC Eastern Cape’s ambitious 80% election target
Politics
/ 13 May 2024

Mbeki to boost ANC Eastern Cape’s ambitious 80% election target

The party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi believes that reaching this target and helping the party retain its national majority are high

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mbalula mines eThekwini’s ‘fertile and productive’ voter districts
Politics
/ 10 May 2024

Mbalula mines eThekwini’s ‘fertile and productive’ voter districts

Promises of infrastructure, grants and electricity topped the ANC secretary general’s week in KwaZulu-Natal

By Paddy Harper
ANC campaign trail: Mantashe defends Mbalula’s luxury SUV, says his critics should ride to rallies on horses
Politics
/ 9 May 2024

ANC campaign trail: Mantashe defends Mbalula’s luxury SUV, says his critics should ride to rallies on horses

The national chairperson is campaigning in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to save the party’s narrow majority in the province

By Lunga Mzangwe
Promises of jobs, grants as Fikile Mbalula hits KZN campaign trail
Politics
/ 8 May 2024

Promises of jobs, grants as Fikile Mbalula hits KZN campaign trail

The ANC secretary general said that despite ‘challenges’ voters should stick with their ANC ‘home’

By Paddy Harper
ANC marshalls its forces to KwaZulu-Natal in final push for votes
Politics
/ 6 May 2024

ANC marshalls its forces to KwaZulu-Natal in final push for votes

The governing party has identified KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as the battlegrounds for votes ahead of the elections

By Lunga Mzangwe
Korner Talk: Pravin Gordhan is Dr Evil
Opinion
/ 6 May 2024

Korner Talk: Pravin Gordhan is Dr Evil

The public enterprise minister would rather iron his penis than campaign for the ANC

By Khaya Koko
Motlanthe admits there were some omissions in the ANC lists submitted to the IEC
Politics
/ 3 May 2024

Motlanthe admits there were some omissions in the ANC lists submitted to the IEC

The former president also weighed in on Zizi Kodwa’s alleged imminent arrest, saying if it came to pass, then the ANC’s step aside rule would apply

By Lunga Mzangwe
Mbalula’s office tied to elections list fiddling, Motlanthe reports
Politics
/ 3 May 2024

Mbalula’s office tied to elections list fiddling, Motlanthe reports

ANC officials have called for an investigation after the report by electoral committee head Kgalema Motlanthe found that the party’s
list submitted to the IEC had been altered

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa tells ANC it needs 14 million votes to win elections outright, as party marshalls ministers to tout successes
Politics
/ 21 April 2024

Ramaphosa tells ANC it needs 14 million votes to win elections outright, as party marshalls ministers to tout successes

During an NEC meeting, the party said all its ministers and provincial MECs must aggressively communicate success stories and urged the government to link its programmes with the ANC

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 3 April 2024

ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records

The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC loses MK registration fight, hopes to win logo battle
Politics
/ 28 March 2024

ANC loses MK registration fight, hopes to win logo battle

The governing party has lost its battle over uMkhonto weSizwe party’s registration

By Paddy Harper
Mbalula: ANC will act on state capture linked individuals — but only when they are charged
Politics
/ 11 March 2024

Mbalula: ANC will act on state capture linked individuals — but only when they are charged

The party’s secretary general said the ANC had removed people from its election candidates lists those who were affected by its step-aside rule and those with criminal records

By Lunga Mzangwe
Nathi Nhleko resigns from ANC, calls out ‘lunacy’ of Fikile Mbalula
Politics
/ 4 March 2024

Nathi Nhleko resigns from ANC, calls out ‘lunacy’ of Fikile Mbalula

But governing party says there is ‘nothing special’ about the former police minister’s resignation

By Lizeka Tandwa
DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge

The opposition party’s lawyers say it is ‘improbable’ that no records from 2013 to 2018 exist

By Paddy Harper
Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet
Politics
/ 23 February 2024

Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet

ANC takes control of the cadre deployment narrative on the eve of its manifesto launch

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zuma vs Cyril is the neverending Chinese movie
Opinion
/ 4 February 2024

Zuma vs Cyril is the neverending Chinese movie

The former president is hoping that it will be third time lucky for him in this election round of their battle

By Khaya Koko
MK party insists Zuma is still an ANC member, despite his suspension
Politics
/ 30 January 2024

MK party insists Zuma is still an ANC member, despite his suspension

The NEC has finally agreed that exceptional circumstances warranted the former president’s suspension, but it hasn’t yet told him personally

By Lunga Mzangwe
Corruption accused Zandile Gumede asked to campaign for ANC
Politics
/ 23 January 2024

Corruption accused Zandile Gumede asked to campaign for ANC

Fikile Mbalula denies that bringing the former Durban mayor back into the fold is a way to neutralise the Jacob Zuma-affiliated MK party

By Lunga Mzangwe
Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits
Politics
/ 19 January 2024

Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits

ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture

By Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper
Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC
Opinion
/ 13 January 2024

Nkandla firepool comes home to roost for the ANC

The secretary general’s truth talk this week has turned the blaze on his comrades in the ANC

By Paddy Harper
Mbalula can’t spin out of the Zuma ‘firepool’ drama
Politics
/ 12 January 2024

Mbalula can’t spin out of the Zuma ‘firepool’ drama

Fikile Mbalula and other ANC officials are now at pains to say that his words were ‘a joke’ and ‘political rhetoric’

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
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