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Fikile Mbalula

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 Makgakga
Mbalula admits ANC lied about Nkandla ‘fire pool’ to protect Zuma
Politics
/ 8 January 2024

Mbalula admits ANC lied about Nkandla ‘fire pool’ to protect Zuma

Civil group #NotInMyName says the admission is a reason for citizens to ‘vote better’ in the upcoming elections

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC’s Mbalula reflects on our hopes, fears
Thought Leader
/ 23 December 2023

ANC’s Mbalula reflects on our hopes, fears

Secretary general Fikile Mbalula considers the party’s three decades in power and its future

By Fikile Mbalula
Department of Police
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Police

There have been seven police ministers over the past three decades and not one has cracked a decent crime busting grade

By Lyse Comins
Ramaphosa to intervene in Ezulweni debt matter
Politics
/ 7 December 2023

Ramaphosa to intervene in Ezulweni debt matter

The president will consult party lawyers after a court ruling that could see the ANC forking out R150 million to the company

By Lizeka Tandwa
Boycott Israeli imports, urges ANC at pro-Palestine rally
Politics
/ 20 October 2023

Boycott Israeli imports, urges ANC at pro-Palestine rally

Nomvula Mokonyane says Israel’s embassy in South Africa must be shut

By Mandisa Makgakga
ANC reacts to Hamas backlash: ‘Hands off Naledi Pandor’
Politics
/ 18 October 2023

ANC reacts to Hamas backlash: ‘Hands off Naledi Pandor’

Secretary general Fikile Mbalula says the heavily criticised international relations minister was doing her job as a diplomat to advance peace during call with Hamas leader

By Lizeka Tandwa
We increasingly need the courts to defend justice
Thought Leader
/ 4 October 2023

We increasingly need the courts to defend justice

Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court

By Ian Siebörger
More history, less critique in ANC’s 2019 elections manifesto review
Politics
/ 9 September 2023

More history, less critique in ANC’s 2019 elections manifesto review

The governing party asks voters to ignore its failings and focus on its long-term successes

By Paddy Harper
Acing the one-election wonder
Thought Leader
/ 1 September 2023

Acing the one-election wonder

The earth shook in Jozi but Magashule’s party is no seismic event, politically speaking

By Paddy Harper
IFP says no to alliance with ANC
Politics
/ 11 August 2023

IFP says no to alliance with ANC

Velenkosi Hlabisa says the ANC provincial leader and corruption are impediments

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC ‘fixer’ Gwen Ramokgopa pulling the party out of the red
Politics
/ 10 August 2023

ANC ‘fixer’ Gwen Ramokgopa pulling the party out of the red

In her short time as ANC treasurer general, Ramokgopa has overseen the resuscitation of the party’s finances

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC veterans to focus on candidates’ integrity in election list process
Politics
/ 1 August 2023

ANC veterans to focus on candidates’ integrity in election list process

Party stalwarts want the Zondo commission’s recommendations on the ANC to be implemented

By Paddy Harper
Gordhan, Mantashe cry foul over Mbalula threats
Politics
/ 28 July 2023

Gordhan, Mantashe cry foul over Mbalula threats

Ministers want President Ramaphosa to rein in the ANC secretary general

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school
Education
/ 26 July 2023

Delinquent Gauteng departments fail ‘disposable’ school

The departments of education and infrastructure development dithered for two decades over a school they ‘erroneously’ sold

By Magnificent Mndebele
Fikile Mbalula: Mandela statues an embarrassment to the ANC
Politics
/ 25 July 2023

Fikile Mbalula: Mandela statues an embarrassment to the ANC

Days after President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled two statues of the struggle icon, the ANC secretary general said Mandela would be turning in his grave at the wasted resources

By Lizeka Tandwa
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