As nominations from provinces pour in, the battle for head honcho heats up. Motlanthe is keeping mum but perhaps all will be revealed in his biography.
The comical lost and found announcements at Cosatu’s elective conference provided light relief during the four-day event, writes Verashni Pillay.
Gwede Mantashe has stated socio-economic issues were to blame for the Marikana tragedy and that the NEC are paying special attention to the event.
In her book Fight for Democracy: The ANC and the Media in South Africa, Glenda Daniels explores the ruling party’s relationship with the media.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the national executive committee will study a report on the Limpopo textbook saga at its lekgotla this week.
Former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has come to the defence of Madikizela-Mandela after she was criticised by Gwede Mantashe.
NUM president Senzeni Zokwana will replace Mantashe as SACP’s chairperson, while Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin remain unopposed in top positions.
The SACP says it was Gwede Mantashe’s decision to quit, adding he was putting its interests ahead of himself, writes Rapule Tabane.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the party won’t engage with its youth wing.
South Africa’s second-most powerful man fanned the fires of anger instead of seeking a solution, writes Rapule Tabane
City Press has opted to remove "The Spear" from its website, despite the apparent failure of the ANC’s call for a boycott on the paper.
The ANC, though, remains resolute in its court challenge against the controversial painting, even after the artwork was irreparably defaced.
The West must realise South Africa does not need its money since it can turn to India and China to fund its economic development, says Gwede Mantashe.
Recommendations for reforming the press council have included a greater representation of citizens on the panels.
The ANC Youth League has provided detailed reasons for its stance that disciplinary action against its leaders was politically motivated.
The divisions about e-tolling within the ANC-led tripartite alliance have been directly linked to the infighting leading up to Mangaung.
The ANC has welcomed the Press Freedom Commission’s findings into the press regulatory system, saying it is "legitimate regulation of the media".
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has an impossible job, but without him the party chaos would be worse, writes <strong>Richard Calland</strong>.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has warned the ANC Youth League that it could collapse if it insists on calling itself a "kingmaker".
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the party cannot be expected to remain a static organisation, but should adapt itself to current conditions.
Two senior ANC members lashed out at Nedbank chairperson Reuel Khoza in media reports for his comments about a lack of leadership in South Africa.
The outrage that has been directed at Reuel Khoza’s criticism of South Africa’s leaders is a symptom of the gulf between business and the government.
Business Leadership of South Africa has challenged a suggestion by the ANC that business must leave politics to politicians.
The parents in the ANC family are sure Mangaung isn’t the problem, it’s that bad seed Malema who Mangaung hangs around with, writes <b>Nic Dawes</b>.
The ANC’s top six leadership has united in a dramatic show of power to lambaste Julius Malema and the league for sowing division in the ruling party.
Gwede Mantashe has cautioned Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande against losing focus of South Africa’s skills needs while promoting humanities.
They speak with forked tongues and attack the Constitution in their sleep. Politicians — we can’t expel them ourselves, but we can Poogle them.
Gwede Mantashe says land reform will be addressed as a matter of urgency by the ANC and the state, "but we’re not planning another Zimbabwe".
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has defended the ruling party’s decision to investigate the recent Limpopo elective conference.
The nationwide Cosatu strike has revealed that two distinct factions are battling for control of the federation ahead of Mangaung.
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/ 27 February 2012
It is dangerous to assume the ANC is at anyone’s mercy, party secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in response to Numsa’s comments over the weekend.
NEWS ANALYSIS: There is little clarity about the form a media appeals tribunal is likely to take.