Fikile Mbalula and other ANC officials are now at pains to say that his words were ‘a joke’ and ‘political rhetoric’
The fightback against Zuma’s defection and launch of the MK party has begun
Civil group #NotInMyName says the admission is a reason for citizens to ‘vote better’ in the upcoming elections
It’s not the start to the year any of us had been hoping for, but an inevitable one, given that nothing had changed — from a power-generation perspective — since before the holiday season began
Collen Malatji also said the party had been nursing the former president for too long, given he had caused more damage to the party than any other ANC leader
As the ANC’s standing and support sink to new lows, there is no emancipatory alternative ready to take to the hustings
A delegation from the MK party allegedly met Ngrayi Ngwenya on Sunday to convince him to join the party
South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years
Zuma was addressing residents at Heroes Acre in Imbali, where he visited the graves of struggle stalwarts Moses Mabhida and Johny Makhathini
The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice
We take a look at presidents Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa and their contribution – or lack thereof – to a democratic South Africa
Three decades later Mzansi – and the author – are somewhat the worse for wear
Thirty years into its rule, the NP faced the reality of its demise. The ANC faces a similar reality
Insiders say that the party’s campaign to retain KwaZulu-Natal would rely on Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Zweli Mkhize
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
The initial commitment, informed by the constitutional dream of the struggle, has been trundled underfoot by ministers and presidents
The South African National Civics Organisation has said it will not act against its provincial chairperson for his actions
The former president says he will remain a member of the ANC but will do whatever it takes to save the party.
The ANC secretary general says they are aware of rumours the former president is forming a new party
Zondo is distrusted by the government, inevitably so because of his finding that the ANC was complicit in state capture
Fikile Mbalula and the Luthuli House crew may find themselves working from home in the next elections
Instead of prompting us to recapture our past, our current economic plight suggests we should break from it
The ruling party has reduced the number of implicated members, meaning two-thirds get off scot-free
The ANC is unlikely to act against the two leaders despite calls by senior members for them to be disciplined
The prosecuting authority should proceed according to the evidence, regardless of a perceived reluctance on government’s part to jail the former president
The party’s braai stand betrayal is forgiven as uBaba is brought in
to rescue the party
The National Prosecuting Authority countered that the courts had confirmed the former president’s line of defence in the arms deal trial deserved this epithet
The former president is again seeking the prosecutor’s removal from the arms deal trial, in doing so reviving old claims he leaked information to the media
The former president said the ANC was the only party able to bring ‘real change’ to South Africa
The court said the former president’s application was part of continuing Stalingrad tactics
Did God send Mogoeng a WhatsApp, or did He use a burning bush?