Shell-shocked by the developments of 2012, ordinary South Africans must now lead, writes Nic Dawes.
On Jacob Zuma my mother is unforgiving. For her the government is bad and its leader the bad apple, writes Joonji Mdyogolo.
Nkosi Luthuli, Maskandi artist, branch delegate and M&G undercover diarist criticises Kgalema Motlanthe’s lack of an election strategy.
With President Zuma and his allies taking the top spots, to much jubilation, the political futures of the other contenders are uncertain.
Calls for ANC unity and fears of lingering animosity were heard following the election of Jacob Zuma and the party’s senior leadership at Mangaung.
Now that Kgalema Motlanthe is out of the ANC top six, speculation is rife about what the future holds for the country’s deputy president.
Events took a turn at the ANC Mangaung conference as liberation movements such as Zanu-PF began comparing themselves to the ANC.
With Jacob Zuma re-elected to lead the ANC, the party needs to now deal with the high possibility of losing votes come the 2014 national election.
President Jacob Zuma swept to victory in a battle for the ANC leadership, while Kgalema Motlanthe is heading for the political wilderness.
The M&G’s Nic Dawes analyses events at the conference so far – political and organisational reports, the pro-Zuma atmosphere and the alleged bomb threat.
Politics trump data this week as the ANC’s leadership conference gets underway, Japan’s old leadership is back in power and Europe waits on Italy.
In an attempt to redeem his government from a slew of mishaps by the education department, Jacob Zuma has hinted at the return of school inspectors.
The ANC cozied up to big business at a fundraiser in Mangaung, re-imagining its failures as successes and forgetting the lessons from Marikana.
ANC delegates and business people will have to pay at least R500 000 to be seated at the presidential table at the party’s Business Forum gala dinner.
Watch the highlights package of our chat with the M&G’s Mmanaledi Mataboge and deputy editor Rapule Tabane about the ANC elective conference.
It is fashionable to blame politicians for a lack of ethics, but they are abetted by business
The ANC has delivered an unpalatable 12 months that has left the nation hungry for leadership, writes Richard Calland.
In Parliament, ANC MPs giggled and clapped when Lindiwe Sisulu said Democratic Alliance MP David Maynier had a "flea-infested body".
Fraudster and President Jacob Zuma’s former financial adviser Schabir Shaik claims the money did not buy him any commercial benefits.
SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng supported the decision to drop a pre-recorded SABC3 interview with cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro.
Various anti-Zuma factions have launched bids to declare the provincial processes invalid, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
A frosty contest is expected at Mangaung as the "cold war" between Jacob Zuma and Kgalema Motlanthe escalates.
Officials differ on whether Michael Hulley, responded to critical questions about a grants tender. Craig McKune reports.
KwaZulu-Natal insiders say Zweli Mkhize, once a close ally of President Jacob Zuma, is aware of the campaign to kick him out of the province.
Meet the friends and foes of President Jacob Zuma who will either make or break him at the Mangaung policy conference.
Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has accepted his nomination for ANC president and will square up against incumbent Jacob Zuma in Mangaung.
The Democratic Alliance has asked the South African Revenue Service to investigate President Jacob Zuma’s financial affairs.
The Pimples take a trip to the faulty towers of the SABC where a desperate JZ is crying out for attention. Ag shame!
With Jacob Zuma almost assured of a second term as ANC leader, attention has turned to arguably a more important battle for the deputy presidency.
Mpho Moshe Matheolane hopes that life post-Christmas – and post-Mangaung – proves to be as busy as this past year.
Jacob Zuma has congratulated Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on receiving the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize in France.
With just one week to go until ANC delegates descend upon Mangaung, we chat to our politics team about their predictions for the all-important conference.