The presidency has slammed the City Press report claiming the tension between Zuma and Gordhan warranted the use of separate planes.
The campaign is calling for the resignation of both ANC president Jacob Zuma and his national executive committee.
South Africa’s embattled finance minister Pravin Gordhan has come under attack from two colleagues in government.
South Africa has caught the world’s attention with an epic battle between two powerful factions within the governing ANC.
“Dudu is untouchable. She runs SAA as if it’s her own private company and she gets away with it,” said a highly placed former insider.
That the president can even allow himself to be perceived as warring with his finance minister is mind-boggling.
Compromise deal sees the president’s friend Dudu Myeni retained at SAA.
The tangled web of murky dealings at parastatals hints at how state procurement has been fiddledå
Local asset managers have expressed support for Futuregrowth, suggesting they won’t lend money to parastatals.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has ordered SAA to get a new board, but Myeni is expected to retain her position despite many calling for her axing.
Ordinary citizens wanting to do something about the bitter struggle taking place at the heart of government should organise and mobilise.
President Jacob Zuma has filed his replying affidavit to the SCA in Bloemfontein, challenging a court ruling that he should face corruption charges.
Opposition parties and analysts have said Zuma and his supporters may use Gordhan’s probe to install a more compliant finance minister.
That South Africa’s national airline is in a parlous state is no longer in dispute.
It is time the citizens of South Africa let their voices be heard.
By seizing control of parastatals, the president is on a collision course with his finance minister.
BLSA Media Statement: An Open Letter to the President from the Members of Business Leadership
Leading South African academics have written an open letter about the Hawks investigation into Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
The main criticism leveled at the Hawks, is that it lacks the power to initiate investigations, making it ineffective.
Some in the former sports minister’s circle are reportedly uncomfortable with the president speaking at the service.
The meeting is scheduled to take place in December 2017, but party officials say they may need more time to prepare for the 2019 national elections.
The move could potentially signal a significant overhaul of the way parastatals and the oversight machinery in place around them function.
No tough action has been taken against the president despite surveys showing his many scandals are impacting the party’s electoral performance.
The silent protest on Saturday brought the fabric and its importance back into public consciousness. Ra’eesa Pather unpacks its origin and meaning.
Stay calm – but (not just you Helen Zille) please shut up!
Turns out that the country has not forgotten the president’s stance on women and their rights.
Placards making reference to Jacob Zuma’s 2006 rape case overshadow ANC leader’s speech.
Twitter brings out the memes as Number One remains silent on preliminary election results.
Readers write in about disappointment in the ANC, Jacob Zuma and the DA, and the correct meaning of inkabi.
President Jacob Zuma is that latest, and biggest, name to cast his vote in the 2016 local government elections.
Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has lashed out at the ANC, calling the ruling party’s structures ‘bogus’.
Malema was greeted by cheering crowds inside the stadium comprising of both youth and the elderly.