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The state has to employ another one million people to match international standards
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Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity
But an apparition at the march morphs into Niehaus – Daddy has even gutted Cosatu
The New Science Lecture Theatre is to be renamed the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre in honour of Hani’s contribution to South Africa’s democracy
Many agree that the failure to implement land reforms was the fault of the government rather than a weakness of the Constitution
Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says the ANC emerging view is not to amend the Constitution on land expropriation
South Africa’s five-year-old National Development Plan suffers from gross misinterpretation by different parties.
SACP leaders have been working hard behind the scenes to discourage a contest over leaders, saying this was likely to divide the party.
The general secretary urged members not to shy away from openly talking about succession as new leaders will be elected during the congress.
The South African Communist Party says its trust in its alliance partner has been broken by its failure to implement the 2007 Polokwane resolution.
Mapaila said having Ramaphosa address the gathering would help avoid tension between the SACP and its ANC allies.
EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says Blade Nzimande has always protected white privilege and marginalised "radical blacks".
South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande is calling for a firm stand against the anarchy of the EFF.
Cabinet has approved the draft Expropriation Bill, and it is likely to be tabled in Parliament before the end of the year.
Public Works’s Jeremy Cronin says his department has irregularly spent R3.65-billion, with a large sum of it resulting from irregular lease contracts.
Jeremy Cronin has defended Trevor Manuel over his comments that government could no longer blame apartheid for its failures.
President Jacob Zuma deviated from his prepared speech in Parliament on Thursday to criticise co-operation between opposition political parties.
Secrecy, impropriety and the failure of accountability coil around each other in a triple helix of misgovernance.
In this week’s episode: Ramphele launches Agang SA, the Anene Booysens case postponed to April, David Cameron attacks Hilary Mantel and more.
Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says Parliament needs to look at the National Key Points Act as it could be unconstitutional.
The public works department will keep a close eye on the process to spend nearly R240-million on upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.
Allow me to welcome the unanimous re-election of Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin to the leadership of the SACP, writes Thabang Mokoena-Maseko
NUM president Senzeni Zokwana will replace Mantashe as SACP’s chairperson, while Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin remain unopposed in top positions.
SACP leaders say Blade Nzimande has unified the party ahead of its conference, though the expulsion of his opponents from the party might have helped.
The ANC faced a tough audience in a dry, hot De Aar when party leaders attended the Workers’ Day rally organised by Cosatu.
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Contradictory statements reveal a communist successfully contained by the mainstream
The ANC Youth League, which is pushing hard for nationalisation, is at the centre of disputes within the ANC’s economic transformation committee.
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Jeremy Cronin, deputy general secretary of the SA Communist Party, argues the case against that of ANC Youth League spokesperson, Floyd Shivambu.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema on Tuesday attacked ANC leaders who denied that nationalisation was party policy.
The ruling party should regulate all heretical texts and performances across every medium, argues <b>Adam Haupt</b>.
The Gautrain moved into operation between Sandton and the OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday when it was awarded its safety permit.