The ANC has temporarily backed down from its call to establish a media appeals tribunal, but is adamant the press council must reform its rules.
The opening of the gleaming glass and steel ANC provincial head offices in Limpopo this past weekend got President Jacob Zuma thinking.
With powerful support and a good track record, Lebogang Maile radiates confidence writes <b>Mandy Rossouw</b>.
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/ 14 January 2011
The absence of Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi from the ANC’s birthday celebrations marks a low point in the alliance relations.
President Jacob Zuma declared 2011 the "year of the job" during his address at the ANC’s 99th birthday rally held in Polokwane on Saturday.
For this election year the ANC planned to show itself to be a party which cared about people and that valued relationships for their own sake.
The opening of the ANC’s new provincial office highlights the complex relationship between the party and the businesspeople who keep it afloat.
Job creation and local government elections are priorities for the year, writes <b>Mandy Rossouw</b>.
Even in the euphoric dawn of democracy in 1994 there were fears of the lack of a credible opposition that could challenge the ANC.
President Jacob Zuma is emerging as an international statesman, which is paying dividends for the country.
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/ 10 December 2010
South Africa’s provincial system will remain as is for now, but the nine provinces are likely to have their powers diluted.
US diplomats were scathing about SA government leaders who splashed out millions of rands on fancy cars while many lacked access to basic services.
Zuma’s intelligence and tactical acumen acknowledged
Ivorian leader told Mbeki that Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election had been rigged and that the outcome could not be trusted.
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/ 3 December 2010
Trevor Manuel jetted into Cape Town to help ANC leaders unify.
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/ 3 December 2010
The ANC faces an uphill battle in next year’s municipal elections.
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/ 3 December 2010
Ebrahim Patel sang praises of the new growth path document he released, but key stakeholders are treating it as a discussion point rather than policy.
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/ 3 December 2010
A refusal to participate in media "scorecards" on the performance of ministers stems from "paranoia and short-sightedness", the <i>M&G</i> was told.
Guarded documents about trips, one of which was leaked to the <i>M&G</i>, reveal the seriousness with which the party takes the "China way"
Thabo Mbeki had a bias for Zanu-PF during his time as mediator between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition MDC, US embassy documents have revealed.
The feeding frenzy for the ANC Youth League’s friends won’t have escaped the finance minister’s attention in their demand for more money.
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/ 25 November 2010
President Jacob Zuma announced on Thursday the surprise appointment of axed communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda as his parliamentary counsellor.
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/ 19 November 2010
South Africa given a $20-billion credit line for energy development, but there’s a quid pro quo.
Sweeping changes by the ANC to the chairpersons of portfolio committees in Parliament on Thursday resulted in the demotion of prominent ANC leaders.
The ANC’s leadership overrode the recommendation of Gwede Mantashe that Julius Malema be charged for the storming the stage at the NGC meeting.
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/ 15 November 2010
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is seeking international intervention after the company lost the mining rights to two exploration blocks in Guinea.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is off the hook for any wrongdoing at the national general council of the ANC, held in September.
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/ 12 November 2010
Kickbacks, colluders and strategically placed officials collectively explain Intaka’s success in winning tenders in the Northern Cape.
The sword hanging over John Block will make it difficult for the ANC to campaign in next year’s municipal elections.
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/ 5 November 2010
The Gauteng ANC is facing the kind of organisational paralysis last seen in the late 1990s.
The ANC is incensed that its alliance partner, Cosatu, is "ganging up" with NGOs.
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/ 3 November 2010
Businessman Robert Gumede launched a smear campaign against the <i>M&G</i> in response to questions posed to him by the paper’s investigative team.