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Mangaung Conference

Mangaung: Mantashe doesn’t walk the talk
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Mangaung: Mantashe doesn’t walk the talk

Gwede Mantashe embraces what he criticises and as a result the ANC as a whole is at war with itself, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
Manuel, Motlanthe and other party seniors eye future without ANC
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Manuel, Motlanthe and other party seniors eye future without ANC

The post-Mangaung era could see the government lose two key leaders: Kgalema Motlanthe and Trevor Manuel.

By Matuma Letsoala, Charles Molele and Rapule Tabane
Cyril Ramaphosa the key to urban voters
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Cyril Ramaphosa the key to urban voters

By going for broke, Kgalema Motlanthe ensured the ANC had to face the scale of its Jacob Zuma problem, writes Nic Dawes.

By Nic Dawes Author
ANC Youth League’s fate up in the air
Article
/ 20 December 2012

ANC Youth League’s fate up in the air

President Jacob Zuma has come out strongly against his enemies aligned to Julius Malema, and has put the ANC Youth League’s future in question.

By Verashni Pillay
ANC pushes for compulsory teaching of indigenous languages
Article
/ 20 December 2012

ANC pushes for compulsory teaching of indigenous languages

The ANC has said at its Mangaung conference it will push for the teaching of indigenous languages in public schools to become compulsory from 2014.

By Nickolaus Bauer
One love: Zuma picks Motlanthe to lead ANC’s political school
Article
/ 20 December 2012

One love: Zuma picks Motlanthe to lead ANC’s political school

Jacob Zuma has announced that the ANC’s former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead the party’s new political school.

By Verashni Pillay
Don’t bet against Zuma: ABZ left out of the NEC
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Don’t bet against Zuma: ABZ left out of the NEC

Those who have supported the call for change in the leadership of the ANC have been left out of the ruling party’s new national executive council.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge, Matuma Letsoala and Charles Molele
Pro-Zuma NEC announced at Mangaung
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Pro-Zuma NEC announced at Mangaung

In a further vote of confidence in ANC president Jacob Zuma, party delegates voted in a pro-Zuma slate, punishing those who had challenged him.

By Staff Reporter
ANC donors should expect nothing in return, says Mkhize
Article
/ 20 December 2012

ANC donors should expect nothing in return, says Mkhize

Those who make a private donation to the ANC should not expect anything in return, newly-elected treasurer general Zweli Mkhize has said.

By Sapa and Genevieve Quintal
My mother, Jacob Zuma and me
Analysis
/ 20 December 2012

My mother, Jacob Zuma and me

On Jacob Zuma my mother is unforgiving. For her the government is bad and its leader the bad apple, writes Joonji Mdyogolo.

By Staff Reporter
Nationalisation of mines dead and buried
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Nationalisation of mines dead and buried

The ANC has rejected mine nationalisation as an economic policy at the ruling party’s elective conference in Mangaung, Free State.

By Verashni Pillay, Nickolaus Bauer and Niren Tolsi
Unions happy with Ramaphosa appointment
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Unions happy with Ramaphosa appointment

The business sector and unions have expressed approval of the appointment of Cyril Ramaphosa to the post of ANC deputy president.

By Staff Reporter
ANC and Cosatu square off at Mangaung
Article
/ 20 December 2012

ANC and Cosatu square off at Mangaung

The ANC and Cosatu are embroiled in a bitter public spat at the Mangaung electoral conference in spite of an impassioned call for unity by Jacob Zuma.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Mangaung Maskandi: It’s the end of the world as we know it
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Mangaung Maskandi: It’s the end of the world as we know it

Maskandi artist and M&G undercover diarist Nkosi Luthuli speculates on the end of the world and his excruciating Mangaung hangover.

By Staff Reporter
No chance: ANC won’t review Malema’s expulsion
Article
/ 19 December 2012

No chance: ANC won’t review Malema’s expulsion

The national congress of the ANC’s Mangaung conference has decided not to review Julius Malema’s expulsion from the ruling party.

By Matuma Letsoala
ANC’s storm precautions ‘no laughing matter’
Article
/ 19 December 2012

ANC’s storm precautions ‘no laughing matter’

Amused journalists raised the ANC’s ire during an announcement that its national conference in Mangaung was suspended due to a storm warning.

By Charles Molele
Nationalisation: ANC means business
Article
/ 19 December 2012

Nationalisation: ANC means business

South Africa’s ruling party is moving to appease investors and business in the country, if its draft economic policy document is anything to go by.

By Verashni Pillay
It’s your duty: Manuel tells journalists to report corruption
Article
/ 19 December 2012

It’s your duty: Manuel tells journalists to report corruption

Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has told journalists they must report corruption to law enforcement agencies before reporting on them.

By Sapa
Mangaung Maskandi: Prisoner of conscience
Article
/ 19 December 2012

Mangaung Maskandi: Prisoner of conscience

Nkosi Luthuli, Maskandi artist, branch delegate and M&G undercover diarist criticises Kgalema Motlanthe’s lack of an election strategy.

By Staff Reporter
Editor: Reporter led down ‘unsavoury’ path in Ramaphosa report
Article
/ 19 December 2012

Editor: Reporter led down ‘unsavoury’ path in Ramaphosa report

A report that ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa would decline his nomination was the result of "unsavoury" sources, the Star newspaper has said.

By Sapa
ANC swallows Kgalema Motlanthe’s bitter pill
Article
/ 18 December 2012

ANC swallows Kgalema Motlanthe’s bitter pill

The ANC has downplayed Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s decision not to run for a position on the ruling party’s national executive committee.

By Staff Reporter
Maharaj, Block and others decline ANC NEC nominations
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Maharaj, Block and others decline ANC NEC nominations

More ANC bigwigs have declined nomination for the party’s national executive committee, including the president’s spin doctor Mac Maharaj.

By Staff Reporter
Kgalema Motlanthe declines ANC NEC nomination
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Kgalema Motlanthe declines ANC NEC nomination

Kgalema Motlanthe is out of top level ANC politics entirely after his decisive defeat by Jacob Zuma in the race for the party presidency.

By Staff Reporter
Free State ANC PEC members to challenge legality of Mangaung
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Free State ANC PEC members to challenge legality of Mangaung

There will be a court challenge to the legality of the ANC’s national conference at Mangaung, two people involved in the process have told the M&G.

By Niren Tolsi
Mangaung: Unity calls and purge fears after Zuma landslide
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Mangaung: Unity calls and purge fears after Zuma landslide

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.

By Nic Dawes Author
The way forward for Motlanthe
Article
/ 18 December 2012

The way forward for Motlanthe

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.

By Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF boasts about a shared history with the ANC
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Zanu-PF boasts about a shared history with the ANC

Events took a turn at the ANC Mangaung conference as liberation movements such as Zanu-PF began comparing themselves to the ANC.

By Verashni Pillay
The price of a Zuma victory: Fewer votes in 2014?
Article
/ 18 December 2012

The price of a Zuma victory: Fewer votes in 2014?

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.

By Phillip De Wet
Mangaung: The ANC’s newly elected top six
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Mangaung: The ANC’s newly elected top six

The ANC’s elected top six leaders has yielded no surprises, with party president Jacob Zuma retaining his position at the helm.

By Deshnee Subramany
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Article
/ 18 December 2012

ConCourt: ANC’s Free State PEC decision had irregularities

The Constitutional Court has found there were irregularities in the ANC’s preparation for its Free State provincial elective conference.

By Sapa
Political editor resigns over Ramaphosa article
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Political editor resigns over Ramaphosa article

Political editor Gaye Davis has resigned following a report in the Star that Cyril Ramaphosa had refused a nomination to be ANC deputy president.

By Sapa
Four appear for alleged Mangaung bombing plot
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Four appear for alleged Mangaung bombing plot

Four men connected to an alleged right wing threat "directed" at the ANC’s conference in Mangaung have arrived at the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court.

By Sally Evans and Verashni Pillay
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