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Matuma Letsoalo Author

Road to Mangaung: After the party heads will roll
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Road to Mangaung: After the party heads will roll

ANC supporters of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe believe Zuma’s supporters are planning a purge during the ANC’s national conference next week.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Gunning for Vavi: Zuma’s allies in Cosatu want him out
Article
/ 10 August 2012

Gunning for Vavi: Zuma’s allies in Cosatu want him out

Alliance and union leaders are working to have Zwelinzima Vavi removed as Cosatu’s general secretary, in the first-ever challenge to his leadership.

By Matuma Letsoalo Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
‘Political’ settlement on government wages
Article
/ 2 August 2012

‘Political’ settlement on government wages

The agreement between unions and the state on a 7% increase for government workers will spare President Jacob Zuma blushes ahead of Mangaung.

By Matuma Letsoalo Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Assassinated KZN chief whip a savvy ‘fixer’
Article
/ 5 July 2012

Assassinated KZN chief whip a savvy ‘fixer’

Shortly before he was killed, ANC KwaZulu-Natal municipal chief whip Wandile Mkhize broke ranks with KwaZulu-Natal on policy.

By Matuma Letsoalo Charles Molele Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Youth claim vanguard role
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Youth claim vanguard role

Deputy ANC Youth League leader Ronald Lamola claims the ruling party’s drive for radical economic change vindicates positions adopted by the league.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Radical change on cards
Article
/ 28 June 2012

Radical change on cards

Delegates at the ANC policy conference have rejected Zuma’s "second transition" but are nevertheless demanding dramatic changes in economic policies.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Zuma lashes Kgalema
Article
/ 24 June 2012

Zuma lashes Kgalema

President Jacob Zuma has launched a veiled attack on Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe for questioning the second transition.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Magashule defies ANC resolution and endorses Zuma
Article
/ 23 June 2012

Magashule defies ANC resolution and endorses Zuma

In a speech defying an ANC resolution forbidding leadership campaigning, ANC chairman Ace Magashule has openly endorsed Zuma for re-election.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Mangaung Part 1: Motlanthe flexes his muscles
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Mangaung Part 1: Motlanthe flexes his muscles

Kgalema Motlanthe has finally shown his hand, questioning the ANC’s so-called second transition and seemingly headed for a showdown with Jacob Zuma.

By Matuma Letsoalo Charles Molele Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Pivotal issues on the ANC agenda
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Pivotal issues on the ANC agenda

Factional fights will no doubt mar next week’s ANC policy conference, but serious issues are on the agenda.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Zuma won’t attend youth day rally in PE
Article
/ 15 June 2012

Zuma won’t attend youth day rally in PE

President Jacob Zuma has rejected an invitation to address the main national youth day rally in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

By Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Nationalisation up for grabs
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Nationalisation up for grabs

With two weeks to go before its policy conference, the ANC’s provincial structures have come out in support of various forms of nationalisation.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Cosatu wary of Sisulu’s tough attitude towards unions
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Cosatu wary of Sisulu’s tough attitude towards unions

President Jacob Zuma this week announced his third Cabinet reshuffle in what is seen as a clear bid to consolidate his power in both the government

By Matuma Letsoalo Charles Molele Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
‘Prove you’re not a dictator’: NEC in heated Zuma attack
Article
/ 14 June 2012

‘Prove you’re not a dictator’: NEC in heated Zuma attack

Zuma’s backers and foes in the ANC’s top brass have nailed their colours to the mast in a fiery meeting in which he was accused of suppressing debate.

By Matuma Letsoalo Charles Molele Michelle Pietersen and Matuma Letsoalo Author
Soldiers do cry: Sisulu weeps after Cabinet ambush
Article
/ 13 June 2012

Soldiers do cry: Sisulu weeps after Cabinet ambush

When told she’d lost her prestigious defence post, apparently after getting too big for her boots, Lindiwe Sisulu was caught completely off guard.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Numsa targets land reform, the Constitution — and Pravin
Article
/ 4 June 2012

Numsa targets land reform, the Constitution — and Pravin

Ahead of the ANC policy conference, Cosatu’s second-largest affiliate is flexing its muscles – calling for nationalisation and radical land reform.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
NUM plans disciplinary action over Baleni salary leak
Article
/ 31 May 2012

NUM plans disciplinary action over Baleni salary leak

National Union of Mineworkers is investigating the source of leaks to the M&G, which revealed the R1.4-million salary of its general secretary.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Numsa slams Gordhan for macro-economic policies
Article
/ 30 May 2012

Numsa slams Gordhan for macro-economic policies

The National Union of Metalworkers has lambasted Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for undermining the ANC’s 2007 Polokwane resolutions.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
About-turn in support for Zuma
Article
/ 24 May 2012

About-turn in support for Zuma

Union bosses punt ANC president as a friend of the working class ahead of leadership battles. Matuma Letsoalo reports.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Uproar over unionist’s huge salary hike just ‘a campaign’
Article
/ 18 May 2012

Uproar over unionist’s huge salary hike just ‘a campaign’

National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) general secretary Frans Baleni has come under fire for a whopping R40000 increase in his salary.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Malema’s millions: Juju ally resists tax probe
Article
/ 18 May 2012

Malema’s millions: Juju ally resists tax probe

A former business associate of Julius Malema, Lesiba Gwangwa is asking the courts to stop a probe into the expelled ANCYL leader’s financial affairs.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Gloves off as union heads for elections
Article
/ 11 May 2012

Gloves off as union heads for elections

A qualified audit is playing into the hands of a mineworkers’ union faction vying for control.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Axe hangs over ANC’s Limpopo executive committee
Article
/ 13 April 2012

Axe hangs over ANC’s Limpopo executive committee

Sources in the ANC say there are plans to disband the Limpopo provincial executive committee, whose chair is Cassel Mathale, a close Malema ally.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Nehawu attacks Motlanthe for playing factional politics
Article
/ 30 March 2012

Nehawu attacks Motlanthe for playing factional politics

Health union Nehawu has hurled veiled attacks at Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe for supposedly choosing sides in the run-up to Mangaung.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Unionists to choose sides
Article
/ 23 March 2012

Unionists to choose sides

The ANC has been keeping a close eye on two union leadership contests, namely the National Union of Mineworkers and National Union of Metalworkers.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
ANC Youth League wades into Cosatu row
Article
/ 16 March 2012

ANC Youth League wades into Cosatu row

The ANC Youth League says Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini must apologise over remarks he made regarding Julius Malema and hijacking the recent march.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Vavi takes his toll on the ANC
Article
/ 9 March 2012

Vavi takes his toll on the ANC

The nationwide Cosatu strike has revealed that two distinct factions are battling for control of the federation ahead of Mangaung.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Puzzle of the Limpopo takeover
Analysis
/ 19 December 2011

Puzzle of the Limpopo takeover

Provincial governments may have needed intervention, but why only now?

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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Article
/ 25 November 2011

Cosatu comes clean on internal divisions

Trade union federation Cosatu has admitted for the first time that the ANC’s leadership race is sowing division in its ranks.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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Article
/ 4 November 2011

Disunity threatens bid to oust Cassel Mathale

Differences about leadership preferences are threatening the unity of a coalition formed to oust Cassel Mathale, Limpopo’s premier.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Richard Baloyi, deputy ‘at loggerheads’
Article
/ 7 October 2011

Richard Baloyi, deputy ‘at loggerheads’

Tensions are mounting between Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi and his deputy, Ayanda Dlodlo, say departmental officials.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Limpopo ANC vows to press ahead
Article
/ 30 September 2011

Limpopo ANC vows to press ahead

The ANC provincial conference in Limpopo will go ahead despite attempts by Gwede Mantashe to delay it until next year.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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