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/ 1 November 2024

With Malema’s backing, Gardee heads the deputy leader race

Party leader Julius Malema seems set to maintain control at the Economic Freedom Fighters elective conference

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Partner Content

/ 11 September 2024

Glamping Expo 2024: A showcase of innovation, experience, and industry collaboration

The goal is to bring together the entire glamping value chain under one roof

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Thought Leader

/ 30 June 2023

Young Lions no longer roaring as ANC Youth League congress teeters

Former presidents were reinvited to the youth league congress after the ANC forked out money for their lunch

By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 17 April 2023

Radzilani in the firing line as veterans raise VBS saga in ANC talks

ANC Limpopo chair Stan Mathabatha seems to be off the hook but the jury is still out on his deputy

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 17 April 2023

ANC provincial committee saves Stan Mathabatha at party meeting

The Limpopo premier has been given a six-month reprieve to clean house as President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for more accountability in government

By Lizeka Tandwa

Opinion

/ 19 January 2023

Ramaphosa scraped through 2022, but what will it take for South Africa to win in 2023?

What we need from the media is to be able to see much more clearly what the policy options are for getting us out of this mess

By Ian Siebörger

Politics

/ 7 January 2023

Newly elected treasurer general Gwen Ramokgopa to remain at Luthuli House

Ramokgopa set to stay put following a failed push for the position to be part-time

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 19 December 2022

How Ramaphosa stormed to victory against resurgent Zweli Mkhize in ANC race

Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote with Ramaphosa

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By Mike Law

National

/ 19 December 2022

‘Detached’ Ramaphosa made eleventh hour attempt to thwart Mashatile deputy presidency

President Cyril Ramaphosa called Ronald Lamola and Oscar Mabuyane on Sunday asking them to withdraw their campaigns against each other

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 18 December 2022

ANC leadership race: Gap narrows between Ramaphosa and Mkhize

The fight between Oscar Mabuyane and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa campaign

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By Mike Law

Business

/ 18 December 2022

Local barista academy skills the youth of Soweto

The ANC elective conference provided an opportunity for a local youth initiative to show off their coffee making skills

By Anathi Madubela

Business

/ 17 December 2022

Struggling street vendors line up outside ANC conference, looking to sell hot food, party regalia

Some of the vendors came from as far as Durban, hoping to pick up some rands from conference delegates

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By Anathi Madubela

Business

/ 16 December 2022

Eskom’s woes take centre stage at ANC conference

Party delegates chant ‘load-shedding’ as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his political report

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By Sarah Smit

National

/ 13 July 2022

ANC releases rules of engagement for December conference

Kgalema Motlanthe to review financial records of those campaigning for the ANC’s top six during silly season

By Lizeka Tandwa

Opinion

/ 8 January 2022

The ANC must wise up or crash out

The past year exposed the ruling party’s weaknesses, but 2022 is an opportunity for it to make substantive, meaningful changes if it is to remain in power

By Taahir Motan

Politics

/ 14 August 2021

Mabuyane win will boost Ramaphosa’s chance

Outgoing Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is ready to lead the province for another term. The ANC provincial heavyweight and one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s loyal allies said that when the province holds its conference in December, he will put his hat back in the ring. Mabuyane leads one of the ANC’s biggest provinces after […]

By Lizeka Tandwa

Editorial

/ 5 August 2021

Editorial: And still we wait for a decision on Mkhize

For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.

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Politics

/ 26 June 2021

MKMVA threatens court action against top six

The structure will consider taking the ANC to court if it does not agree to its demands on disbandment, says MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 9 June 2021

Intimidation claims threaten ANC Far North regional conference

ANC branches in the Farth North region in KwaZulu-Natal want an intervention from above to ensure a fair process

By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 25 February 2021

Step-aside guidelines are not about Ace, says Mathews Phosa

The guidelines must be ‘timeless, uniting and not capable of being abused,’ says ANC veteran

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Coronavirus

/ 21 November 2020

Testing times for grade 12 learners

Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive

By Bongekile Macupe

Coronavirus

/ 9 August 2020

False dawn gives Ace all the cards

The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 16 April 2020

Without a clear plan, SAA stood no chance

Despite R50 billion being pumped into the state airline, the current collapse was always likely thanks to political appointees, corruption and the ANC not deciding what it wanted out of SAA, writes Sabelo Skiti

By Sabelo Skiti

Article

/ 16 March 2020

ANC conferences postponed over Covid-19 threat

A postponement of the party’s internal processes gives President Cyril Ramaphosa breathing space and dents the attempts to move against his control of the ANC

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 28 February 2020

Zuma-ists hope to ace provinces

Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 8 February 2020

Editorial: Promises are on tap, but not water

Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught

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Article

/ 4 February 2020

Court to hear argument on public protector’s CR17 report

The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre

By Franny Rabkin