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Ace prepares ANC branches for battle

Politics Paddy Harper & Athandiwe Saba - 19 Nov 2020

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is ignoring party policy on corruption-charged officials and taking his battle to branch level, where his ‘slate capture’ strategy is expected to leave Ramaphosa on the ropes

ANC move to ‘stand aside’ is falling flat

Politics Paddy Harper - 6 Nov 2020

Corruption-accused cadres are staying put as provincial rulings contradict NEC’s resolution to clean up the party.

ANC’s rogue deployees revealed

Politics Athandiwe Saba, Paddy Harper & Khaya Koko - 15 Oct 2020

Despite 6 300 ANC cadres working in government, the party’s integrity committee has done little to deal with its accused members

Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa

Politics Paddy Harper - 6 Oct 2020

The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy

Councillors barred as ANC moves against corruption

Politics Paddy Harper - 1 Oct 2020

'Stand aside' rule implemented for people facing charges as provincial integrity commission process stalls

Convict Andile Lungisa resists calls to quit city council

National Sabelo Skiti - 25 Sep 2020

Former youth league leader Andile Lungisa cites ANC constitution, and argues assault is not corruption in a bid to keep his party membership

The ANC’s clean-up mission is causing a standoff

Politics Paddy Harper & Athandiwe Saba - 24 Sep 2020

ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts

Zandile Gumede and her supporters face ANC backlash

Politics Paddy Harper - 16 Sep 2020

Defiant backers of the former eThekwini chairperson and mayor, who has appeared in court over corruption charges linked to a tender, face disciplinary action over ‘divisive’ court protest

Mute yourself, Magashule

Opinion Paddy Harper - 4 Sep 2020

Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?

ANC faction gunning for Gordhan

National Thanduxolo Jika & Sabelo Skiti - 17 Jan 2020

The ambush will take place at an NEC meeting about Eskom. But the real target is Cyril Ramaphosa

Tito has state’s wage bill in his cross hairs

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 1 Nov 2019

Finance Minister sees a reduced wage bill as a key reform to get the state’s finances back on track

Setback blow for DD’s chosen one

Article Paddy Harper - 15 Aug 2019

Mpumalanga premier’s key lobbyist’s assault case will hurt her bid for more power

Meet the ANC’s premier candidates

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 14 May 2019

The governing party’s list of premiers features both new and old faces

Mbalula says ANC lists can still change

Article Natasha Marrian - 29 Mar 2019

The Electoral Commission will listen to objections to names on electoral lists in some circumstances

ANC parly list is not ‘cast in stone’

Article Paddy Harper - 3 Jan 2019

Zuma, Gigaba, Dlamini, Muthambi and Zwane – all candidates who could be vetted for ‘integrity’

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special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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