Magashule’s letter, in which he refused to step aside, said he would be appealing his suspension and added that he was “suspending” Ramaphosa. The letter is said to have angered the president.
‘I’m still the secretary general of the ANC,’ Ace Magashule told the Mail & Guardian, after he wrote a letter ‘suspending’ his party’s president
Magashule is barred from carrying out his tasks and cannot talk on behalf of the party
The ruling party’s attempt to clean house was prompted by personal protective equipment tender corruption
The party’s top officials are scheduled to meet on Sunday, when Magashule is expected to give a middle finger to the NEC’s decision to implement the contentious resolution
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Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options
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Sources say Job Mokgoro has refused to abide by an order to resign as premier, making it hard for the IPC to install a new person in the position
Outraged provincial secretaries called for a meeting with Luthuli
House after the ANC secretary general broadened the NEC’s step-aside resolution
Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside
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Charges against health MEC Sindiswa Gomba over the Nelson Mandela funeral scandal have been reinstated – leading to questions about her political future after this weekend’s ANC national executive meeting
The Covid-19 relief grant helped millions of South Africans, but it ended in January. The M&G spoke to unemployed youth who found the money helpful
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
Integrity body recommends the ANC’s secretary general should be suspended pending the outcome of his corruption trial.
Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity committee this weekend. After that, all eyes will be on next year’s conferences to see who will win the fight for control of the party
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On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity commission on 12 December
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
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Corruption-accused cadres are staying put as provincial rulings contradict NEC’s resolution to clean up the party.
Despite 6 300 ANC cadres working in government, the party’s integrity committee has done little to deal with its accused members
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The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy
‘Stand aside’ rule implemented for people facing charges as provincial integrity commission process stalls
Former youth league leader Andile Lungisa cites ANC constitution, and argues assault is not corruption in a bid to keep his party membership
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
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
Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?
The ambush will take place at an NEC meeting about Eskom. But the real target is Cyril Ramaphosa
Finance Minister sees a reduced wage bill as a key reform to get the state’s finances back on track
Mpumalanga premier’s key lobbyist’s assault case will hurt her bid for more power
The governing party’s list of premiers features both new and old faces
The Electoral Commission will listen to objections to names on electoral lists in some circumstances
Zuma, Gigaba, Dlamini, Muthambi and Zwane – all candidates who could be vetted for ‘integrity’