ANC secretary general Ace Magashule plans to canvas for support from branches in an attempt to gain sympathy and walk away from step-aside decisions
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again
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President Ramaphosa is in a disastrous position for someone elected the way he was and with enemies circling
The large crowd sang songs in praise of Zuma as he arrived to speak in Port Elizabeth about the Operation Phakisa economy project.
Zuma appeared hellbent on not wanting to continue in his position as president, regardless of what ANC members and leaders want.
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/ 17 December 2007
On Sunday a picture emerged of strong support for Jacob Zuma, overshowing the rest and spectacularly managing to humiliate national ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota. As strong an indicator as it was, some delegates supporting President Thabo Mbeki insisted that an Mbeki win remained a possibility.