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Mbalula: Mchunu to stay in parliament, ANC committee despite suspension
Politics
/ 15 July 2025

Mbalula: Mchunu to stay in parliament, ANC committee despite suspension

The ANC secretary general said the party backs the inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa into corruption claims against the police minister

By Mandisa Nyathi and Lunga Mzangwe
Amid ongoing talks, bets are on the GNU will remain intact
Politics
/ 11 April 2025

Amid ongoing talks, bets are on the GNU will remain intact

Tension between the DA and ANC persists but ActionSA may keep them together

By Emsie Ferreira, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
ANC conducts flurry of meetings as coalition crisis drags on
Politics
/ 9 April 2025

ANC conducts flurry of meetings as coalition crisis drags on

The Democratic Alliance’s federal executive has held an urgent meeting to decide how to respond to an invitation to talks by the ANC’s national working committee

By Emsie Ferreira and Mandisa Nyathi
ANC and DA divided on future of coalition
Politics
/ 8 April 2025

ANC and DA divided on future of coalition

The ANC has bought itself time to decide whether to expel its constantly restive coalition partner

By Lunga Mzangwe, Emsie Ferreira and Mandisa Nyathi
ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition
National
/ 17 February 2025

ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition

Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ferrari vs Conquest: Only Mbalula, not provincial leaders, can speak publicly on provincial structure disbandment
Politics
/ 2 December 2024

Ferrari vs Conquest: Only Mbalula, not provincial leaders, can speak publicly on provincial structure disbandment

The secretary general said the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal cannot keep up with the uMkhonto weSizwe party

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC in KwaZulu-Natal ‘not strong enough’ to withstand problems – Bhengu-Motsiri
Article
/ 2 December 2024

ANC in KwaZulu-Natal ‘not strong enough’ to withstand problems – Bhengu-Motsiri

The party’s spokesperson said the ANC was considering various options on how to rebuild the party in that province and Gauteng

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC national leadership to decide whether its worth toppling DA in ‘broke’ Tshwane metro 
Politics
/ 10 September 2024

ANC national leadership to decide whether its worth toppling DA in ‘broke’ Tshwane metro 

The ANC chief whip believes the party might be punished in the local government elections over failed services in the capital if it takes power now

By Lunga Mzangwe
IFP says no to alliance with ANC
Politics
/ 11 August 2023

IFP says no to alliance with ANC

Velenkosi Hlabisa says the ANC provincial leader and corruption are impediments

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC to intervene in Gauteng, KZN to boost 2024 poll strength
Politics
/ 16 May 2023

ANC to intervene in Gauteng, KZN to boost 2024 poll strength

The governing party will deploy more of its top leaders to assist in both provinces

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
ANC flirts with idea of disbanding its KZN leadership
Politics
/ 5 May 2023

ANC flirts with idea of disbanding its KZN leadership

The party’s working committee is gearing up to intervene in both provinces but this could further damage the ANC’s chances at the polls

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
Politics
/ 15 April 2023

ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle

National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ANC NWC backs Mantashe and legal challenge to De Ruyter’s claims
Politics
/ 1 March 2023

ANC NWC backs Mantashe and legal challenge to De Ruyter’s claims

The ANC’s national working committee was unilateral in committing to use all its resources to hire the best legal minds to challenge De Ruyter

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Reshuffle will come after budget speech, Ramaphosa tells ANC national working committee
Politics
/ 14 February 2023

Reshuffle will come after budget speech, Ramaphosa tells ANC national working committee

The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations

By Lizeka Tandwa
Gumede sets her sights on ANC KwaZulu-Natal treasurer job
Politics
/ 14 April 2022

Gumede sets her sights on ANC KwaZulu-Natal treasurer job

With the eThekwini in the rearview mirror, the former mayor is said to be gunning for a position in the provincial top five

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mbeki left out of ANC renewal commission
Politics
/ 28 February 2022

Mbeki left out of ANC renewal commission

The commission, made up of ANC elders, will be charged with drafting the party’s programme of unity and renewal for the next decade

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mabuyane hints at possible coalition with DA in Nelson Mandela Bay
Politics
/ 4 November 2021

Mabuyane hints at possible coalition with DA in Nelson Mandela Bay

Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC prepares for coalition talks — and is open to talking to ‘everybody’
Politics
/ 3 November 2021

ANC prepares for coalition talks — and is open to talking to ‘everybody’

Hung municipal councils, most crucially in several metros, mean the ANC will have to find partners to be able to govern

By Paddy Harper
ANC Free State endorses three names for Mangaung mayor
Politics
/ 3 August 2021

ANC Free State endorses three names for Mangaung mayor

The three candidates the province has put forward are said to be Ramaphosa supporters, who will further alienate Magashule from his power base

By Lizeka Tandwa
RECAP: Mbeki tells ANC that land without compensation goes against the party’s Freedom Charter
Politics
/ 2 August 2021

RECAP: Mbeki tells ANC that land without compensation goes against the party’s Freedom Charter

‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25

By Lizeka Tandwa
Richard Calland: Cyril’s wicked cabinet conundrum
Opinion
/ 30 July 2021

Richard Calland: Cyril’s wicked cabinet conundrum

Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air

By Richard Calland
MKMVA threatens court action against top six
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
MK committee to look into Gupta influence in military veteran’s association
Politics
/ 20 June 2021

MK committee to look into Gupta influence in military veteran’s association

Party insiders say a report on the Guptas’ association with leaders of the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association will help rid the structure of Jacob Zuma’s most loyal allies

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC disbands the MK Military Veterans Association
Politics
/ 8 June 2021

ANC disbands the MK Military Veterans Association

The SANDF is the only legitimate military force allowed to operate in the country, says Jessie Duarte

By Paddy Harper
Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”
Thought Leader
/ 31 May 2021

Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”

The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too

By Tebogo Khaas
Duarte claps back at Ace in court
Politics
/ 27 May 2021

Duarte claps back at Ace in court

The suspended ANC secretary general toed the party line in his address to Zuma’s court rally as further disciplinary charges loom

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Duarte: Magashule’s court challenge to his suspension is premature
Politics
/ 26 May 2021

Duarte: Magashule’s court challenge to his suspension is premature

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s claims that he is the victim of a factional purge with the governing party are false, says his deputy, Jessie Duarte.

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa tells party caucus he was ‘shocked’ by Magashule’s suspension of him
Politics
/ 6 May 2021

Ramaphosa tells party caucus he was ‘shocked’ by Magashule’s suspension of him

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.

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC officials set to meet urgently over Ace ‘suspending’ Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 6 May 2021

ANC officials set to meet urgently over Ace ‘suspending’ Ramaphosa

‘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

By Lizeka Tandwa
Aced: ANC secretary general suspended from the party for the duration of his corruption trial
Politics
/ 5 May 2021

Aced: ANC secretary general suspended from the party for the duration of his corruption trial

Magashule is barred from carrying out his tasks and cannot talk on behalf of the party

By Paddy Harper
Anger as Ace alters step-aside rules
Politics
/ 17 April 2021

Anger as Ace alters step-aside rules

Outraged provincial secretaries called for a meeting with Luthuli
House after the ANC secretary general broadened the NEC’s step-aside resolution

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Cyril & co rise as Ace’s plot bombs
Politics
/ 15 April 2021

Cyril & co rise as Ace’s plot bombs

Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside

By Paddy Harper
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