Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so
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Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee
ANC sources say the report by the committee will be tabled at the next national executive committee meeting
In his application for leave to appeal the high court judgment, Magashule argues that the court erred in holding that Ramaphosa’s suspension was not lawful without giving any explanation for that conclusion
The North West premier has defied the interim provincial committee’s decision
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The ANC will likely announce a candidate to take over as the city’s mayor next week after consultation with provincial and national leaders
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Supporters have stood by Jacob Zuma through scandal after scandal. Some have stayed loyal to him and others have turned their backs
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The president wants local government overhauled, so that it no longer a manager of contracts, which has resulted in a weak tender system that has led to corruption, patronage and the poor delivery of services
The court ruling may be the final nail on Magashule’s coffin at this weekend’s ANC national executive committee meeting
But the ANC’s national executive committee also said the interests of an individual cannot take precedence over the rule of law
Three women are said to be at the top of the candidate list to replace Job Mokgoro
Magashule’s inability to grasp the difficult position in which he puts the ANC demonstrates his disregard for party discipline and unity in the pursuit of individual interest
Magashule is expected to argue that the step-aside rule 25.7 is unconstitutional and unlawful
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The SANDF is the only legitimate military force allowed to operate in the country, says Jessie Duarte
The ANC’s integrity body’s chairperson, George Mashaba, said that the elders would discuss summoning the ANC chair over allegations of corruption
Sources inside the talks said the NWC decided to take a safer option and exhaust all internal processes while it investigated a charge of misconduct against the defiant party leader
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says it has plans to leverage Zuma’s popularity when it starts its election campaign for this year’s local general elections
A strategy by the KwaZulu-Natal ANC to control the narrative coming out of former president Zuma’s court appearance for arms deal corruption and fraud was thwarted
Inside sources say the NEC discussed Zuma’s attitude towards the judiciary after the integrity commission ordered him to appear before it
That the majority of those who form part of the ANC’s appeals body will come from 101 elders – which faction will have the upper hand
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ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, who criticised Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo during an interview, said those party leaders who want the NEC to reverse its step-aside resolution used a ‘convenient blackmail argument’
The ANC’s disciplinary committee has recommended Khusela Diko stay away from any government position after it found her guilty of bringing the party into disrepute
Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips
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The protest is reportedly in response to the ANC’s step-aside decision that affects the likes of Ace Magashule and other party heavyweights
As the national executive committee squabbled over the ‘step aside’ resolution, employees at Luthuli House contemplated strike action
Successful applicants still want the high court order reinstating Mahumapelo’s provincial executive committee to be enforced
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
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
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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Corruption-accused cadres are staying put as provincial rulings contradict NEC’s resolution to clean up the party.
‘Stand aside’ rule implemented for people facing charges as provincial integrity commission process stalls