The Western Cape ANC’s announcement that it will evaluate the performance of its public representatives has ignited tension in the party.
Jacob Zuma’s popularity wanes in Gauteng, while the Limpopo textbook debacle may become a ugly blemish on the president’s record.
There has been renewed interest in the ideology, particularly among young people in the West, writes Stuart Jeffries.
Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief Nic Dawes talks us through some of the key points to come out of the discussions at last week’s ANC policy conference.
We chat to ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni about some of the rumours flying around the ANC policy conference regarding the ‘second transition’ document.
M&G political editor Rapule Tabane gives us his analysis of President Zuma’s opening address at the ANC policy conference.
DA leader Helen Zille sits down with Verashni Pillay for a conversation on empathy, racism, and social media gone wrong.
Africans celebrate Hollande’s victory and anticipate a new era in Franco-African relations writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
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/ 16 September 2011
The most senior leaders in SA’s state security apparatus are fighting to keep their jobs
<b>Mmanaledi Mataboge</b> and <b>Matuma Letsoalo</b> speak to ANC Youth League Julius Malema national general council meeting.
Now that the world knows the former singer with the multi-platinum group, the Fugees, turned solo star is running for president of Haiti.
If the Protection of Information Bill in its current form becomes law the free flow of information will be stemmed.
Nelson Mandela would be hurt if he was fully aware of the "gutter level of discourse" among politicians in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond has said.
Julius Malema has been ordered to apologise to President Jacob Zuma and attend anger management classes following his disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has hailed the acquittal of Roy Bennett on terror charges as "very positive".
With powerful factions preparing for battle, his reluctance to act decisively is making his position precarious.
Cope in Mpumalanga is in disarray, with three members out on bail and a fourth recalled from the only seat the party occupies in the province.
President Zuma, who personally intervened in the protests, has complained that government officials at other levels have not followed up on his work.
Zimbabwe police on Tuesday seized photographs from an exhibition depicting repression under President Robert Mugabe, and arrested the organiser.
The Nigerian president has arrived back home after a three-month absence that left the West African country in political limbo.
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/ 22 February 2010
ANC Communications boss Jackson Mthembu’s speaks to Matuma Letsoalo on the controversy around JZ’s love child.
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/ 5 February 2010
The State of the Nation speech Jacob Zuma will not be giving on Thursday February 11.
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/ 20 November 2009
The opposition’s new rock star has been making waves in Parliament with his can-do attitude, writes Marianne Thamm.
Don’t underestimate how differently this government sees itself from its predecessor.
Of course, politicians understand this efficacy just as well as commercial sponsors do — and are quick to deploy it for good or ill.
President Jacob Zuma has become relaxed and confident in his role as the country’s leader.
Despite maintaining a low-key political presence, Kgalema Motlanthe is a busy vice-president.
The new government is window-dressing to conceal motives that have nothing to do with the welfare of the country.
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane’s crackdown on corruption is changing the balance of political power in the province.
Lesotho opposition parties say they have asked the electoral commission to start a legal process to get 21 MPs removed from their seats.
The national leadership of Cope gathered at its headquarters on Friday to tackle the problems facing the fledgling party.
President Jacob Zuma’s sponsor is cagey about his company’s middleman activities and offshore account payments. Sam Sole reports.