The premier and provincial co-convenor said the party would resurrect itself in Gauteng because there was no better alternative
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The earth shook in Jozi but Magashule’s party is no seismic event, politically speaking
Bathabile Dlamini’s presidential loss to Sisisi Tolashe arguably severed the last hydra head of the Radical Economic Transformation faction
ANC member who got the boot says he will work with ‘parties on the left’ to transform South Africa
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The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed
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Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
Investors will watch President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political fate closely, but the best outcome for the rest of us is that the factional battle exposes the ANC’s policy ambivalence
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We need robust and open discussion about South Africa’s transformation. What we don’t need is ham-fisted attempts at political posturing and calling our judges names
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
Lindiwe Sisulu’s broadside isn’t the only attack on SA’s supreme law.
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
While Danny Msiza’s faction is gaining ground in Limpopo, those close to him say it does not necessarily mean Ramaphosa will be affected
Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held
The former president and the ‘RET’ faction will not bring the changes South Africa sorely needs
Fielding councillors charged with corruption, along with Zandile Gumede, would bring the party into disrepute.
Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated
A defiant MKMVA has vowed it is business as usual, after a meeting with the top six ended with the military veterans being kicked out of the virtual platform
The state has added racketeering to the charges faced by the former eThekwini mayor and 21 others, but logistics are likely to delay their trial until mid-2022
The Durban high court will set a date for the former mayor’s corruption trial to go ahead
The water and sanitation minister allegedly acted beyond her powers, former board members argue
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ANC branches in the Farth North region in KwaZulu-Natal want an intervention from above to ensure a fair process
Corruption-accused ANC members will stand for election at the impending regional conferences
The governing party has identified 40 members charged with serious crimes who will have to step aside
Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options
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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
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s chess moves are limited after the Ramaphosa faction dealt him and his allies a heavy blow at this weekend’s NEC
Lulama Ngcukayitobi warns that the RET group is not a faction, suggesting it has ‘grown into a formidable organisation that will contest the ANC’
The ANC chairperson has instructed its caucus ahead of the vote to establish a committee to investigate the public protector’s fitness to hold office
The fightback faction in the ANC has launched a bold attack on the president after Brian Molefe’s allegations at the Zondo commission
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