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Four square behind Cyril: The ANC NEC special sitting which deliberated on the Section 89 Constitutional Court judgement, has ruled to support the president fully. Photo: My ANC
ANC NEC

ANC closes ranks behind Ramaphosa

After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lunga Mzangwe
7 min read
James Nxumalo, a senior leader in the South African Communist Party, has been appointed coordinator of the ANC’s provincial task team.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Aloof: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana criticised for trivialising grievances of the people. Photo: GCIS
ANC

An elite detached from daily struggles

When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs,…

  • Zwelinzima Vavi
5 min read
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC

Ramaphosa warns that SACP decision to run solo on elections could risk ANC votes

At a Joe Slovo commemoration, Ramaphosa warned the communist party that going it alone would be a historic mistake and undermine the broader liberation alliance

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Going nowhere: President Cyril Ramaphosa had once again weathered an internal push to unseat him before the end of his term in 2027. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC

This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning

  • Marlan Padayachee
8 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC’s 5th national general council. PHOTO: DELWYN VERASMY
ANC

Ramaphosa: SACP members must recuse themselves from ANC election strategy meetings

Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Going it alone: The ANC is not happy with the decision by the SACP to contest elections independently of its alliance partner. Photo: File
2026 ELECTIONS

SACP set on ‘divorcing’ the ANC

The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
The ANC’s claim on black voters still rests on a story of deliverance. The SACP’s claim rests on a story of unfinished deliverance. Both stories derive legitimacy from the same past but they license different futures
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Mbalula: SACP’s decision to contest elections will split members

There are concerns that the decision will weaken the ANC in future elections

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has replaced its long-standing president, Vuyolwethu Zungula. (@ATMovement_SA/Twitter)
2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

No plans to merge with MK party or deregister ATM, says leader

Vuyo Zungula insists the party will remain independent, despite its alliance with Jacob Zuma’s party

  • Lunga Mzangwe
5 min read
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has confirmed that it has no intention of deregistering as a political party despite a notice from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to cancel its registration. (Photo by Laird Forbes/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ALEX MASHILO

SACP will contest 2026 municipal elections independent of ANC

The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
ANC ALLIANCE PARTNERS

SACP calls for investigation into disbanded political killings task team

Violence monitor Mary de Haas months ago called for an investigation into the allegedly exorbitant spending on and by the team

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read
Solly Mapaila at the African National Congress (ANC) 112th anniversary at Mbombela Stadium on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the BELA Bill after months of deliberations and consultations. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Ramaphosa to announce decision on Bela Act after GNU clearing house concludes discussions

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the ANC will wait for further details of the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest elections alone before determining its effect on the tripartite alliance that includes labour federation Cosatu. (Delwyn Verasamy/MG)
ANC

ANC awaits SACP’s details on its decision to contest elections

ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile said the party’s national executive committee respected the SACP’s decision to campaign alone for 2026 local government elections

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila dismissed the notion of any alignment with MK. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ALLIANCE

SACP calls against an ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe party coalition

The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read