The supporters that usually crowded outside the court and in the public gallery were absent at Jacob Zuma’s bid to get off corruption charges
ANC’s Tressurer General Paul Mashatile, former president Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the media after voting.
‘A genuinely secret ballot helps to prevent intimidation, blackmail and voter fraud’
Our yearning for good news lets our critical faculties fly into exile, so we need to be grounded
Government interest in the pollution claims appears to have been aroused by Constitutional Court action launched against President Thabo Mbeki
He needs to keep the power on to woo voters with the ANC’s achievements since 1994
Of all Sona speeches, Motlanthe spoke the most, while Zuma spoke the least
Corruption has gone too far in SA to be eradicated but other nations have used it to their advantage
President Cyril Ramaphosa did, however, hint at the strain that has mired the ANC in recent years
He has objected to a statement calling for him to be prosecuted and says he’s been criminally defamed
Msimang was treasurer of the party under the leadership of former president Thabo Mbeki
Malusi Gigaba is an Honourable Member, as they say in Parliament. He is, shall we say, a member in good standing
As leaders meet in London to discuss how to combat the illegal wildlife trade, maybe they should learn some lessons from southern Africa
ANC veteran Pallo Jordan believes former president Thabo Mbeki’s 30-page paper on land expropriation does not enrich the land discourse
The former president is arguing that the ruling party is deviating from its commitment to non-racialism in the land debate
The comments were made in a leaked 30-page memorandum intended for internal use by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
South Africa and the DRC have enjoyed a cordial relationship for years but things seem to be on shaky ground
The ANC’s new KwaZulu-Natal leaders want the NEC to let the former president campaign
Our readers write in about the issue of the ‘national question’ raised by the EFF
Until the court rules otherwise, the state will continue to cover the former president’s legal fees
The canned KwaZulu-Natal conference exposes a uniquely ANC attitude to enmity
The Arusha Accords, led by Thabo Mbeki, have been eroded and Cyril Ramaphosa needs to restore peace
The former president could get the African Renaissance he wished for
In a statement, the DA said it noted Balindlela’s "misguided" decision to join the ANC again.
The department of international relations is attempting to reclaim the country’s position as a major force on the continent
The cheerful doorman has been collecting badges to serve as an ice-breaker with guests who stay at the Hilton Durban
Current land reform policy is so bogged down by bureaucracy that there’ll be no quick-fix solution
‘The pressure on Mahumapelo to step down is also not the first time attempts to unseat him have been made’
Some leaders were booed and old rivalries were hashed out in tribute speeches to the global icon.
It was surely the years spent in exile that engendered such a degree of paranoia in the ANC’s leadership of those years
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
Historians may struggle to pick Zola Skweyiya’s greatest political legacy, because there are several contenders