UPDATED: Mbeki provisionally okays inclusion of corruption-accused in ANC elections list, to meet IEC deadline
/ 8 March 2024

UPDATED: Mbeki provisionally okays inclusion of corruption-accused in ANC elections list, to meet IEC deadline

Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe had to leave the national executive committee meeting where only five NEC members supported the adoption of the integrity commission report

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ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut
/ 8 March 2024

ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut

The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists

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Tainted ANC leaders Zweli Mkhize, Gwede Mantashe, Bathabile Dlamini, Zandile Gumede top its parliamentary list
/ 5 March 2024

Tainted ANC leaders Zweli Mkhize, Gwede Mantashe, Bathabile Dlamini, Zandile Gumede top its parliamentary list

ANC leaders including Pravin Gordhan, Angie Motsekga and Lindiwe Zulu have been left off the list

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MK party fails to woo DD Mabuza ally Ngwenya
/ 2 January 2024

MK party fails to woo DD Mabuza ally Ngwenya

A delegation from the MK party allegedly met Ngrayi Ngwenya on Sunday to convince him to join the party

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ANC deploys Dlamini Zuma, Mkhize to KZN to help with election campaign
/ 15 November 2023

ANC deploys Dlamini Zuma, Mkhize to KZN to help with election campaign

The ANC is unlikely to act against the two leaders despite calls by senior members for them to be disciplined

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Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane
/ 28 October 2023

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

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SIU investigates corruption in flagship KZN government project
/ 2 August 2023

SIU investigates corruption in flagship KZN government project

The investigation covers the tenure of all six ANC premiers

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ANC won’t sanction NDZ and Mkhize over Phala Phala defiance, ahead of 2024 vote
/ 24 May 2023

ANC won’t sanction NDZ and Mkhize over Phala Phala defiance, ahead of 2024 vote

The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes

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Radzilani in the firing line as veterans raise VBS saga in ANC talks
/ 17 April 2023

Radzilani in the firing line as veterans raise VBS saga in ANC talks

ANC Limpopo chair Stan Mathabatha seems to be off the hook but the jury is still out on his deputy

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How Ramaphosa stormed to victory against resurgent Zweli Mkhize in ANC race
/ 19 December 2022

How Ramaphosa stormed to victory against resurgent Zweli Mkhize in ANC race

Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote with Ramaphosa

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The ANC’s antics of adolescence
/ 18 December 2022

The ANC’s antics of adolescence

Lobbying at the party’s conference is akin to the top seven township playground game

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ANC leadership race: Gap narrows between Ramaphosa and Mkhize
/ 18 December 2022

ANC leadership race: Gap narrows between Ramaphosa and Mkhize

The fight between Oscar Mabuyane and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa campaign

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Phala Phala vs. Digital Vibes: As the voting kicks off, its anybody’s ANC presidency
/ 18 December 2022

Phala Phala vs. Digital Vibes: As the voting kicks off, its anybody’s ANC presidency

Zweli Mkhize has closed the gap between himself and Cyril Ramaphosa in the days leading up to the leadership vote

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Overheard at Nasrec: Day two of the ANC conference, 17 December
/ 17 December 2022

Overheard at Nasrec: Day two of the ANC conference, 17 December

Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — ‘be patient, he’s not going anywhere’

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Could Ramaphosa lose ANC leadership?
/ 17 December 2022

Could Ramaphosa lose ANC leadership?

Ramaphosa’s main opponent in this conference has been regarded as the wave of support brewing from Paul Mashatile’s forces

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