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Six things you need to know if you still care about Agang
Its founder has done a runner, but the cash-strapped party still wants to stay in the game – assuming it isn’t sunk for good by its factional battles.
National Assembly to debate motion of no confidence in Zuma
An opposition motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be debated in the National Assembly on February 24.
‘Mission accomplished’: Ramphele quits politics
The Agang SA leader says she has decided to leave party politics and return to civil society "to pursue the idealism that has driven" her.
Agang’s Ramphele struggles on in the world of politics
Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele struggled to draw the crowds or inspire much confidence in the younger residents of Khayelitsha on Youth Day.
Agang’s E Cape branch firmly behind Ramphele
Agang’s Eastern Cape branch has thrown its weight behind Mamphela Ramphele following factionalism over an account opened up to receive an IEC refund.
Ramphele opens case over Agang’s no-name account
Mamphela Ramphele has opened a case with the police to investigate who opened an account that would receive an IEC refund on behalf of the party.
Elections 2014: Vote counting completed, ANC wins with reduced majority
Preliminary results indicate the ANC has retained its power by winning the fifth national elections, but with a reduced majority of just over 62%.
AIC or ANC? Unknown party to win Parliament seats
The relatively unknown AIC, a party with a name and logo "reminiscent" to the ANC, has leapt ahead of Agang SA to gain two seats in Parliament.
Agang against fracking
Mamphela Ramphele’s party will oppose hydraulic fracturing, a first for a South African political party.
Soapbox: Time to earn respect
The youth wage subsidy is a shameless populist attempt at grabbing the youth vote, writes Agang SA’s Philip Machanick.
Madonsela investigates ANC’s ‘abuse of state resources’
Complaints by the Democratic Alliance and Agang SA allege that the ANC is using state resources to hand out food parcels at election rallies.
Agang SA releases elections candidate list
Agang SA has made public its list of party candidates for upcoming polls, with leader Mamphele Ramphele listed as the party’s presidential candidate.
Gauteng voters key to poll victory
Economic power and social discontent are setting the stage for the mother of all electoral battles.
Ramphele and Agang SA: I don’t believe this is about friendships
In the first in a series of profiles, Mamphela Ramphele explains Agang SA is ready for the upcoming elections – despite the problems it faces.
Manifestos: Power must be devolved to citizens
Agang SA and Cope both presented election manifestos over the weekend, envisaging active governance and oversight by individual citizens.