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Armed community members gather around a fire to keep warm at a road block set up in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021 to prevent looters from reaching the community. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP)

ANC member accused of instigating July unrest makes it to party’s candidate list

A branch in Johannesburg has raised concern about the inclusion of Mboneni Tabane on the list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

The governing party launched its 2019 election manifesto in Durban on Saturday. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

#ANC107: ANC undertakes to create jobs, end state capture

According to President Ramaphosa, the ANC’s manifesto details an opportunity to return South Africa to a path of transformation and development

(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

The ANC must take the list process seriously or it will be punished at the polls

The ANC would be wise to remember the losses it suffered in the local government elections in 2016

Testing

Will fake news derail Mabuyane?

So-called Daily Chronicle claimed Mabuyane had withdrawn from the leadership race and quotes an “exclusive interview”.

Nearly a quarter of a century after the end of apartheid

ANC shows its hand with land reform

A just and equitable settlement applies only to expropriation and even then it can’t be codified.

For me, since I’ve been working at the Casual Workers Advice Office, I have been excelling because I haven’t lost a case, said Edgar Mokgola

‘ANC can’t play to the gallery on land issue’ — Mantashe

The land issue has divided senior ANC members, with some, including President Jacob Zuma, calling for the Constitution to be amended.

Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais

‘Dark horse’ Mabuza in succession race

Quietly making plans, Mpumalanga’s premier has thrown his hat into the ANC leadership ring

While President Jacob Zuma continues to call for unity within the ANC, the party’s women’s league has broken ranks with tradition.

​Zuma’s calls for unity fall on deaf ears as ANC succession race heats up

Zuma continues to call for unity but 2017 is expected to be one of the most divisive years for an ANC that is already riddled with factionalism.

Mxolisi Nxasana

12 000 people set to fill up Orlando Stadium from Mpumalanga ANC

“We can confirm that around 12 200 people will be transported to Soweto," said ANC Mpumalanga provincial secretary Mandla Ndlovu.

Thousands flocked to the Library Gardens in Johannesburg on Saturday night to celebrate the ANC’s election victory.

Editorial: ​Loot continua. Let’s party

The ANC cannot yet disentangle its ideals and its promises from the internal realpolitik of its leadership battles, such as the clash looming now.

A frustrating season for Brazil’s former captain Neymar. (Reuters)

​Will the ‘premier league’ faction save Jacob Zuma?

The president also has to face the ANC’s integrity commission and court corruption rulings.

A screenshot from African News Updates

Fake news websites fall foul of the IEC after marked ballot paper story

“Two arrested with over 80 000 ballot papers already marked as ANC votes,” African News Updates’ headline read on Monday.

“Every vote counts

The oohs, aahs, and some waning support for the ANC at #SiyanqobaRally

Despite the factions and serious allegations that soured the organisation for many, some keep hope that the party is greater than one man’s mistakes.

Leading the struggle: A South African Native National Congress

A century of voter struggles told beautifully through people’s promise and despair

​Martin Plaut’s book on the disenfranchisement of black voters in 1909 suggests comparison with today’s inflammatory party-list system.

What I’ll be telling potential investors in 2015

South Africa’s markets can be both treacherous and rewarding – here are 10 vital considerations.

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe.

Wits students grill Mantashe over voting ANC

"Uncle Gweezy" has been asked why SA should vote ANC by students who raised Nkandla, access to electricity and education as concerns with government.

The Democratic Alliance protested at the University of Limpopo with Congress of the People members on Sunday over their exclusion from an SABC debate.

ANC campaigns in Gauteng while DA fights SABC

Defections, censorship and exclusion marked the weekend’s party election campaigns, with the ANC and DA fighting hard for Gauteng’s support.

No investigation into ANC-themed government ads

Neither the public protector nor the IEC will investigate a campaign by the Gauteng government worth millions that seems to punt the ANC.

President Jacob Zuma addresses the crowd at the ANC manifesto launch on January 11 in Nelspruit.

EC ANC warns members to behave ahead of Zuma’s rally

The Eastern Cape ANC has urged its members to show maximum discipline when President Jacob Zuma addresses a rally in Dutywa on Sunday.

Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa has been deployed to the land of wallabies and heat strokes. But the welcome he received was

Pimples: The ANC goes Down Under

Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa has been deployed to the land of wallabies and heat strokes. But the welcome he received was, shall we say, less than warm.