Anc Crisis
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What’s happening inside the ANC, not parliament, is key to why Zuma prevails
South Africa is fixated on the future of President Jacob Zuma. Steven Friedman explains that this isn’t the case within the governing ANC.
Teflon Don gets his way: Zuma emerges victorious again
On Tuesday night, the party mistakenly sent notes about its NWC meeting
Uproot, plant seeds of change
An edited extract from South Africa’s Corporatised Liberation — A critical analysis of the ANC in power (Jacana) by Dale T McKinley.
Editorial: Zuma’s fears erode democracy
The president is fighting for power. And it’s not just against his deputy for the future leadership of the ANC.
Panic adds urgency to ANC rhetoric
The party knows it is facing a tough election battle in 2019 and it needs to regain its revolutionary image
ANC breaks ranks over succession
Party members have been told to shut up but even Zuma and Mantashe are getting in on the issue.
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.
ANC divided on how to win back the support it has lost
One faction argues that Jacob Zuma must quit and the other is intent on electing a successor who will cover for him.
ANC unlikely to press for Zexit
Despite pockets of resistance, Jacob Zuma is staying put, judging by NEC members’ guarded comments.
ANC’s human rights legacy lies in tatters
With the ICC exit, Jacob Zuma is hell-bent on destroying his party’s international justice record.
The ANC has a lot to learn from the EFF and the DA, which are the future
Coalitions should mean that the skills and expertise of a broad spectrum of people, regardless of political affiliation, will be called upon.
The ANC feels the heat in KwaZulu Natal with the number of independents having grown
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is under attack from all sides, including from those who once vehemently supported the party.
Never mind Nkandla, says ANC, we’re still OK
Election tsar Nomvula Mokonyane says the governing party has the trust and support of the grassroots – despite President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla scandal.
Zuma drums up support in Mandela Bay
According to President Jacob Zuma, the ANC is “working hard to change the lives" of people … It just takes time – "like growing maize".
ANC inner circle: We will ‘take Zuma out as the president’
There is a mounting groundswell of anti-Zuma sentiment within the party that may just be the tipping point to drive the president out.