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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (File photo)

Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners

The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027

ANC working committee mulls disbanding Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga, women’s league

The party’s NWC is said to have discussed disbanding its Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces, with the North West calling for an extended term

ANC Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane

Eastern Cape regional conferences pit Mabuyane and Madikizela against each other

Party insiders say Ramaphosa is unlikely to feel the pinch as a result of Eastern Cape regional conferences pitting Oscar Mabuyane against Babalo Madikizela

Three of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s loyalists have made it to the top of the list of those likely to replace ousted mayor Olly Mlamleli. (Photo by Frikkie Kapp/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ANC Free State endorses three names for Mangaung mayor

The three candidates the province has put forward are said to be Ramaphosa supporters, who will further alienate Magashule from his power base

Changing fortunes: Much has happened since the ANC’s 53rd national conference in Polokwane in 2012, not least the fact that most of former president Jacob Zuma’s allies have abandoned him. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

We are at their mercy,” said Zuma ANC supporter

Party leaders say the current ANC president will not be tainted by the incarceration of Jacob Zuma

Controversial Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA​) spokesperson, Carl Niehaus has been suspended.
 (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images)

ANC suspends MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus

The ANC has resolved that Niehaus’s conduct at Nkandla was in contravention of rule 25.17 of the party’s constitution and warrants disciplinary action

The ANC’s top six at their last policy conference. Later today, the top six candidates for the upcoming conference will be revealed.

MKMVA accuse top six of being factional in collapsed meeting

A defiant MKMVA has vowed it is business as usual, after a meeting with the top six ended with the military veterans being kicked out of the virtual platform

Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The ANC has moral decay on its plate, and the garnish is bitter

Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself

Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule.

Ace vs ANC set down for full bench on 24 June

The president has accused the secretary general of being spiteful in the battle of the suspension letters, which will now be heard by the high court next month

Danny Msiza, a member of the ANC’s provincial executive committee in Limpopo was among VBS Bank suspects who appeared in the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court last month.. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

ANC members want step-aside resolution to be ruled on by the courts

The party’s top officials are scheduled to meet on Sunday, when Magashule is expected to give a middle finger to the NEC’s decision to implement the contentious resolution

Magashule snubs former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe

Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options

Magashule’s plan to weasel out of a tight step-aside corner

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule plans to canvas for support from branches in an attempt to gain sympathy and walk away from step-aside decisions

Former ANC secretary general, Ace Magashule. File photo

Lifeline for Magashule, but Ramaphosa wins this round

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s chess moves are limited after the Ramaphosa faction dealt him and his allies a heavy blow at this weekend’s NEC

Mayor survives third bid to oust her over failure of Ruth Mompati district municipality

Supporters of former ANC chairperson Supra Mahumapelo go on the offensive ahead of provincial elective conference

Q&A Sessions: Royalty takes over at the Public Service Commission

Somododa Fikeni tells Nicolene de Wee about his new portfolio, his days as a herd boy in the Eastern Cape and being homeless for three weeks in the US

Will Cyril Ramaphosa have one or two terms?

The threat to the president’s rule comes not from the opposition, but from within the ANC

Zondo commission: Glencore sold Optimum to portray me as a Gupta ally — Molefe

Former Eskom chief executive paints himself as the victim of a plot at the hands of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s former business associates

Mpumalanga premier removes Mabuza loyalists from her cabinet

Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane’s bold reshuffle is sure to ruffle feathers when the party heads to its elective conference this year

Former president Jacob Zuma.

NEC can’t crucify Zuma when it isn’t acting in the North West, says Mahumapelo ally

A North West ANC leader has written to Ace Magashule, asking that the NEC abide by a court ruling to disband the interim provincial committee

(Mail & Guardian)

Editorial: Does the ANC give a damn about South Africa?

Citizens will continue to pay the price for the ruling party’s internal battles for control