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The ANC Women’s League is expected to remove its president as internal tension rises over the party’s harsh treatment of women compared with how they treat the men

The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office…

“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”

The ANC Women’s League has said that the graft-accused former mayor and eThekwini region heavyweight is one of its ‘best campaigners’

Party stalwarts want the Zondo commission’s recommendations on the ANC to be implemented

The president wants women to push for 40% of government procurement for female entrepreneurs

Only two women have been nominated for a top six position – both as deputy secretary general

The presidential hopeful has called into question the legality of the league’s disbandment, arguing it was done to manipulate the December conference

The police have reportedly handed over a docket to the National Prosecuting Authority, which will decide whether the finance minister is charged with sexual assault

The idea was rejected at the governing party’s last policy conference in 2017

Women’s league heavyweights such as Bathable Dlamini might not have any leeway to exert power and influence in the election of the new ANC leadership

Pundits weigh in on whether the league can be revived after its national executive committee was disbanded

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is said to have been among the voices that spoke against the amendment

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

As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.