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DA leader in Gauteng Solly Msimanga. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Msimanga: Moya a ribbon cutter who takes glory for DA’s work

The Democratic Alliance leader in Gauteng said most of the work the ActionSA mayor for Tshwane has been taking credit for was done by her predecessor, Cilliers Brink

Fomer minister of higher education Nobuhle Nkabane. (@Dr_NohbuleN/X)

‘Arrogance led to her fall’: Political parties react to Nkabane’s axing

The parties said the higher education minister’s dismissal was a vital step towards restoring accountability amid governance failures and allegations of political interference

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula

Mbalula: ANC will not tolerate cadre deployment that prioritises political connections

The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities

Outa sounds alarm over new bills that ‘protect’ irregular appointments in local government

The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind

The ANC’s policy promoted transformation and representation in public institutions, but it has been criticised for contributing to corruption and mismanagement in government

Why was cadre deployment valuable?

The ANC’s policy promoted transformation and representation in public institutions, but it has been criticised for contributing to corruption and mismanagement in government

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (OJ Koloti/Gallo Images)

ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records

The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head This content is restricted to…

Former ANC Tshwane chairperson Kgosi Maepa. (Deaan Vivier/ Gallo)

ANC will use cadre deployment judgment to force DA to release its own records

The ruling party believes the DA is ‘compelled’ to go public on how it took decisions on top appointments where it governs This content is restricted to registered users and…

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (Photo: Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images)

DA demands full ANC deployment record, threatens Mbalula with contempt charge

The opposition party’s lawyers say it is ‘improbable’ that no records from 2013 to 2018 exist

DA leader John Steenhuisen.Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP

High court hands DA a humiliating defeat on cadre deployment

The opposition’s constitutional challenge on the ANC’s cadre deployment was spun out of conjecture and speculation, a full bench found This content is restricted to registered…

Lawfare: The ANC anniversary celebrations in Mpumalanga, on 13 January. The party was forced to hand its deployment committee records to the Democratic Alliance but a court ruled that it had not violated the Constitution. Photo: Dirk Kotze/Getty Images

Cadre records: Victory for DA, but no smoking gun yet

ANC takes control of the cadre deployment narrative on the eve of its manifesto launch

Tricky: Chief Justice Raymond Zondo hands President Cyril Ramaphosa the State Capture Report, which contains 353 recommendations on criminal sanction. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Court finds DA misinterpreted Zondo commission report on cadre deployment

The Pretoria high court found no common cause that the ANC policy has resulted in corruption, maladministration and state capture This content is restricted to registered users…

DA leader John Steenhuisen. Photo: Getty Images

High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment

The Democratic Alliance wanted the deployment policy implemented by the ANC declared unconstitutional

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa

ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records

The governing party says it will continue to implement its cadre development policy and deployment strategy

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa testifies before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 11, 2021. (Photo by Sumaya HISHAM / POOL / AFP)

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

DA leader John Steenhuisen. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’ This content is restricted to registered users and…

Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order

The court’s decision means the ruling party remains compelled to hand over its deployment records to the Democratic Alliance This content is restricted to registered users and…

File photo by Delwyn Verasamy,/M&G

Democratic Alliance presses ANC for papers in mooted appeal on cadre deployment

The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments

File photo by Delwyn Verasamy,/M&G

State failures will persist unless ANC genuinely renews itself

The party must rid itself of corruption, cadre deployment, incompetence and patriarchy but it’s not in the interest of some leaders and members to do so

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Measures to reform public service offer some hope

However, allowing politicians to be involved in the hiring process might be the sticking point

Despite a high court ruling removing unlawfully-elected ANC mayor Dada Morero, the ANC still managed to score itself five new Johannesburg council chairperson positions on Thursday as it cemented its new-found strength in the city. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

How the ANC wants to re-evaluate cadre deployment during policy conference

The party’s decision to relook at the deployment process could result in a broadening of the pool of candidates for positions.