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Agrizzi maps Bosasa media ties

Former Bosasa COO told the commission the company’s spokesperson was allocated R71 000 in cash bribes, part of which was allegedly paid to journalists

President Jacob Zuma during Cosatu’s May Day celebrations.

12 scare tactics by President Zuma

"If we leave power, the country will be in the hands of chaotic people, anarchists, and we will be in trouble," warned Zuma at Cosatu’s May Day rally.

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DA promises to ‘move SA forward again’ but when was it great?

But perhaps the DA is working on the theme of a morally bankrupt ANC and promising well-run municipalities should it take them in the local elections.

Former Eastern Cape ANC chair questioned for murder

The former ANC chairperson and the deputy secretary of the OR Tambo Region were taken in for questioning after a shooting that left a man dead.

People attending the ANC Manifesto Launch in Nelson Mandela Bay April 16 2016.

Fifteen key points on the ANC manifesto

We break down the ANC’s local government elections manifesto into a digestible read.

What plan? President Jacob Zuma received the National Development Plan but it seems to have quietly been buried.

No love for ANC leaders in Mandela Metro

Senior ruling party officials received a less-than-warm welcome when they took to the streets of Port Elizabeth and its surrounding areas.

ANC MPs and ministers might call it a fire pool – but Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s final word was that the pool at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead is a swimming pool.

Zuma’s seven unpardonable sins

Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth – the feathers in our president’s cap.

A peace agreement was signed between factions of the ruling party in August 2015.

Fighting persists in South Sudan despite peace treaty

One of the world’s youngest nations is still riven by conflict after delays in setting up the unity government, the Red Cross reports.

Jacob Zuma was joined on stage by fellow ANC leaders.

The big talking points from Zuma’s ANC anniversary address

From a veiled attack on the DA and EFF to #FeesMustFall, here are the highlights from the ANC’s traditional January 8 birthday statement.

The league – upset that those in power ‘forget the women’s agenda’ once elected – is unsure whether to support any candidate at the party’s December conference.

Attempts to rejuvenate ANC Women’s League under fire

Some members say the ANCWL’s new "young women’s desk" is a "calculated move to sideline younger women and suppress them".

Sweet: The Swiss Federal Council president has no special powers

Clockwork politics won’t tick in SA

It’s tempting, but the Swiss system that limits lawmakers’ clout isn’t realistic in this country.

*Pam Dlamini is HIV positive

Khaya Dlanga: Zille is a workhorse, not a leader

Aggression is not leadership. Leadership means focusing on what is important and not falling for every single distraction, writes Khaya Dlanga.

Shivambu apologises to journalist he called ‘white bitch’

Suspended ANCYL spokesperson Floyd Shivambu has apologised to journalist Carien Du Plessis after a settlement was reached in a case against him.

ANC comes down on Shivambu’s criticisms

Shivambu files papers in hate speech case

ANCYL spokesperson Floyd Shivambu filed papers on Tuesday in response to a hate speech lawsuit brought against him by a journalist.

Reporter stands by complaint against Shivambu

The lawyer for Independent Newspapers journalist Carien du Plessis has declined to comment on a attack launched by the ANC Youth League.

According to Mariette Liefferink

ANCYL fires broadside at journalist

The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has launched a public personal attack on a journalist who is suing its spokesperson for hate speech.

Shivambu Equality Court case postponed

Shivambu Equality Court case postponed

A hate speech case against ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu was postponed by the Equality Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.