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Foot-in-Mouth Disease: How Lesufi’s populist politics costs ANC in Gauteng
Lesufi’s remark about resorting to hotel showers during water shortages was not an isolated lapse of judgment but a revealing window into this broader political environment
Gauteng not seduced by slogans
Urban voters navigating the daily realities of transport breakdowns, potholes, water outages, electricity instability, crime and failing municipalities are not impressed by…
Keep an eye on the supporting cast who redirected SA politics last year
Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law
ANC introduces compulsory political education to tackle factionalism, unethical behaviour
The party aims to put all its members through a foundation course by the end of 2025
Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption
The premier said he had released the report into the matter, but would not say when or where
ANC hits back at DA claims it is split over ousting of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
ANC insiders insist Lesufi played no part in removing the Democratic Alliance’s Brink from his position last week
David Makhura: renewal is do or die for the ANC, otherwise it will perish
Makhura, who heads the party’s political school, said the loss of its majority in the 29 May general elections was a strategic set back
Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy
Section27, representing 44 of the bereaved families, has called for those responsible to be charged with culpable homicide
Ekurhuleni finances in the positive, says Malema
The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure
Babita Deokaran’s killers plead guilty, sentenced to six to 22 years
All six men, who appeared in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday, agreed to a plea deal
Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy
Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline
ANC coalition debate expected to be the next proxy in factional battle
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
Who Patel and Godogwana could make way for, as cabinet reshuffle speculation continues
ANC insiders are almost certain that Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will not remain the cooperative governance minister for long
Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’
Xolani Jwaga, who owns an events company, helped build shoddy sports facilities at a provincial facility
David Makhura ‘protected’ hospital boss
R48 million was looted from Gauteng’s health system following the alleged shielding of Tembisa Hospital’s chief executive