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EXCLUSIVE: Masuku advances, Morero misses out as ANC considers Nhlanhla Lux, Frank Chikane, Chichi Maponya and Jabu Moleketi for Johannesburg mayor

Although the REC has decided on Masuku, the ROBs have been mandated to choose two out of the four proposed names

Embattled Justice Minister Thembi Simelane. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Pressure mounts on ANC, Ramaphosa to deal with justice minister over VBS

Thembi Simelane on Wednesday met the ANC’s integrity commission regarding the loan she accepted from a middleman in the VBS scandal This content is restricted to registered users…

ANC stalwart Frank Chikane.

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

Ace Magashule. Photo by Mlungisi Louw/Gallo Images/Volksblad

ANC expels Ace Magashule

Former secretary did not provide the party with reasons why he should not be expelled, as requested

Reverend Frank Chikane. Photograph: James Puttick

Frank Chikane to take over as chair of ANC Integrity Committee

The ally of former president Thabo Mbeki could wield the axe over president Cyril Ramaphosa, who is yet to hear what the commission recommended about the Phala Phala scandal

Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivers a speech during a conference for “One Young World”, the World’s largest gathering of Young Leaders, in London on February 8, 2010. Photo by Carl de Souza/AFP)

Tutu’s death a moment to reflect and reconcile with South Africa’s past and future

The archbishop was a man of forgiveness who was bravely outspoken during apartheid and in the democratic era persistently asked us to look deeper and be better.

As Zuma’s court case looms, anti- and pro-Zuma crusades intensify

While the Constitutional Court prepares to hear the matter of contempt against Jacob Zuma, groups defending SA’s democracy and pro-Zuma groups take the stage

Tormented: Former Security Branch operative Paul Erasmus aims to tell the truth about what happened during
the apartheid years.
(Paul Botes/M&G)

Inside the Security Branch: Torture between brandy and boerewors

A former SB operative, Paul Erasmus, talks about the torture of a young trade unionist, Neil Aggett, and the machinations at John Vorster Square

Mandla Makupula, late MEC of Education, Eastern Cape

How Timol’s family fought to be heard

Post-1994 political meddling, lack of will and lost evidence have stymied apartheid-era prosecutions

Frankly speaking: The leader of the ANC’s integrity committee Frank Chikane has urged the ANC to ensure the integrity of the party, particularly ahead of the general elections. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Getty Images

State capture money will be used to steal 2019 elections says ANC veteran

Chikane says the main objective was to corrupt the 2019 elections.

(Mohamad Torokman)

‘No one cares’: Palestine’s pain persists, 50 years on

In the ‘jubilee year’ of the Israeli occupation, the world must refocus its attention on this human rights outrage

ANC stalwart Mongane Wally Serote

ANC veterans agree to be guided by party’s ‘culture and tradition’ following meeting

Calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down did not feature at the meeting between the ANC’s National Working Committee and the party’s veterans.

To the ANC: The church won’t ‘stay out’ of politics

SA’s democracy, won by much sacrifice, is in dire danger from the greed and machinations of a few.

Mbeki dismisses talk of racial tensions after Madiba’s death

Thabo Mbeki says the people who were part of Nelson Mandela’s vision of reconciliation will not allow racial tension to take over the country.

A file photo of Frank Chikane, former director general in the presidency, who is the facilitator of the negotiations between Tshwane and the displaced residents. (Madelene Cronje)

Former Schubart Park residents unhappy with rehousing schedule

After a Constitutional Court ruling that the eviction of the Pretoria flats was illegal, the residents are finally being given other accommodation.