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Riding into the sunset: ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe said the alliance has been central to the country’s liberation struggle and all
partners were custodians of a revolutionary project in which South Africans had invested hope and expectation. Mantashe has indicated he is not
available or nomination anymore. Photo: ANC

Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference

Celebration: On Thursday, Ramaphosa received a loud cheer in Boitekong, Rustenburg as he arrived  for the regional cake cutting for the anniversary. (Lunga Mzangwe/M&G)

Ramaphosa: No political party has done more good for South Africans than the ANC

The ANC president said this was a fact, whether people liked it or not

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa briefed members of the media following a courtesy visit to His Majesty Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi ahead of the ANC January 8 Rally scheduled for Saturday, 10 January.  (@MYANC/X)

Marking January 8 in the age of renewal

A moment of revolutionary reflection

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe.

Exclusive: Ramaphosa does not owe Marikana a visit over 2012 massacre, Mantashe says

The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana

Going nowhere: President Cyril Ramaphosa had once again weathered an internal push to unseat him before
the end of his term in 2027. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC

This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula.

ANC won’t recall SACP ministers over decision to contest 2026 local government elections

The ANC has put off the decision on how it will intervene in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal until next month

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Mlungisi Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa warns ANC members to get with party renewal programme or get out

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.

Relaxed: Police Minister Bheki Cele. (David Harrison)

Cele: Someone ‘sabotaged’ ANC gala dinner

But the police minister expresses confidence in country’s security and says people must ‘just relax’ even though President Cyril Ramaphosa had to be moved to safety twice during…

Up for the job?: Justice Minister Ronald Lamola and former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lamola hints at interest in ANC deputy president position

ANC NEC member and Ramaphosa ally Ronald Lamola says that the NEC needs to have a generational mix in its next top six and hinted at possible deputy presidency.

ANC must not use Zondo commission to settle internal scores, says Mantashe

The ruling party’s chairperson says the findings of the inquiry into state capture should be used to rebuild the ANC rather than prosecute its leaders

A defiant Magashule: ‘I will celebrate the ANC’s birthday with my branch’

The suspended secretary general says he was not aware the ANC logo was used to promote an event he would attend that had nothing to do with the party’s anniversary celebrations.