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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. (@MbalulaFikile/X)
2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Mbalula: Ramaphosa would have betrayed ANC members if he resigned because he is an asset 

The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
The ANC’s top seven will handle the selection process for mayoral candidates after rules were tightened. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IEC

ANC to announce its mayoral candidates before 2026 local government elections

The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened

  • Lunga Mzangwe
3 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma is likely not going to attend the office funeral of Pravin Gordhan. (Photo by Esa Alexander/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
ANC

Jacob Zuma not set to attend Pravin Gordhan’s funeral

The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade

  • Paddy Harper
  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa called for unity in the government of national unity (GNU) after being sworn in as president for a second five-year term.
ANC

Ramaphosa calls for unity in GNU partnership

The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
1 min read
Standing firm: Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba won’t remove an MEC linked to the bank scandal and won’t walk back her comment about Zimbabweans receiving healthcare in South Africa. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo
ANC

ANC in Limpopo under pressure to choose premier candidates

The province is expected to have a woman premier for the first time This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
Bearing grudges: Marshall Dlamini. Photo: Phill Magakoe/Getty Images
EFF

Malema wants party secretary general Marshall Dlamini as KZN premier

EFF leader appeals to the youth for votes at final rally

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
EFF leader Julius Malema. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
EFF

Malema: EFF not concerned about possible MK party threats to elections

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader political parties must secure their votes on 29 May and refrain from complaining after the elections

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
EFF leader Julius Malema. (Leon Sadiki/Getty Images)
EFF

Malema calls for calm amid ‘ANC provocation’ attempts

The EFF leader condemned the violent scenes that played out between party supporters and the ANC

  • Lizeka Tandwa
4 min read
Legal battle: Zulu royal family lawyer Barnabas Xulu (above) has said the Ingonyama Trust Board, appointed by Minister Thoko Didiza, cannot take decisions regarding the Ingonyama Trust’s assets. Photo: Gallo Images
ARTICLE

Zulu royals threaten court to halt sale of farm, R40m Vodacom deal

The king’s relatives want all assets to be retained until the court cases against him end

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
The governing party has identified KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as the battlegrounds for votes ahead of the elections. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
2024 ELECTIONS

ANC marshalls its forces to KwaZulu-Natal in final push for votes

The governing party has identified KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as the battlegrounds for votes ahead of the elections This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers.…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)
ANC

Korner Talk: Pravin Gordhan is Dr Evil

The public enterprise minister would rather iron his penis than campaign for the ANC

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images
FIKILE MABLULA

Mbalula admits ANC parliamentary lists were altered, but says he is innocent

The ANC secretary general said the provinces most affected by the manipulation were Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, the North West and Gauteng This content is restricted to registered…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
The Gauteng ANC, in a bid to raise its paltry 2019 numbers, has approached former provincial premier Tokyo Sexwale to strengthen its campaign for the upcoming elections.
ANC

Former Gauteng premier Tokyo Sexwale called to bolster ANC election campaign

ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi said the party was bringing out its heavyweights to with the province by more than 55%

  • Lunga Mzangwe
5 min read
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (OJ Koloti/Gallo Images)
ANC

Mbalula: ANC will act on state capture linked individuals — but only when they are charged

The party’s secretary general said the ANC had removed people from its election candidates lists those who were affected by its step-aside rule and those with criminal records…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
1 min read
A restaurant owner counts money by candlelight. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty Images
ABAKOR

Department of Public Enterprises

State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper

  • Sarah Smit
9 min read