National General Council
latest news & developmentsRamaphosa to ANC members: campaigning for 2026 elections is mandatory
He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
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 Youth League: A call for economic freedom in our lifetime
The league’s national general council must be a turning point, a radical reawakening
Mbalula targeting Lesufi in ‘proxy battle’ ahead of 2027 ANC conference
Sources say Gauteng chair Panyaza Lesufi is not a threat to the ANC secretary general, but could be collateral damage
Magashule’s plan to weasel out of a tight step-aside corner
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule plans to canvas for support from branches in an attempt to gain sympathy and walk away from step-aside decisions
ANC elective conferences face a second postponement
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
Richard Calland: Not much has shuffled in the political pack
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
ANC: ‘We’re operating under conditions of anarchy’
In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again
ANC 108 lays bare Cyril’s failure
President Ramaphosa is in a disastrous position for someone elected the way he was and with enemies circling
Zuma gets warm PE welcome
The large crowd sang songs in praise of Zuma as he arrived to speak in Port Elizabeth about the Operation Phakisa economy project.
Zuma: I will never stand for a third term
Zuma appeared hellbent on not wanting to continue in his position as president, regardless of what ANC members and leaders want.
And the runners-up are …
On Sunday a picture emerged of strong support for Jacob Zuma, overshowing the rest and spectacularly managing to humiliate national ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota. As strong an…