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Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. (X)
ACCOUNTABILITY

‘Mkhwanazi wants to block me from becoming national police commissioner’, says Sibiya

The deputy national commissioner has accused the KwaZulu-Natal police boss of using corruption allegations as part of a succession battle within the service

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
ANC KZN coordinator Mike Mabuyakhulu. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ANC

ANC ‘Talibans’ plan leadership shakeup in KwaZulu-Natal after being sidelined

Internal strife is brewing in the ANC’s structures in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with members claiming that the recent reshuffle is weighted in favour of Cyril Ramaphosa’s allies

  • Mandisa Makgakga
6 min read
Some branches in the province have accused Maloyi of purging those who did not support him at the provincial elective conference where he was elected as chairperson, but he insisted this was “far from the truth”.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS NORTH WEST

ANC North West chairperson Nono Maloyi denies running provincial government ‘from the comfort of his home’

Critics have accused Maloyi of creating two power centres in the province, potentially weakening the ANC’s position in legislature

  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read
Mxolisi Dukwana was passed over in favour of Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae in the Free State. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC BRANCHES

Power struggles loom in ANC North West and Free State

Historically, the party has appointed its provincial chairpersons as premiers

  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read