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Fanbase: Backers of Supra Mahumapelo (centre) celebrate after a court ruling that the decision to disband the ANC’s North West PEC was unlawful. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images/Netwerk 24/Beeld
ACE MAGASHULE

Disbanded ANC North West regions may be reinstated

Supporters of ousted North West ANC chair Supra Mahumapelo are set to overturn the ruling dissolving their regional executive committees

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Courting controversy: Supra Mahumapelo and his supporters outside the Johannesburg high court. Sources say he is likely to challenge the ANC NEC’s ‘step aside’ decision. (Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images/Netwerk 24/Beeld)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Lawfare hits North West ANC regions

A flurry of legal cases before the party’s regional and provincial conferences are central to Supra’s fightback

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Disciplined: Ruth Mompati did not suffer fools or people who didn’t respect others. She travelled the world and was in exile for 27 years
MMANALEDI MATABOGE

Struggle icon Ruth Mompati mothered the movement

ANC stalwart Ruth Mompati, though anti-gay, was admired as a fearless fighter for freedom.

  • Mmanaledi Mataboge
6 min read
25 YEARS AGO

A guerrilla arrives in the back of a Mercedes

The only woman among the exiles involved in the talks, Ruth Mompati, returned to a noisy welcome from her home town.

  • Thami Mkhwanazi
3 min read