If his camp put a serious campaign behind the numbers, no other ANC candidate would stand a chance, says the Social Research Foundation
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
Gerrie Nel said AfriForum was looking at developing the law to privately prosecute politicians such as the ANC secretary general for corruption
Senior ANC leaders warn that controversies over Nkabane, Morero and Lesufi could cost the party crucial support in Johannesburg
The ANC said US ambassador to SA, Leo Brent Bozell III ‘is not yet an ambassador to SA’
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base
The discontent within ANC has unfolded alongside political negotiations in council, where the EFF has made Xhakaza’s removal one of the conditions for supporting a reconfiguration of power in the municipality
The campaign promoting the billionaire businessman as a potential future leader continues to organise nationally despite the ANC’s directive banning such moves ahead of its 2027 elective conference
When someone is defamed, particularly online, speed matters
Smaller parties in the coalition running the metro accuse the ANC mayor of failure to address chronic service delivery problems in Johannesburg and not consulting them enough
The Eastern Cape chair said he would stand for deputy president too if nominated to do so
Allegations of manipulated ballots and conflicts of interest at the regional conference have deepened factional divides
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
Malatji said those who raise such comments are obsessed with capturing the youth league and were not succeeding
The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections
Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP
On the first day of the party’s national general council, chairperson Gwede Mantashe slammed Ramaphosa’s detractors and urged them to ‘say whatever you want to say here and not outside these walls’
The ANC secretary-general said the organisation might need to reconsider the policy of allowing dual membership of both parties
The regional conference was initially scheduled for July but has since been postponed twice
The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone
