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Riding into the sunset: ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe said the alliance has been central to the country’s liberation struggle and all partners were custodians of a revolutionary project in which South Africans had invested hope and expectation. Mantashe has indicated he is not available or nomination anymore. Photo: ANC

Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference

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Celebration: On Thursday, Ramaphosa received a loud cheer in Boitekong, Rustenburg as he arrived for the regional cake cutting for the anniversary. (Lunga Mzangwe/M&G)

Ramaphosa: No political party has done more good for South Africans than the ANC

The ANC president said this was a fact, whether people liked it or not

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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa briefed members of the media following a courtesy visit to His Majesty Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi ahead of the ANC January 8 Rally scheduled for Saturday, 10 January. (@MYANC/X)

Marking January 8 in the age of renewal

A moment of revolutionary reflection

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ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe.

Exclusive: Ramaphosa does not owe Marikana a visit over 2012 massacre, Mantashe says

The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana

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Going nowhere: President Cyril Ramaphosa had once again weathered an internal push to unseat him before the end of his term in 2027. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

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

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ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula.

ANC won’t recall SACP ministers over decision to contest 2026 local government elections

The ANC has put off the decision on how it will intervene in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal until next month

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