Zamani Saul warns of ‘ugly’ ANC succession battle
ANC Northern Cape chairperson Zamani Saul has condemned the culture of careerism as “congesting the leadership passage” in the governing party’s succession,... Read more.
The fire of ’94: A leader’s journey from revolution to reflection
The air in the Mmabatho Civic Centre crackled with tension. It was 1994, and a sea of student representative council leaders around Mafikeng had gathered for an... Read more.
Gwede Mantashe rejects ANC member’s call for Enoch Godongwana’s head
Only ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, ever so tenacious as a pit bull, would have the guts to take on ordinary party members on social media to correct “misinformation”... Read more.
Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA the kingmaker in ANC’s VAT retreat
While the ANC-led National Treasury framed Thursday’s decision to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) hike as a compromise born out of “extensive consultations”,... Read more.
Court scraps R1bn IT contract awarded to Robert Gumede’s firm
The Gauteng High Court has scrapped a R1-billion IT contract awarded by South African National Parks (SANParks) to Gijima Holdings, led by tycoon Robert Gumede,... Read more.
Shock as PAC calls for talks with AfriForum
Members of the ANC negotiating team almost fell off their chairs in shock when delegates of the PAC, known for its hardcore Pan-Africanism, proposed that the governing... Read more.
ANC’s strategic calculus navigating GNU deadlock
South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) teeters on the brink of collapse over a contentious 0.5% VAT hike proposal. And senior ANC leaders are already... Read more.
ANC KZN touts coalitions, courts critics in comeback bid
ANC KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team Coordinator Michael Mabuyakhulu struck a conciliatory yet assertive tone during a civil society engagement in Durban on Wednesday,... Read more.
David vs Goliath: Small developer beats Bidvest’s firm in court
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has blocked an attempt by Voltex — an electrical supplier owned by corporate giant Bidvest — to push a smaller Johannesburg-based... Read more.
April Fools’ justice as JSC makes swift U-turn on judge’s probe
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) might as well have played an April Fool’s joke on Muzi Vilakati, first informing him that his complaint against Johannesburg... Read more.
