130 ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has emerged from the party’s bruising legal battle over candidate nominations with his position strengthened, while his deputy, Nomvula Mokonyane, is facing mounting pressure amid deepening tensions…
Category: Politics
ANC to meet ANCYL ‘soon’ after Youth League demands DA be kicked out of GNU
148 The ANC is set to hold urgent talks with its Youth League soon, following an explosive call by ANCYL President Collen Malatji for President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately fire all DA…
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and hubby say they may face arrest
48 March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and her husband, Xolani Zuma, are prepared to hand themselves over to the police after claims that arrest warrants have been issued against them. Xolani…
ANC downplays ANCYL attack nn Mantashe after Congress walkout exposes alliance cracks
73 The ANC has moved to downplay an attack on its national chairperson Gwede Mantashe by its own Youth League president, after Mantashe dramatically walked out of COSATU’s 15th National Congress in…
AGSA credibility questioned as MPs challenge DCS audit
48 MPs from the DA, ANC and MK Party have questioned the Auditor-General of South Africa’s (AGSA) handling of the Department of Correctional Services’ disastrous audit, raising concerns about how the department’s…
ANC to learn fate on Thursday as ConCourt rules on 181 candidates
84 The ANC will learn on Thursday whether it can field 181 candidates in six municipalities in next month’s local government elections, when the Constitutional Court delivers judgment on its list debacle….
Presidency plotting chaos with plan to arrest Jacinta-March and March
71 The March and March Movement has attributed the imminent arrest of its leader, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, and her husband, Xolani Zuma, to what it describes as a deliberate strategy by the Presidency…
ANC wins dramatic ConCourt battle, 181 candidates back on ballot
75 The ANC clinched a crucial win at the Constitutional Court on Thursday morning, with South Africa’s top court overturning the Electoral Court ruling and directing the IEC to take all necessary…
Teary Mbalula hails ConCourt ANC win, says Constitution spoke; demands DA GNU review
73 A visibly emotional ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula broke down after the Constitutional Court handed the ANC a lifeline on Thursday morning, declaring that the Constitution had spoken for the people and…
Taxpayers to pay price for ANC ballot blunder after ConCourt ruling
61 South African taxpayers could be forced to absorb a costly election bill after the ANC secured a major victory in the Constitutional Court, paving the way for its 181 excluded candidates…