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The oversight visit is exploring how the South African embassy, led by Ambassador Siyabonga Cwele, interprets the elevated ties and the impact derived from China-SA relations.
North West premier proposes widespread changes to the governing party amid electoral decline
ANC veterans Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, and former health minister Zweli Mkhize are expected to appear before the party’s national disciplinary committee on several counts of refusing to toe the party line
This comes after Niehaus accused Mahumapelo of ‘selling out’ against the now-axed former public protector.
Carl Niehaus ‘insurance fraud’ saga comes back to light after remarks on advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment as Public Protector.
Supra Mahumapelo said Carl Niehaus must stay away from ANC political matters and the complexities of the party.
The fight over the outcomes of the ANC North West and Free State provincial conferences has taken new turns.
Dlamini Zuma and three other ANC MPs voted with opposition parties on whether the National Assembly should adopt the report which found that Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer regarding the Phala Phala matter.
He was accused of being one of the instigators of the July 2021 unrest that took place largely in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.
International relations and co-operation committee chairperson Supra Mahumapelo has poured scathing criticism over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to last week’s contentious terror alert by the US government.
ANC provincial treasurer Mandla Msibi told his supporters, who were gathered outside the Mpumalanga High Court that David Mabuza should be supported.
Members of the party’s interim provincial committee barred from voting at the gathering to elect new leaders
While no legal action has been taken yet, convenor Hlomani Chauke was adamant that the conference, which ends on Sunday at the Rustenburg Civic Centre, would go ahead without any stumbling blocks.
Ramaphosa - Conference noted strong concerns on the perceived lack of consistency in the application and implementation of the policy
Mahumapelo said he hoped that the thoughts contained in the document titled “Rebranding, Repositioning, Renewal” would add value to the discussions within the ANC as the party prepared for its 55th national conference in December and beyond.
This followed a threat by Dr KK Kaunda region members who marched to the ANC headquarters, Luthuli House in Joburg, to demand the top leadership intervene and resolve their disputes.
An ANC North West factional group also threw its weight behind a campaign to be pioneered by the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) group for Cyril Ramaphosa to step down.
Candidate for governing party’s North West chairperson position set to appear in court later this month
OPINION: As we brace ourselves for the titanic battle for the soul of the ANC, we may do better by taking counsel from the late American President JF Kennedy to heart. Kennedy warned that “those who make peaceful evolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable”, writes Professor Sipho Seepe.
Despite a good turnout by his supporters outside his home, President Jacob Zuma did not address them
The Hawks and the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) are investigating the company that donated a herd of cattle worth R1. 5 million to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead. Here’s what you need to know.
PUBLIC Protector can’t find evidence that former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo abused public trust and the fiscus for his private benefit
OPINION: While Jacob Zuma is at its centre, the RET faction does have in its ranks leaders with their own capacity to influence decisively outcomes of any ANC conference, writes Cyril Madlala.