A Twitter spat between EFF leader Julius Malema and Police Minister Fikile Mbalula over his holiday whereabouts took full flight on Wednesday – with Malema warning Mbalula that it would all end in tears. “Now you are talking rubbish and when I start you will be crying like a baby,” Malema tweeted in response to..
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Malema vs Mbalula: Twitter spat breaks out over minister’s whereabouts
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The ruling party moves for land, and the Reserve Bank
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The ANC will seek to amend the constitution of the country to allow for expropriation of land without compensation and will also nationalise the South African Reserve Bank, the party announced on Wednesday night. The contentious announcement was made just before the close of its 54th national conference on Wednesday night. The sectoral commission on..
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Zuma: Ramaphosa can not be my co-President
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Even as the high court in Pretoria was delivering a series of nasty blows to President Jacob Zuma in a judgment on Wednesday, his legal team filed an application to appeal his most immediate prior loss: the stripping of his power to appoint the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). On Friday the court..
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South Africa’s race relations laid bare in Steinhoff scandal
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South Africans are fond of debating whether public or private sector failings are the bigger problem. It does not take too long to realise that they are really talking about race. This is evident as the country faces an unusual scandal – one involving a private company called Steinhoff. The multinational furniture company is in..
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Zuma now firmly in the firing line
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Jacob Zuma’s future hangs in the balance in the wake of the ANC national conference, with party president Cyril Ramaphosa’s more militant backers pushing for the head of state to be recalled early next year at the latest. With the conference endorsing greater powers for the ANC’s integrity committee and the immediate appointment of a..
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It’s over. The damage must be fixed
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At 6.57pm on December 18 2017 at the Nasrec convention hall in Johannesburg, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ceased to be president of the ANC. The announcement that ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa had won the election to succeed him put an end to his mind-numbingly disjointed ANC speeches, pockmarked with dissonance and a hip-swerving evasion of..
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Nasrec 68 turn election on its head
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With the “Nasrec 68” seemingly holding the fate of the ANC secretary general post in their hands, newly elected ANC deputy president David Mabuza sprung a surprise when he reportedly came out in support of former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu. The Mail & Guardian has learnt that during the ANC national conference steering committee meeting..
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uBaba’s left us two Dark Lords
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Things are getting tense at the ANC’s national elective conference. Comrades are suffering finger-fatigue from the continuous number-crunching that accompanies all the backstabbing and double-crossing that passes as lobbying before the party’s “top six” vote. None more so than Enoch Godongwana, the Cyril Ramaphosa lobbyist and ANC national executive member. The comrade has been permanently..
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After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We need to talk about Jacob Zuma
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The tenure of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma as president of the ANC has come to an end. His presidency of the country will continue to limp along for a while — weeks, maybe months — but probably not the 18 or so months our electoral schedule allows him to stay for. His fate in that arena..
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All is well at SABC: Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago
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The SABC and unions have entered conciliation talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) as strike action at the SABC continues a day ahead of the ANC elective conference. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has confirmed that staff members are still picketing outside the SABC but that, despite this, programmes have not been..
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Naswreck: Bogus ANC delegates threaten conference
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At least 300 ANC branches have been disqualified from attending the party’s crucial elective conference at Nasrec this weekend after failing to hold branch general meetings (BGMs) to nominate leaders. A member of the ANC dispute adjudication committee, Billy Masetlha, and numerous ANC officials confirmed this on Thursday. But several of these branches are allegedly..
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De Lille: I’m still waiting for reasons for suspension
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Suspended Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille says she is still waiting for reasons for her suspension after the ruling party in the Western Cape took action against her on Thursday, following allegations of maladministration in the City. Democratic Alliance (DA) national spokesperson Phumzile Van Dame released a media statement on Thursday officially suspending De..
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The Sassa-Sapo grants deal: All the details revealed
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Grant recipients finally have a deal that will ensure they are paid without their personal information being shared and the Post Office (Sapo) will score just over R2.2-billion a year, says the agreement between SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Sapo. The service agreement, which is the principal agreement between them, was signed in Pretoria..
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SABC staff strike ahead of ANC elective conference
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SABC employees have downed tools and taken to the streets after wage negotiations fell through between management and unions earlier this week. The national strike has the potential to seriously affect the coverage of the ANC elective conference set to kick off in two days. Both the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (Bemawu)..
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ANC vote buying: Mbalula seizes R2.5-million
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Police minister Fikile Mbalula has claimed his officers have intercepted R2.5-million meant to buy votes from ANC delegates attending the national conference at Nasrec. Mbalula uploaded pictures of the money accompanied by #VotesForCash on Tuesday afternoon. He has publicly backed former African Union commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to replace president Jacob Zuma in a succession..
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