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ANC extends its final NEC for 2016

A “fierce” and “robust” ANC national executive committee meeting had to be extended as it could not agree on holding a secret vote for President Jacob Zuma to step down. The meeting which was due to end on Sunday has been extended to Monday. However, spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the[…]

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Cosatu’s endorsement of Ramaphosa bad for party unity – ANC

The ANC has slammed its alliance partner Cosatu for publicly expressing their preference for party deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as a replacement for ANC president Jacob Zuma. “We have noted some interested parties that have expressed publicly their preferences. These preferences do not help to bolster and foster unity in[…]

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Zuma to meet ANC veterans

President Jacob Zuma will on Monday meet the 101 Veterans of the African National Congress (ANC), who have called on him to resign. The meeting between the party’s National Working Committee and the veterans was postponed from Friday as Zuma was unable to attend. Earlier in November, the veterans spoke[…]

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ANC’s Fransman remains defiant

Suspended ANC Chairperson in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman, insists that he’s still the party’s provincial chairperson. Fransman was suspended for five years following a disciplinary hearing which he did not attend. One of the charges relates to what the National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) has referred to as the abuse[…]

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Fransman slapped with 5 year suspension

The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee has found ANC Western Cape provincial chairperson Marius Fransman guilty on two counts of misconduct and has suspended his ANC membership for five years. The two counts of misconduct related to “abusing his office for the purpose of attempting to obtain a sexual favour from[…]

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Municipal by-elections get under way in 6 provinces

Fifteen municipal ward by-elections will take place across six provinces on Wednesday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa has said. These are the first by-elections since the August 3 local government elections. Sixty-six candidates representing 16 political parties and two independent candidates are contesting. Nine of the contested wards are[…]

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