African National Congress (ANC) Presidential hopeful Dr Zweli Mkhize says his campaign to lead the governing party is anchored on four pillars. He was speaking in an exclusive interview with the SABC. Mkhize resigned as Health Minister following allegations of corruption in the over R150 million Digital Vibes scandal. He[…]
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to mend the seemingly severed ties between the ruling party and its alliance partner Cosatu. He said the alliance, which includes the SACP, was too big to fail as it had been built on the blood of those who had come before them. Cracks[…]
LOCAL Former ANC president Jacob Zuma says he is available for election as ANC national chairperson at the party’s December conference. In a statement released shortly before midnight on Monday, Zuma also threw his weight behind his former wife and current ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (NDZ) as his preferred[…]
LOCAL The African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to highlight and address challenges posed by illegal miners also known as zama zamas. The ANC will be staging a protest at the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning. The party is calling for illegal mines to be shut down[…]
LOCAL The memorial service for the late African National Congress (ANC) deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte is expected to be held at the Johannesburg City Hall on Thursday. The party declared a week of mourning in her honour, ordering all structures to fly the party flag at half-mast after her passing. Duarte[…]
The ANC’s deputy secretary general, Yasmin ‘Jessie’ Duarte, passed away early this morning. She was 68. Duarte battled cancer and had been on medical leave since November last year. She will be buried according to Muslim rites in Johannesburg later today. The party has expressed its heartfelt condolences to Duarte’s[…]
LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa replies to questions in the National Assembly, in Cape Town. The National Assembly is expected to elect a new Speaker on Thursday. The position became vacant following the recent appointment of former Speaker Thandi Modise into the Cabinet. The election will be done via secret ballot at three[…]
LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he has extended the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to assist police fight crime and maintain law and order in the country from August 13 to September 13. In a letter to the National Council of Provinces, Ramaphosa says the extension[…]
NATIONAL The African National Congress’ (ANC) Acting Secretary-General Jessie Duarte says the party is preparing for elections should the polls go ahead on the 27th of October. This after the Electoral Commission confirmed that it is applying to the Constitutional Court for a postponement of the elections. The IEC wants the[…]
Details of former president Jacob Zuma’s pending incarceration will only be finalised when he is formally admitted as a prisoner. Department of correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told TimesLIVE on Wednesday that it was “premature to predict” in which prison Zuma would be serving his sentence. “It is difficult to[…]
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