A top black business organisation has thrown its weight behind President Jacob Zuma – despite being petitioned by Sipho Pityana to swell the ranks of those opposed to the head of state. Instead, they want him to stay on for his full term, saying anything else would amount to a[…]
South African Airways chairperson Dudu Myeni has said she had nothing to do with the financial challenges being experienced by the national carrier. Speaking at a public meeting in Kempton Park on Thursday Myeni said she found SAA that way. “You will never read that Dudu put the airline in[…]
After losing the cities Tshwane and Johannesburg, following the local government elections, the ANC is prepared to be a “strong opposition”, said treasurer general Zweli Mkhize. Mkhize was addressing media and business leaders at the Sanlam offices in Sandton, on Tuesday night. He shared on the outcomes of the local[…]
A number of South Africans have added to the call for President Jacob Zuma to resign by writing their own open letters. Posted to the Facebook page ‘Protect Our Beloved Country’, the letters are a mix of simple one-liners, longer essays, and pleas from some who voted for the ANC[…]
The #OccupyLuthuliHouse movement said on Monday that the threats of violence it received from some quarters of the ANC, and the “baffling” security measures outside the party’s headquarters resembled tactics used by the apartheid regime. The movement said in a statement that because it wasn’t naïve to the threats, it[…]
Western Cape ANC chairperson Marius Fransman called for party unity and an end to public fighting on Wednesday, for the sake of the people of the province, he said. Fransman said on Wednesday that he was pleased that a controversial series of statements had at least cleared up that he[…]
A “caretaker” to the Western Cape ANC, appointed earlier in the year by the national executive committee (NEC), on Tuesday spoke out about confusion created by two conflicting statements from the party. Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba said she had been made aware of a statement issued by the provincial secretary on Monday[…]
The ANC branch secretary in Danielskuil and party secretary of the ZF Mgcawu Region, Zonisele Magawu, 29, appeared in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder of DA councillor Johannes Baaitjies. Baaitjies was shot several times shortly before he was supposed to be sworn in as[…]
The African National Congress is likely to face tougher challenges in the 2019 elections if it does not restore support among supporters, according to research by the University of Johannesburg released on Thursday. The ruling party was still enjoying substantial support from the older generation, while younger people were split[…]
The first meeting of the new Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Council had to be postponed briefly on Thursday as ANC members demanded to be let into the Feather Market Hall. The members earlier accused security guards of not allowing them through the doors. Municipal manager Johann Mettler then called for[…]
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