The African National Congress in the Western Cape on Tuesday introduced seven of its 18 ward councillors for the southern suburbs in Cape Town, saying while some of the wards were historically the party’s targets, they were ready to shake up voting patterns. “I think we are going to surprise[…]
As allegations of sexual harassment against the ANC’s Marius Fransman stands to be investigated, opposition parties, women rights groups and community members are up in arms in light of claims that he was reinstated by the African National Congress (ANC). Earlier this year, Fransman, who is the chairman of ANC[…]
While the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) celebrates it’s hosting of the African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma last week, community members have criticized what many describe as the MJC’s endorsement of the political party. The event, which was hosted at the Darul Islam High School, witnessed the warm[…]
Chairperson of the ANC in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman, has issued a statement reiterating that he is the leader of the party in the province. Fransman’s statement comes amidst confusion about his status in the party. While the ANC’s head of elections Nomvula Mokonyane told journalists on Thursday that[…]
Former president Thabo Mbeki has been and remains a member of the African National Congress (ANC) in good standing, his spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga said on Saturday. In a statement, Ratshitanga said that any information not provided by the ANC or the Thabo Mbeki Foundation “has no factual basis and is[…]
Former president Thabo Mbeki and his family have distanced themselves from all things ANC, his cousin and DA mayoral candidate in Mnquma Local Municipality, Madoda Mbeki, told News24 on Friday. “Not only the Mbeki family but AmaZizi clan are not happy, they are no longer in one kraal with the[…]
“Eight years ago I said to the president that I am a Zuma man and I never changed – I am still a ‘Zuma man!” This was the unequivocal statement by the newly elected Muslim Judicicial Council (MJC) president Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams, in welcoming President Jacob Zuma at a special[…]
With the 2016 Local Government Elections less than two weeks away, political campaigning in the Western Cape is intensifying as politicians vie for votes. Amid growing public frustration with the current political landscape, this election is expected to be a hotly contested one. In the build-up to the elections, VOC[…]
ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte has said the eight SABC journalists fired this week have every right to challenge their dismissals. The journalists, dubbed the SABC 8, have taken their dismissals at the broadcaster to the Constitutional Court, filing a supplementary affidavit on Wednesday to have their axings overturned.[…]
OPINION by Ralph Mathekga The 2016 local government elections have many dimensions to them. There are polls and calculations made as to how the elections would go. Political parties that are not faring well in the polls went into autopilot; dismissing any number-crunching work that does not favour their position.[…]
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