Following the re-election of ANC leader in the Western Cape, Marius Fransman, long-standing ANC members have spoken out, expressing their concern for the party’s future in the province amid fears of an increase in corruption and nepotism within the provincial ranks. A new executive committee was elected at the 8th[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape will have to work towards strategies that will appeal to the coloured majority if they are to win back the province, according to political analyst, Amanda Gouws. This comes after the party held its provincial elective conference this past weekend, where Marius Fransman was[…]
A new provincial provincial executive committee for the ANC in the Western Cape has been elected. Khaya Magaxa was named deputy chairperson after standing for nomination against outgoing Abraham Bekeer. Faiz Jacobs replaced Songezo Mjongile as secretary, with Thandi Manyikivana replacing Maurencia Gillion as deputy secretary. Gillion replaced Fezile Calane[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Friday called on political parties not to use what happened at Marikana for political posturing. Speaking at the 60-year anniversary of the Freedom Charter in Kliptown, Soweto, Zuma said what happened in Marikana, where 44 people were killed during a platinum strike in the North West[…]
In a surprise move, ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela addressed people at the party’s 60th anniversary celebration of the adoption of the Freedom Charter in Kliptown, Soweto, on Friday. ANC national chairperson Baleka Mbete asked Madikizela-Mandela to address the crowd on behalf of the veterans. Madikizela-Mandela, dressed in all black, reluctantly[…]
Ahead of the provincial conference later this month, the ANC are ‘roping’ in several party veterans in a bid to win back support ahead of next year’s municipal elections, with the Western Cape seen as a prime target. The ruling party has witnessed its support base in the province gradually[…]
he office of the ANC chief whip in Parliament on Tuesday accused the DA of abusing the Public Protector for its own political agenda. This was after the Democratic Alliance’s leader Mmusi Maimane announced that he had written to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to investigate whether any state funds were[…]
Cape Town International Airport was packed to the rafters on Monday as local activists welcomed the Cuban Five. Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González will officially be hosted by the ANC on a South African tour from the 21st of June to the 3rd of[…]
South Africa is not a failed state and is not on the road to becoming one, says former Cabinet minister Roelf Meyer. Netwerk24 reported that Meyer, who played a key role – with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa – in the negotiations to dismantle apartheid, was speaking in Bloemfontein at the[…]
Thursday’s events in Parliament were an attack on democracy, the ANC said after yet another sitting was adjourned amid shouting. “Incidences such as the ones witnessed today are an attack on our democracy and our constitution which props it up,” said ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa. “They are also not sustainable[…]
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