The International Criminal Court (ICC) is no longer a useful organisation, the ANC said on Sunday, in the wake of a court application to compel the government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress holds a view that the… ICC is[…]
The ANC has kept mum on some of the biggest issues facing the country’s state institutions. Should the ruling party make its voice heard on these matters? Here are seven things the ANC, as a political party, has decided not to weigh in on: NPA The ruling party has kept mum over[…]
The ANC-controlled Nelson Mandela Bay metro’s new mayor Danny Jordaan is expected to be sworn in during a special council meeting on Thursday. It may however not be an easy feat for the ruling party in the metro, as opposition parties have threatened to stay away from the meeting and[…]
Danny Jordaan’s promise to focus on alleged corruption in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has reportedly caused concern among high-ranking municipal officials, a source has told Netwerk24. The ANC announced on May 18 that Jordaan had been selected to take over as mayor of the metro, replacing 83-year-old Benson Fihla.[…]
Mother, leader, teacher, gallant fighter, brave warrior and true patriot. This is how President Jacob Zuma described Ruth Mompati at a funeral held for the struggle stalwart in Vryburg on Saturday. The 89-year-old politician died in hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a lengthy illness. In his eulogy, Zuma[…]
Parliament is going to hold Public Protector Thuli Madonsela under its thumb by forcing her to meet extraordinary requirements. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice ruled on Wednesday that Madonsela must now formally report to him four times a year. This was two more times than other Chapter 9[…]
The DA’s claim that its win in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday regarding the right to remove or arrest parliamentary members who caused disturbances was a victory against National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete was misleading, the ANC said on Tuesday. “The DA’s court application was neither intended to[…]
The EFF on Friday said it will lodge a complaint over the way Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was treated by ANC MPs during a briefing to a parliamentary committee this week. “During her appearance, the Public Protector was subject to personal, unprofessional and unparliamentary attacks by members of the justice[…]
The Western Cape chapter of the ANC has launched an offensive against the DA-run City of Cape Town in a bid to gain answers over allegations the City, and several of its members may have had illegal dealings with local drug lords and gang bosses. The party has called on[…]
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was accused in Parliament on Wednesday of working hand in glove with the DA. Madonsela spent more than three hours dodging insults and attacks from ANC MPs and the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on justice during her appearance in Parliament. DA, ACDP and EFF MPs[…]
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