ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe came down to meet with protesting students outside the party’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Thursday. Earlier, former Wits University SRC president Mcebo Dlamini told the crowd: “The secretary general of the ANC will humble himself and come down here.” “When I was growing[…]
Good leaders should know when to step down from their positions, however, this did not necessarily apply to the position of president, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. “I’ve had a lot of experience, eight years now [as secretary general]. When 2017 comes, I will be 10 years[…]
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe decided at the weekend that the ANC’s Lower South Coast regional conference would not be held again, despite considerable unhappiness about its outcome last year. Lower South Coast’s regional secretary Mzwandile Mkhwanazi confirmed that Mantashe was at the Port Shepstone Civic Centre on Sunday to[…]
The tripartite alliance will defend Cosatu’s unity, but the trade union federation needs to sort out its own problems, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday. “The summit also affirms its support of the right of Cosatu to make its own decisions concerning internal discipline,” he said at the[…]
The International Criminal Court is “dangerous” and South Africa should withdraw from it, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday, defending the government’s decision not to arrest indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. President Jacob Zuma and the ANC have come under fire for allowing Bashir, who faces charges of[…]
Troubled state institutions like Eskom, the NPA, and the SABC are receiving attention, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “The ANC noted with serious concern the developments in a number of institutions including Eskom, the SABC, the Hawks, the NPA and Ipid [Independent Police Investigative Directorate], among others,”[…]
The ANC will use its upcoming 103rd anniversary to reclaim the Freedom Charter, which must serve as the basis for its future plans, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in Cape Town on Wednesday. “It is back to basics. This is the year of the Freedom Charter. It is the 60th[…]
There is no rift between President Jacob Zuma and ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe, the party said on Friday. “The African National Congress dismisses with the contempt they deserve reports… claiming a ‘rift’ between ANC President, Comrade Jacob Zuma, and the secretary-general, Comrade Gwede Mantashe,” spokesman Zizi Kodwa said in[…]
ANC members and leaders should not travel to Israel as the party is in solidarity with the people of Palestine, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “[We are] joining the call for [a] cultural, academic and education boycott of Israel, including travel bans for members and leaders of[…]
Parliament should allow leaders to answer questions without shouting, and insults being hurled, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “Parliament must do its work and not allow deviant behaviour,” Mantashe told reporters in Johannesburg. “How can they [questions] be answered when we are all singing and shouting? Space[…]
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