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The federation held a special central executive committee meeting in Johannesburg this week at which it resolved to oppose any attempts to privatise state-owned entities. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Cosatu report: A hodgepodge of perplexity

A paper presented at its congress shows Cosatu leaders may have drunk too much ANC Kool-Aid.

Proper debate: Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says judges should be independent, but must be open to criticism. Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Cosatu top brass clings to leadership

Despite resistance from Fawu, five out of six national leaders retained their positions uncontested – Zwelinzima Vavi the only exception.

Proper debate: Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says judges should be independent, but must be open to criticism. Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Cosatu top brass clings to leadership

Despite resistance from Fawu, five out of six national leaders retained their posts uncontested – the expelled Zwelinzima Vavi the only exception.

Proper debate: Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says judges should be independent, but must be open to criticism. Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Cosatu top brass clings to leadership

A report by UNAids has revealed that SA’s antiretroviral coverage has greatly increased in the last two decade, but remains short of global targets.

Cyril Ramaphosa says a state capture inquiry should simultaneously be broad and focused.

Cosatu top brass clings to leadership

Despite resistance from Fawu, five out of six national leaders retained their positions uncontested – Zwelinzima Vavi the only exception.

Sports MEC shuffles off under a cloud

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has "demoted" Molebatsi Bopape to MEC for social development instead of firing her over allegations of corruption.

Former Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

How to turn SAA around – again

South African Airways’s new boss, Musa Zwane, believes he can address the company’s problems in five years.

The eloquence of stony-faced defeat

Slate politics trumped calls for unity at last weekend’s elections for ANC KZN.

Cosatu appeals for congress cash

Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini says the organisation needs more money than it has to fund its national congress.

Senzo Mchunu is safe for now.

Senzo Mchunu still has his job … for now

New ANC KZN chairperson Sihle Zikalala has said that he will not recall his political rival as premier, but the decision may not be his to make.

Current provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala has been elected to the post of chairperson for the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal.

‘Kingmaker’ Zikalala calls for ANC unity

Zuma-backed Sihle Zikalala has called for unity in the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal after being elected to the "kingmaker" post of provincial party chair.

Parliament did not have the time, resources or capacity to investigate the early
“noise” and “rumours” about the coordinated and wholesale looting of South Africa’s public coffers, Baleka Mbete told the state capture commission on Tuesday night.

Mbete: ANC cadres can never be enemies

Baleka Mbete laid a clarion call for unity at the opening of the ANC KwaZulu Natal elective conference amid tension in the leadership race.

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the statement by party’s Gauteng branch was unfortunate.

Six critics of the ANC who may have pissed off Mantashe

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe is not happy with former ANC leaders who "lambast the governments and parties they were once proud to serve".

An entrepreneurship sub-committee on the Human Resources Development Council reports to Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Does Motlanthe still think the tripartite alliance is dead?

Cosatu insists it had a constructive meeting with the former president following his scathing comments about the expulsion of Vavi and Numsa.

‘When the izinkabi need money

Divided KwaZulu ANC prepares for a showdown

The race between incumbent Senzo Mchunu and provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala for the position of chairperson has added to the factional battles.

Sorry, ANC – SA to remain in ICC

The ANC wants to exit the International Criminal Court, but some in the government are quietly stalling.

ICC suspects Bashir could come back to SA

The ICC is suspicious that the South African government may well allow Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir back into the country.

Gwede to youth: Let’s not fight about Blade

The ANC’s revolution cannot be gambled on the hashtag mentality.

Photo: A woman rides on the back of a bicycle in Salima more than 200 km out of Blantyre

Mantashe: University management ‘must not be arrogant’

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has lambasted vice-chancellors of universities for ineffectively dealing with widespread #FeesMustFall protests.

Photo: A woman rides on the back of a bicycle in Salima more than 200 km out of Blantyre

‘Blame the universities, not the ANC’

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has lambasted university vice-chancellors for ineffectively dealing with the widespread #FeesMustFall protests.