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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. (@MbalulaFikile/X)

Mbalula: Ramaphosa would have betrayed ANC members if he resigned because he is an asset 

The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone

Andile Lungisa to testify for state in graft case

Three former Democratic Alliance councillors were allegedly paid R100 000 each for helping to oust mayor Athol Trollip

ANC national executive committee (NEC) member Tony Yengeni. Photo: Supplied

Tony Yengeni appeals ban on standing for election at the ANC conference

The jailed fraudster says his criminal record has been expunged and that the step-aside rule can’t be applied retrospectively

Pule Mabe. File photo

Mabe, Masina & Lungisa – the three youth league veterans vying for top job

The ANC leaders who will be contesting the treasurer general position talk about how the office could be improved

Eastern Cape ANC leaders Babalo Madikizela (left) and Oscar Mabuyane (right).

ANC Eastern Cape region to lobby for Madikizela to replace Mabuyane as provincial chair

Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.

Eastern Cape ANC leaders Babalo Madikizela (left) and Oscar Mabuyane (right).

A Madikizela win against Mabuyane could tilt the scales against Ramaphosa’s camp

Babalo Madikizela is considering standing against Oscar Mabuyane to become chair of the key Eastern Cape ANC region in December

As ANC secretary general Ace Magashule mulls over his options, the party’s national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, drew a line in the sand — there is no turning back from ruling that corruption charged politicians step aside by month’s end.  (Delwyn Verasamy)

No escape from the step-aside deadline, says Mantashe

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, who criticised Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo during an interview, said those party leaders who want the NEC to reverse its step-aside…

Former Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa.

ANC Eastern Cape’s Lungisa may get the chop

The former councillor is scheduled to appear before the provincial disciplinary committee on charges of misconduct.

Andile Lungisa addresses striking Nelson Mandela Bay municipal workers outside the city hall on June 20, 2018 in Port Elizabeth. (Photo by Gallo Images/Netwerk24/Lulama Zenzile)

Understanding intra-party democracy

The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties

Andile Lungisa addresses striking Nelson Mandela Bay municipal workers outside the city hall on June 20, 2018 in Port Elizabeth. (Photo by Gallo Images/Netwerk24/Lulama Zenzile)

Plastic to replace the stone jug in Nelson Mandela Bay

The early release of the metro’s loose cannon Lungisa has everyone guessing about his next outburst

Former Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa.

Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth

Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole

Many hats: Ibrahim Rasool, the new chairperson of the Western Province Rugby Football Union and once the Western Cape premier, reflects on current politics in the province. (David Harrison/M&G)

ANC’s ‘moral crisis’ will foil W Cape hope

Former premier Ebrahim Rasool says voters will abandon the party until corruption is arrested

An image from Mzwandile Masina’s tweet advocating for the release of Andile Lungisa.

Convict Andile Lungisa resists calls to quit city council

Former youth league leader Andile Lungisa cites ANC constitution, and argues assault is not corruption in a bid to keep his party membership

Facing charges: Former eThwekwini mayor Zandile Gumede. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

Zandile Gumede’s backers spoil ANC clean-up

The governing party appears to be struggling to enforce the ban on support for leaders facing criminal charges

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Cyril braces for Ace camp’s big flex

Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive will see him targeted at the ANC NEC’s meeting this weekend

Silicosis is a disease that affects people in jobs where they breathe in dust that contains silica – a tiny crystal found in sand, rock or mineral ores, such as quartz.

VBS saga: ANC members found guilty must face ‘wrath of the law’ – NWC

More than 50 people have been implicated in the recent report into large-scale fraud at the bank, following its collapse earlier this year

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Bid to have motion of no confidence brought against Bobani fails

The ACDP’s Lance Grootboom and Cope councillor Siyasanga Sijadu had submitted a motion of exigency for the removal of Bobani

(Leon Sadiki/Gallo Images)

Trollip ousted in ‘sham’ council meeting

The DA has described the meeting as a mock council sitting which was illegal, insisting it would challenge the validity of Trollip’s removal.

David Mabuza (left), who pulled a sharp move at the ANC’s elective conference in December 2017 that saw Cyril Ramaphosa (right) elected president, may be planning his ascent to that throne. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC in mad rush to stamp out fires

The party must resolve provincial issues that, if left to the courts, could challenge the legitimacy of its leaders

Andile Lungisa

Andile Lungisa gets two years in jail for assault

Magistrate Morne Cannon said the ANC Eastern Cape heavyweight had shown no remorse for his actions