The instability of hung local governments is driving the ANC’s new-found need to get to grips with coalition politics

Presidency says Mabuza is still second in command while he waits for Ramaphosa to release him with Mashatile waiting in the wings

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to buy time are likely to cause more friction in the ANC as Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza rekindle relations, forcing his hand

The Eastern Cape leader has called President Cyril Ramaphosa a victim and beneficiary of those lobbying in his name

The justice minister, who is angling to become the party’s deputy president, was quick to add that there should be a generational mix in leadership

Angry Atteridgeville residents hurl insults at ‘dysfunctional’ ANC full of ‘corrupt individuals’ as Mabuza fails to placate them with party T-shirts and doeks

There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied

Discovering the life-sustaining importance of contact with actual people: colleagues, customers, and deputy presidents

It is unclear when Mabuza will be meeting the integrity commission or when his swearing in has been postponed to.

According to a statement from the ANC, its deputy president made the request himself

In its first showdown with deputy president David Mabuza in the Parliament, the DA brought up the issue of political killings in Mpumalanga

Deputy President David Mabuza has dismissed talk about him being linked to criminal dealings as a smear campaign that started as far back as 2009

Is he the one to rescue the ANC and South Africa? There is no telling from his contradictory record

What qualifies Baleka Mbete for her new job as deputy president? Her record as National Assembly speaker suggests she can get things done.

The ANC faces a tough — and hotly contested — choice of deputy president from two very strong, and very different, contenders. Anton Harber reports.