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Offended: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says it’s a problem that Roelf Meyer’s organisation met the DRC’s opposition parties only. (Lisa Hnatowicz/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Roelf Meyer tramps on Sisulu’s toes

The minister has taken issue with a meeting of DRC leaders that excluded the ruling party

Irvin Jim (Nicolene Olckers/Gallo)

Electoral commission stalls Numsa’s political bid

The union says it will appeal the decision by the commission to reject its attempt to register a workers’ party

Zanele Ncube is the owner of Mazet Beadworks. (Oupa Nkosi)

Slice of life: Beads thread my life together

‘This business saved my life and I have no intention of doing any other work except this. I started this business because jobs were scarce’

The Vhembe municipality, where Florence Radzilani is the mayor, is said to have injected the biggest amount — R300?million — into VBS (Capricorn Voice)

Limpopo duo in hot water

Two ANC leaders implicated in the VBS bank report will be called to appear before the party’s integrity commission

‘If we are going to follow [all] the rules of EIA and zoning, a lot of private-sector investment cannot happen’ (Peter Mogaki/Sowetan/Gallo)

Nafcoc angry at being ignored on small business input

Lawrence Mavundla has criticised the small business proposals in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s jobs summit framework

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)

Eskom reports alarm Cosatu

Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says the federation will not be open to any solution involving privatisation

Economic Freedom Front member Nontobeko Zulu is the newly elected student representative council president at the University of Zululand. (Sanele Sikhakane)

EFF gains a foothold in KwaZulu-Natal

Its focus in the province, and elsewhere, is on the youth vote and SRC polls are the starting point

Unattainable: Cosatu’s general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali (above) will ask for the National Development Plan to be reviewed at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s jobs summit. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Dark clouds gather over jobs summit

Ramaphosa has his work cut out to rally everyone behind his vision and some are already grumbling

Order: Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s fightback is underway. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

All eyes on Magashule at NEC

The integrity commission and the ‘plot’ are on the national executive committee meeting’s agenda

In a leaked document, Thabo Mbeki has called on ANC leaders to conduct an internal review to have the organisation reflect on a number of questions including what those who are “land-hungry” want to use land for. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Mbeki questions ANC’s motive for expropriation without compensation

The comments were made in a leaked 30-page memorandum intended for internal use by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation

Zingiswa Losi, Cosatu’s new boss, says the union federation won’t cosy up to ANC presidents, a lesson it learnt from the Jacob Zuma days. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Losi’s on a mission to rebuild Cosatu

The first woman president plans to stamp out sexism and recruit members, including former ally Numsa

Losi is expected to be officially announced as Cosatu’s new president on Thursday, together with other elected leaders. (Gallo Images)

Zingiswa Losi elected Cosatu’s first woman president

Losi was nominated unopposed by delegates at Cosatu’s 13th national congress taking place in Midrand this week

Committee chairperson Lorna Maloney says less influential ANC members who were supposed to be on the party list were bumped off it in favour of ANC municipal representatives who had been illegitimately parachuted into positions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Court action divides North West ANC

One of the province’s biggest regions is calling for action against those who challenge the dissolution of the party’s provincial executive committee

The DA’s premier candidate in KwaZulu-Natal, Zwakele Mncwango (right) poses for a selfie with party leader Mmusi Maimane and Zanele Mthembu. (Thuli Dlamini/Gallo Images/The Times)

Mncwango hopes to hurt ANC

The DA’s candidate for premier in KwaZulu-Natal talks tough on the 2019 elections

Innocent: EFF North West secretary Papiki Babuile says his prosecution was politically motivated. Photo: Lucky Nxumalo/Gallo Images/City Press

North West EFF flexes its muscles

Its re-elected secretary is all fired up and intent on taking the province from the still-divided ANC

Christine Lagarde (AFP)

DA ready to defend Msimanga against EFF-ANC motion

The Tshwane mayor will know on Thursday whether he will remain at the city’s helm or be removed by parties

Bonginkosi Madikizela said more seats in the provincial legislature would also mean smaller political parties would be better represented. (David Harrison/M&G)

W Cape leader ‘unfit’ to be premier

The DA is split between those who back Alan Winde and Bonginkosi Madikizela’s supporters

?Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo has stated that she never meant to break the code. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Undeterred, Dlodlo forges ahead

The department says it’s not retrenching, but treasury has the money for severance packages

“Given what they’ve done recently, it would probably be our biggest win of the last couple of years,” said Scottish coach Gregor Townsend. (Craig Brough/Reuters)

ANC eyes youth and minority voters

The party is turning to new voters to reverse a decline in its support ahead of the 2019 general elections

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader, John Moodey, has tried to downplay trouble over a succession battle. (Paul Botes/M&G)

DA’s internal woes may lead to voter backlash

​With only a few months left until the 2019 national elections, the Democratic Alliance this week found itself beset by a new crisis