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Four square behind Cyril: The ANC NEC special sitting which deliberated on the Section 89 Constitutional Court judgement, has ruled to support the president fully. Photo: My ANC

ANC closes ranks behind Ramaphosa

After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not…

From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion.  (Liezl Human/Groundup)

‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development

From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation…

New breed: Police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi represents a class of leeches who prey on the lucrative gap between the State and criminal cartels, a class the writer laments. Photo: Supplied

The hidden hoaxer class outed

Political entrepreneurs, while integrated and integral to both sides, are in the unique position in which they are neither. accountable to an electoral constituency nor the…

From 1 April to 5 May, the levy on petrol will drop from R4.10/litre to R1.10/litre and on diesel from R3.93/litre to R0.93/litre, while other levies, including the Road Accident Fund and Carbon Fuel Levy, remain unchanged.

Fuel prices rise on Wednesday; government announces temporary relief

Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May

Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane

ANC deputy chief whip Nobuhle Nkabane found guilty of gross misconduct by misleading parliament

The ANC recently appointed Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in the National Assembly

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mantashe pushes oil and gas drive as global tension raises fuel price risks

Mantashe says South Africa must move faster on oil and gas exploration to reduce import dependence and protect energy security

Aloof: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana criticised for trivialising grievances of the people. Photo: GCIS

An elite detached from daily struggles

When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs,…

Modernisation: Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at the Investing in African Mining
Indaba 2026. Photo: Mining Indaba

AI funding set to bring mining into 21st century

Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Global rush for critical minerals puts African countries at risk, Mantashe warns

Geopolitical rivalries over minerals are intensifying, placing Africa’s resource-rich countries under pressure, the minister told delegates at the mining indaba

Mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe. File Photo

‘King coal is back’, says Mantashe

The minister framed coal, not as a relic of the past, but as a critical driver of energy security, industrial activity and employment

Paying respects: ANC chairman Gwede Mantashe visiting JB Marks’ grave. Photo: Supplied

ANC at 114: From Morogoro to Moruleng

The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning

Calling it as we see it: The M&G
front page in December, 2025.

Lessons from M&G cabinet scores

It may be time for a leadership change

Riding into the sunset: ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe said the alliance has been central to the country’s liberation struggle and all
partners were custodians of a revolutionary project in which South Africans had invested hope and expectation. Mantashe has indicated he is not
available or nomination anymore. Photo: ANC

Mantashe: SACP will pay a heavy price at elections

The ANC chairperson also urged the party not to elect a strongman president at its 2027 conference

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe.

Exclusive: Ramaphosa does not owe Marikana a visit over 2012 massacre, Mantashe says

The ANC chairperson dismissed as insignificant, the party’s loss last September of a ward which includes Marikana

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resource Gwede Mantashe

Gwede Mantashe: Mineral and Petroleum Resources

SCORE: D Mantashe’s tenure in the mining and petroleum sectors has been defined by a mix of early reforms and structural challenges. He oversaw the initial rollout of the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC’s national general council earlier this week. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC renewal headache

The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa at the party’s national general council forum. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Show of support for Ramaphosa at ANC conference, amid talk of plans to recall him

On the first day of the party’s national general council, chairperson Gwede Mantashe slammed Ramaphosa’s detractors and urged them to ‘say whatever you want to say here and not…

Former public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba

Malusi Gigaba charged over Transnet’s multibillion-rand corruption scandal

Gigaba appeared in court alongside four former Transnet executives, with prosecutors alleging he accepted undisclosed cash from the Gupta family while tender processes were…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (@MYANC/X)

Editorial: Cyril’s right about councillors: Shape up or ship out

ANC chair Gwede Mantashe said it was indiscipline that was at the centre of the party’s poor performance in local government

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (@myANC/X)

DA governs the best-run municipalities, Ramaphosa tells ANC councillors

The ANC leader said it also hurts him to see that some municipalities run by the party were ‘being run backwards’