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Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (LinkedIn)

NWC appoints Doctor Xhakaza as Ekurhuleni task team convenor

Xhakaza lost against Masina in a disputed conference which was set aside by the high court, with costs

Gauteng ANC: (Left) TK Nciza and Panyaza Lesufi brief the media in Johannesburg. (Papi Morake/Gallo Images)

TK Nciza, Nomvula Mokonyane at the heart of invalid ANC Ekurhuleni conference, court finds

The Gauteng high court setting aside of the Ekurhuleni conference could have implications on the provincial conference that elected Panayaza Lesufi

No slate is expected to emerge victorious as poorly coordinated conference finally gets under way

Gauteng ANC conference likely to produce mixed bag of leaders

No slate is expected to emerge victorious as poorly coordinated conference finally gets under way

Jacob Khawe is the second provincial leader to speak out against the presence of their seniors at provincial conferences.

Don’t interfere in our conference, Gauteng ANC tells national officials

Provincial leaders have asked ANC top brass to caution national working committee (and national executive committee members against meddling

(Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images)

Gauteng ANC leaders to meet NEC deployees in last-minute preparations for the provincial conference

Gauteng ANC ishoping national executive committee discussions about outstanding disputes in nine branches in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni will be resolved by Wednesday

Not briefed: Police Minister Bheki Cele (left) and police commissioner Khehla Sitole’s testimony at hearings into the July riots suggest monumental crime intelligence failures. (Jaco Marais/ Netwerk24/Gallo Images)

The security cluster remains the thorn in the ANC’s side

Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences

Crime and councillors: Sangomas outside court during the pre-trial hearing in the Durban Solid Waste case (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

ANC candidates list filled with people accused of crimes, but too late to make changes

Court challenges loom as ANC branches cry foul over the culling of popular candidates

Blame game: Clashes between ministers in the security cluster involve, from left, Ayanda Dlodlo, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Bheki Cele. (David Harrison/M&G)

Cabinet reshuffle not on cards yet

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

ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts

The ANC’s clean-up mission is causing a standoff

ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts

Gauteng premier David Makhura. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Makhura and e-tolls: A lesson in repetition

Premier David Makhura has repeatedly called for e-tolls to be scrapped but has not given a plan in the last three State of the Province Addresses

“There was an offer from Saudi to invest in Denel, not buy a stake. At some point we did consider it, but we did not come [to] any conclusion,” Sisulu said. (David Harrison/M&G)

‘Do the right thing’

The ANC’s Gauteng secretary says ‘revolutionary morality’ demands that the controversial leaders must put people first

Survival tactics: David Makhura knows that e-tolls erode support for his party

Lobbying ends now — Makhura tells Gauteng ANC

Newly elected ANC Gauteng chairperson David Makhura has called for an end to lobby groups and ill-discipline in the province

ANC members can’t vote with their conscience in motion of no confidence – Magashule

Magashule urges ANC members to resolve issues internally

“Unity is not just going to happen because we come together, sit together, walk together and go out there, it’s a process,” says ANC SG

(David Harrison)

Makhura confirms cash-strapped Emfuleni municipality placed under administration.

Makhura said the province will have financial control over the struggling municipality ― which includes the towns of Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark

Jacob Khawe is the second provincial leader to speak out against the presence of their seniors at provincial conferences.

ANC says Emfuleni mayor back on the job

​Jacob Khawe is back in his position as mayor of Emfuleni after resigning earlier this week after just six months on the job

Jacob Khawe is the second provincial leader to speak out against the presence of their seniors at provincial conferences.

Emfuleni mayor resigns after municipality placed under administration

After only holding the position for three months, Jacob Khawe has resigned with immediate effect