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Ramaphosa’s campaign team have steadfastly wanted Gwede “Tiger” Mantashe to roar back into his current position as national chairperson when the conference closes on Tuesday.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s protectors: Madonsela, Murphy and Phosa

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has threatened MPs with disciplinary action if they vote in favour of section 89 report

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule. (Mlungisi Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ANC disciplinary committee meets on possible Magashule expulsion

Suspended ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has indicated that he will not be available to attend the hearing, which could result in his dismissal

Phosa’s law firm has been appointed by the Kopanong municipality to sue for damages.

Mathews Phosa: ‘Justice must prevail’ in Jagersfontein disaster

Phosa’s law firm has been appointed by the Kopanong municipality to sue for damages

The ANC’s elective conference takes place in December.

ANC’s Sekhukhune regional chair to be elected mayor after surviving factional spat

Limpopo ANC heavyweight and Sekhukhune regional chair Julia Mathebe is expected to be elected as mayor of the district when council convenes for a special sitting on Wednesday.…

Unmasked: Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo hands over the first report into state capture to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: TK Kopano/GCIS

Parliament fire: Truth is stranger than fiction

Zandile Mafe took a nap outside parliament. Does that make him a sleeper agent?

Former president Thabo Mbeki. (David Harrison/M&G)

RECAP: Mbeki tells ANC that land without compensation goes against the party’s Freedom Charter

‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25

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Editorial: Unrest death count the highest in more than 180 years

We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

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Editorial: Last week’s unrest: Who is left to clean up the mess?

Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government

Taxi association members disperse looters at the Chris Hani Mall in Vosloorus on July 14, 2021 in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Policing, private security, taxi?members and community leaders battled to quell looters at the popular Chris Hani Mall.  (Photo by Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

We have blood on our hands, ANC’s Mathews Phosa says

We want to hear about steps taken, people arrested, people charged and sentenced in courts of law

Rooikat vehicles formed part of the army’s response to the July 2021 riots. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/ AFP/Getty

Security cluster disagrees over describing recent unrest as an ‘insurrection’

State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula are two leaders who disagreed with the ‘insurrection’ label, sources say

Oral submission: The public hearings on amending the constitution’s Section 25 on land expropriation concluded in 2019 and a draft amendment bill is now being deliberated. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Section 25: ANC snubs EFF after negotiations impasse

The ANC is searching for alternatives to end months of negotiations with the EFF on the land question

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Today’s ANC is a criminal enterprise masquerading as moral and political “leaders of society”

The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe. (Gallo)

The Bell Pottinger-linked ‘charity’ advised by ANC bigwigs

The Brazzaville Foundation, which has been accused of laundering the reputation of one of Africa’s most corrupt presidents

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘Ghost’ branches, municipal capture ‘threatens’ ANC in Mpumalanga

​Disaffected Mpumalanga ANC members want the party’s national leadership to dissolve its PEC and call a general council meeting to elect new leaders

‘The CAR is a geopolitical chess game

Magashule turns on ‘turncoat’ DD

Deputy president David Mabuza will have to defend himself against claims of nepotism in Mpumalanga

Cosatu said it had lost confidence in Zuma to lead and unite the ANC and the country

‘False affidavit’ spiked Phosa’s case

After claiming that Mpumalanga branch general meetings were fixed, the presidential hopeful had to withdraw his court bid

David Mabuza has been mentioned in the same breath as political hits in Mpumalanga

DD: Tactical genius or Dark Lord?

Critics say he operates in the shadows, but David Mabuza may be the kingmaker at conference time

Ramaphosa extends lead with Limpopo nomination

Limpopo was the second last province to hold its Provincial General Council (PGC) meeting where the nominations from branches were consolidated.

Smile for the camera: President Jacob Zuma shuffles along with his preferred successor Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and her rival for the position of ANC president

’The old man is desperate now’

Provincial ANC leaders condemn Jacob Zuma’s call for unity just before the conference as ‘fake’ and say it’s ‘too late’ to worry about his legacy

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ANC succession battle flounders on home turf

Some presidential hopefuls can’t count on the constituency where they expect most support