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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the January 8 Statement at Moruleng Stadium, North West.

Ramaphosa to ANC members: campaigning for 2026 elections is mandatory

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism

Going nowhere: President Cyril Ramaphosa had once again weathered an internal push to unseat him before
the end of his term in 2027. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC

This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning

The ANC’s historically legitimacy, the divided opposition, the proportional electorate system, and the lack of a broad-based party all contribute to its continued dominance Photo: File

ANC Youth League: A call for economic freedom in our lifetime

The league’s national general council must be a turning point, a radical reawakening

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (File photo)

Mbalula targeting Lesufi in ‘proxy battle’ ahead of 2027 ANC conference

Sources say Gauteng chair Panyaza Lesufi is not a threat to the ANC secretary general, but could be collateral damage

Do as I say, not as I do: The ANC launch of its 2019 elections manifesto in Durban in January last year. The party is finding it difficult to implement its clean-up resolutions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC elective conferences face a second postponement

Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled

(John McCann/M&G)

Richard Calland: Not much has shuffled in the political pack

Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre

Do as I say, not as I do: The ANC launch of its 2019 elections manifesto in Durban in January last year. The party is finding it difficult to implement its clean-up resolutions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC: ‘We’re operating under conditions of anarchy’

In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again

In response to questions, Ramaphosa confirmed that he would appear before the integrity commission and that he would suggest that clear guidelines be set for campaigning to undo the culture that had developed around this in recent years in the party.

ANC 108 lays bare Cyril’s failure

President Ramaphosa is in a disastrous position for someone elected the way he was and with enemies circling

The most obvious option left for the ANC should Zuma decide not follow the party’s directive for his recall would be to vote him out of office in a motion of no confidence.

Zuma gets warm PE welcome

The large crowd sang songs in praise of Zuma as he arrived to speak in Port Elizabeth about the Operation Phakisa economy project.

During the Zuma era, the State Security Agency (SSA) fought factional battles in the ANC, provided covert election support to the governing party and served the personality cult of the president to the point of unlawfully detaining one of his spouses suspected of poisoning him.

Zuma: I will never stand for a third term

Zuma appeared hellbent on not wanting to continue in his position as president, regardless of what ANC members and leaders want.

And the runners-up are …

On Sunday a picture emerged of strong support for Jacob Zuma, overshowing the rest and spectacularly managing to humiliate national ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota. As strong an…