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Meddling: ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, right, and his deputy Nomvula Mokonyane. Photos: Supplied

‘By hook or by crook’

The ANC has been served with court papers by branches seeking to halt the conference, which was officially set for Wednesday

James Nxumalo, a senior leader in the South African Communist Party, has been appointed coordinator of the ANC’s provincial task team.

ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance

ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Mokonyane: ‘Nobody must shut us up because Trump has become a bully’ 

The ANC said US ambassador to SA, Leo Brent Bozell III ‘is not yet an ambassador to SA’

Nelson Mandela Foundation Board Chairperson Naledi Pandor. (X)

Tribute honours legacy of Rev Jesse Jackson and his solidarity with South Africa

Jackson was awarded South Africa’s National Order of the Companions of OR Tambo in Silver in 2013

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.

Foot-in-Mouth Disease: How Lesufi’s populist politics costs ANC in Gauteng

Lesufi’s remark about resorting to hotel showers during water shortages was not an isolated lapse of judgment but a revealing window into this broader political environment

Less decibels: No amount of sloganeering will win the ANC the Gauteng province as more and more voters are
seeing through the chimera of noise. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng not seduced by slogans

Urban voters navigating the daily realities of transport breakdowns, potholes, water outages, electricity instability, crime and failing municipalities are not impressed by…

ANC treasurer general Gwen Ramokgopa has downplayed her presidential ambitions. (@DrGwenR/X)

Gwen Ramokgopa glosses over her presidential ambitions

The ANC treasury general said the party is focused on the 2026 local government elections

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (X)

Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders

The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington

Up in the air: Gauteng provincial secretary TK Nciza. Photos: X/ANC and Gallo Images

Confusion reigns over ANC rejig

Reconfiguration or dissolution? Moves against Gauteng and KZN leaders leaves party in disarray

ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Nomvula Mokonyane: We are not here to canvas for the DA’s Cilliers Brink

The ANC deputy secretary general has rebuffed Democratic Alliance chair Helen Zille’s demand that the ousted Tshwane mayor be reinstated This content is restricted to registered…

ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Mokonyane: Last-minute initiatives like Nasi Ispan were behind ANC’s electoral decline

The party’s first deputy secretary general said such interventions should be initiated ‘four years and nine months before the next elections’

The ANC in Gauteng believes it is on track to secure at least 40% of the vote in the 2026 local government elections (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng: Five years of coalition confusion

Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

Ramaphosa to appoint ‘inclusive’ cabinet after inauguration, says  Mbalula

The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments

ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena)

Joburg in crisis because ANC isn’t in charge, says Mokonyane

The deputy secretary general of the ANC warned that not voting would be a setback to resolving issues such as electricity, housing and water This content is restricted to…

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga

Msimanga says Gauteng jobs creation scheme must be assessed for financial sustainability

The DA Gauteng leader has declined to say outright whether he would scrap the Nasi Ispani scheme if elected Gauteng premier This content is restricted to registered users and…

US ambassador Reuben Brigety. Photo: Twitter

Biden administration acknowledges damage done by Brigety claims

US diplomat Joy Basu said that Pretoria still needs to do more to convince congress to renew Agoa

Surveillance technology is increasingly being used to monitor civilians.

Boycott Israeli imports, urges ANC at pro-Palestine rally

Nomvula Mokonyane says Israel’s embassy in South Africa must be shut

Pravin Gordhan
2018 – present. Photo: Bongiwe Gumede/Gallo Images/Foto24

Gordhan’s dangerous board games

The minister’s conduct was called into question during this week’s national working committee meeting, sources said

Nomvula Mokonyane. Photo by Kopano Tlape

Israeli embassy ‘arrogant and unwilling to engage’, says Nomvula Mokonyane 

The ANC deputy secretary general also insisted that the governing party was not ‘anti-Jew’

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