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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. (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

Mandla Msibi

‘Special leave’ not justified, MEC Mandla Msibi tells Mpumalanga premier

The ANC suspended Msibi, the party’s provincial treasurer, two weeks before the premier’s action

Murder-accused ANC leader Mandla Msibi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Murder-accused MEC Mandla Msibi asked to step aside

During a media briefing on Tuesday, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane told journalists that she had fired MEC Mandla Msibi with immediate effect

The past weekend’s ANC conferences proved a major boost for Ramaphosa presidency of the party

Do the ‘lies of the ANC drown out its honesty’? A Covid-19 case study

The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow

Power: Ngrayi Ngwenya is a member of the task team in eHlanzeni region, where an elective conference is due. (Supplied)

ANC leader doles out dosh ahead of elective conference

Mpumalanga was plagued by claims of gatekeeping and buying delegates ahead of the ANC’s 2017 conference, at which Mabuza was elected deputy president

Late former deputy president David Mabuza. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Setback blow for DD’s chosen one

Mpumalanga premier’s key lobbyist’s assault case will hurt her bid for more power