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Panyaza Lesufi & Oscar Mabuyane make ANC’s premier candidate list
Panyaza Lesufi and Oscar Mabuyane have been named as premier candidates following a series of interviews, the African National Congress…
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Doctor Khumalo joins Tokyo Sexwale on ANC campaign trail in Soweto
The African National Congress (ANC) has intensified its election campaign by inviting well-known faces as it tries to convince South…
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ANC members with criminal records or facing disciplinary action barred from being nominated as MPs
African National Congress (ANC) members with criminal records, facing party disciplinary action, and charges in court will not be eligible…
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ANC comrades now need post-matric qualifications for election into public office
ANC members who want to represent the party in Parliament and provincial legislatures after next year’s general elections will now…
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ANC NEC removes David Masondo as head of OR Tambo School of Leadership
The African National Congress (ANC)’s national executive committee has moved to replace David Masondo with David Makhura as head of…
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Snuki Zikalala re-elected ANC Veterans League president
Snuki Zikalala is unopposed as the president of the ANC Veterans League. Four people nominated to oppose him either declined…
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Kgalema Motlanthe launches Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has launched the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs in Cape Town. As chairperson of…
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Tony Yengeni appeals nomination disqualification from ANC elective conference
Former Member of Parliament (MP) Tony Yengeni moved to appeal his disqualification from standing for a position in the upcoming…
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Kgalema Motlanthe says ANC members don’t trust women to lead the party
African National Congress’ (ANC) Electoral Committee chairperson, Kgalema Motlanthe, said it seemed the party’s members don’t trust women in leadership…
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Former KZN ANC provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli vows to put the ANC & country first
Former ANC KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli, who is the frontrunner in the race for the party’s national secretary-general position,…
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Lindiwe Sisulu disputes ANC Top 6 nominations
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has lodged a dispute following the formal announcement of the ANC’s Top 6 nominations. In a…
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ANC candidates now required to submit financial records
The African National Congress (ANC) says it stands ready to hold its much-anticipated 55th national elective conference in December and…
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North West ANC hits back at Zuma, Mbeki & Motlanthe’s criticism of President Ramaphosa
More African National Congress (ANC) provinces are weighing in on its former leaders openly criticizing the current president, Cyril Ramaphosa.…
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KZN ANC & Fikile Mbalula back Ramaphosa in face of criticism from former party leaders
While President Cyril Ramaphosa has not been spared from criticism and reproof from African National Congress (ANC) elders, some in…
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Ex-deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas disparages Electoral Amendment Bill
Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mcebisi Jonas rubbished the Electoral Amendment Bill which was passed in the National Assembly (NA)…
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Kgalema Motlanthe directive divides ANC
Plans by the ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal to endorse a party presidential candidate ahead of the organization’s national conference are…
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Kgalema Motlanthe: Cyril Ramaphosa may be hiding something over Phala Phala
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe said President Cyril Ramaphosa “may be hiding something” through his delays in responding to the controversial…
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Bheki Mtolo: Kgalema Motlanthe’s caution to ANC structures is not genuine or principled
Hot on the heels of African National Congress electoral committee chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe’s caution against provincial leaders pronouncing on their…
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Kgalema Motlanthe: Eskom needs expert engineers
More calls for qualified engineers in charge at Eskom to turn things around. This time from former president Kgalema Motlanthe…
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Vote buying and bribing will not be accepted ahead of ANC National Elective Conference: Motlanthe
The processes of nomination and campaigning for the African National Congress (ANC) leadership positions, for the 55th National Elective Conference,…
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Kgalema Motlanthe pays tribute to late govt spokesperson Thabo Masebe
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has hailed the late seasoned Gauteng government spokesperson Thabo Masebe as a stalwart of the African…
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Desmond Tutu served SA with unwavering commitment and integrity, says Motlanthe
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu served South Africa with unwavering commitment and integrity. In a statement…
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Kgalema Motlanthe not shocked by ANC’s poor election showing
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says he is not shocked that the ANC’s voter support dipped below 50% nationally for the…
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My arrest for murder was fuelled by ANC infighting, says Mandla Msibi
Axed Mpumalanga Agriculture MEC Mandla Msibi has spoken out about damning allegations of infighting and factionalism in the province. Msibi…
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President Ramaphosa: South Africans want ANC to correct its mistakes and serve all people
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country’s future was linked to the renewal and unity of the African National Congress…
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Former President Kgalema Motlanthe hits out over Limpopo factional CR17 meeting
The ANC chairperson of the Electoral Committee (EC) and former president Kgalema Motlanthe has come out guns blazing against a…
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Leaked ANC meeting audio exposes rifts in Limpopo
The African National Congress (ANC) has been hit by yet another audio leak scandal – this time the clips are…
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ANC is attending to problems raised in report by Motlanthe, says Paul Mashatile
African National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general Paul Mashatile on Sunday said the party was attending to problems identified in a report…
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ANC prepares to close dispute period
The ANC will close its dispute period on Saturday – when it expects all issues with its councillor nominations to…
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Ex-president Motlanthe praises civil society’s role in holding govt accountable
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has encouraged civil society to be robust in holding the government accountable to influence policy direction…
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Free State impasse will be resolved, says Kgalema Motlanthe
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says the divisions within the ANC in Free State will be settled with time. Motlanthe was…
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Late stalwart Andrew Mlangeni honoured on his 96th birthday
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has paid tribute to the late anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni with a…
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Luthuli House coming for Ace Magashule and Supra Mahumapelo’s precious ANC branches
An intervention by the ANC’s national executive committee to end infighting in the Free State could see the two-party factions…
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Ace Magashule meets with Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe in final round of consultations
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has concluded his engagements with the party’s veterans over its contentious step aside resolution, meeting with…
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ANC Free State appeals court ruling nullifying 2018 conference
The ANC in Free State has filed court papers in the Constitutional Court in a bid to appeal last month’s…
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I’m being removed from my position so that Ramaphosa can be re-elected – Ace Magashule exposes all
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule plans to tell party elders that he is being removed from his position in order to…
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Govt and ANC should honour King Zwelithini by resolving Ingoyama Trust debate, says IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Sunday said government and the African National Congress (ANC) should honour the late AmaZulu…
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Rebecca Kotane an activist in her own right, says Motlanthe
Struggle stalwart Rebecca Kotane was laid to rest in Pella in the North West on Saturday. She passed away last…
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Ex-President Kgalema Motlanthe appointed head of Nelson Mandela Foundation
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has been appointed to head the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation issued a statement confirming his…
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Serious trouble for Ace Magashule as ANC gives final verdict
The ANC is edging closer to making a final decision on its “step-aside” policy after a committee of ANC veterans,…
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Kgalema Motlanthe takes reins at NMF amid misconduct allegations
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will take over the running of the Nelson Mandela Foundation following allegations of corruption against management…
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Ex-President Motlanthe to head NMF amid probe into management
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has temporarily taken over the reins at the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) amid allegations of financial…
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Expropriation without compensation? Not in 100 years, says Motlanthe
The former president says he compiled a report on land reform two years ago, but few people ended up reading…
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Justice Cameron warns of pressure on the ConCourt
South Africa’s apex court judges must be prepared for tough times where justice and democracy will be tested to the…
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Don’t criticise Nelson Mandela for the compromises: Kgalema Motlanthe
Compromises that were made in 1994 sought to avoid a bloodbath and obliteration of our country, says former president Kgalema…
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#Sona2019: Jacob Zuma gives Ramaphosa’s Sona a skip
President Cyril Ramaphosa only greeted former presidents Kgalema Motlanthe and Thabo Mbeki. Former president Jacob Zuma is not present at…
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Kgalema Motlanthe to lead Ace Magashule probe
Former ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead the ANC NEC investigation of Secretary-General Ace Magashule. Magashule is being investigated…
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Kgalema Motlanthe: Not all was bad under Jacob Zuma
Former President Jacob Zuma’s nine-year reign was not completely wasted. That’s according to former President Kgalema Motlanthe. He says Zuma’s…
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Pressured Mnangagwa goes after soldiers who killed citizens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has succumbed to pressure from local and international human rights groups to rein in killer soldiers, and…
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