Members free to choose between ANC, SACP in LGE: Mantashe

SABC News anchor Ayanda Nyathi interviews ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe at the party’s National General Council in Boksburg in the East Rand on December 9, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has made it clear that the party’s members are free to make a choice between the ANC and its ally, the South…

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Analyst slams ANC’s Integrity Commission

An ANC delegate walks past a banner during the 5th National General Council Political Analyst Sandile Swana has criticised the ANC Integrity Commission saying it’s made up of people who have no integrity. Swana argues that the commission is populated by NEC members who have been mentioned in corruption cases including a report by the…

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Analyst questions whether ANC has courage to reclaim NDR

ANC delegates during the National General Council meeting. As the ANC National General Council (NGC) continues at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) and its principles have taken center stage in the deliberations aimed at the renewal of the party. Political Commentator Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya says this focus on the principles the…

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Talks with NEHAWU underway to rectify the nonpayment issue: Bhengu

ANC Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu The African National Congress (ANC) says talks with the National Health, Education and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) are underway to rectify the nonpayment of staff salaries.   This, after Luthuli House staff members picketed outside the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Monday, where the ANC’s fifth National General Council (NGC) is…

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ANC’s Fikile Mbalula paints a grim picture of the party’s state

Fikile Mbalula delivering the ANC National General Council Midterm Report in Bokburg. The African National Congress’s (ANC) Mid-term report, delivered by Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, paints a grim picture of the party’s current state. Around 2000 delegates have gathered at the Birchwood Hotel for the party’s National General Council (NGC), which is reviewing its performance,…

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ANC must go back to basics to regain public confidence: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the Political Overview at ANC’s 5th NGC in Bokburg. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party can only be appealing to the electorate when its deeply connected to communities. Ramaphosa was delivering his Political Overview at the party’s 5th National General Council in Boksburg in Ekurhuleni. The five-day…

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COPE determines to stabilise its leadership ahead of 2026 elections

COPE delegates The Congress of the People (COPE) says it’s determined to stabilise the party’s leadership ahead of the upcoming 2026 local government elections.  COPE’s acting General Secretary Eric Mohlapamaswi reveals that the party’s Congress National Committee (CNC) has adopted a resolution to postpone the party’s National Elective Congress to April next year.   The decision was taken during the…

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