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Mondli Gungubele, Baleka Mbete, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Mmamoloko Kubayi react

The governing party elected its top 7 leaders on Monday and we spoke to prominent party members about their take on the leaders. Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele, former deputy president Baleka Mbete, National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and human settlements minister Mamoloko Kubayi are thrilled about the composition…

19 Dec 2022 10AM 5 min

'Less focus on unity, more on party renewal and governance for CR’, says expert

University of Pretoria senior politics lecturer Dr Sithembele Mbete gives an analysis of the 55th ANC National Conference top 7 results. She touches on major questions that arose at this year’s conference, the emergence of women leaders and what re-elected party president Cyril Ramaphosa should focus on in his second…

19 Dec 2022 9AM 8 min

ANC top 7 led by Cyril Ramaphosa starts work immediately - what’s next

The ANC top 7 announced on Monday that it will be a case of boots on the ground immediately. Political analyst Dr Sithembile Mbete speaks on what’s to follow at the ANC conference and weighs in on the group elected to lead the ruling party. The governing party announced Cyril…

19 Dec 2022 9AM 2 min

Ramaphosa has already proven he cannot save the ANC from itself 

Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president is a neutral indicator, according to political analyst and commentator Eusebius McKaiser. McKaiser believes Ramaphosa has already proven in his first term that he is unable to save the ANC from itself. Overall the race for the top position was tight. Former health minister…

19 Dec 2022 7AM 6 min

ANC promises to deal with vote-buying at elective conference

Outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says anyone found to have tried to bribe delegates attending the 55th national conference in Nasrec will face the wrath of the party. “We can no longer just leave these things to be allegations that fly out there and (waiting for) the ANC to redeem…

18 Dec 2022 8AM 2 min

Load-shedding exemption keeps lights on for VIPs at Nasrec

City Power on Saturday afternoon confirmed getting a request from SAPS NatJoints to exclude the Nasrec precinct from power cuts for the duration of the ANC conference. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said: “The exclusion is to assist security operations in the area due to the presence of high security…

18 Dec 2022 6AM 6 min

It's voting day for the ANC — here is what you need to know

Day 2 of the ANCs 55th elective conference ran until the early hours of Sunday as the party finalised its credential checks and floor nominations. As day 3 begins, the party is gearing up to begin the voting process. Sam Mkokeli, Business Day columnist and Arena Holdings contributor, outlines the…

18 Dec 2022 5AM 9 min

ANC top 7 nominees finalised — NDZ declines nomination

The ANC will by Monday announce its new "top seven" leadership which will run the governing party. The ANC held a nomination meeting for top party positions into the early hours of Sunday. Several members were nominated from the floor and some declined — including Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who had embarked…

18 Dec 2022 2AM 5 min

‘Every delegate was offered money’: ANC member on what happened at conference

Despite attempts by the ANC’s electoral committee to curb the practice, party leaders appear to have dished out cash to buy votes at the elective conference. One delegate who said he witnessed such incidents reported that some delegates were given R10,000 while others were offered jobs.

17 Dec 2022 3PM 5 min

Delegates share their views on day two of ANC's 55th national conference  

TimesLIVE caught up with several delegate on day 2 of the ANC’s 55th national conference in Nasrec in the south of Johannesburg.  Delegates shared their views on nominations and party leadership structures.    

17 Dec 2022 3PM 3 min

ANC members urged to be more disciplined amid heckling of the president

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has urged party delegates attending the conference where leaders will be elected to be disciplined. The conference had a rocky start as President Cyril Ramaphosa was disrupted while delivering the political report on Friday. Delegates mainly from KwaZulu-Natal sang ‘Phala Phala, wenzeni uZuma?’, meaning ‘Phala Phala,…

17 Dec 2022 3PM 2 min

ANC conference: Understanding the election process & what to expect on day 2

The ANC is limping into day two of its 55th national elective conference, having postponed the bulk of day one's activities. On day 2 delegates will be engaged in a plethora of closed-room sessions, debates and voting processes.  Sunday Times political reporter stationed at Nasrec Zimasa Matiwane outlines what we…

17 Dec 2022 6AM 11 min

'We are not as united, cohesive or effective as we should be': Ramaphosa

Speaking at the ANC's 55th national conference, party president Cyril Ramaphosa divisions existed within the party. He called for the renewal of the movement. 

16 Dec 2022 1PM 6 min

Ramaphosa heckled as ANC conference gets underway

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa found himself struggling to speak above supporters of former president Jacob Zuma as the party's elective conference finally got underway. The start of the conference was delayed by several hours as delegates tried to register. Many groups from out of town only arrived in Johannesburg on…

16 Dec 2022 10AM 3 min

I wouldn't say its chaotic: Mabe on delayed ANC conference

Despite the ANC's 55th elective conference running seven hours behind schedule, party spokesperson Pule Mabe says the delay is due only to administrative issues in registering delegates. 

16 Dec 2022 7AM 4 min

Ace Magashule puts his disqualification in delegates' hands

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has put his hopes in delegates at the party's national conference to reverse a decision that bars him from standing for any position this weekend. According to the ANC election committee rules, Magashule is disqualied from standing because he is suspended and has been charged…

16 Dec 2022 6AM 5 min

Concerns over defiant ANC MPs to be resolved by incoming NEC

One of the first tasks that the incoming leadership that will be elected at the 55th ANC national conference at the weekend will be to decide whether to discipline the defiant MP’s who voted in favour of the section 89 panel report on Tuesday. “Our cadres who did not follow…

16 Dec 2022 4AM 3 min

Ramaphosa rejects Zuma’s bid to add him to the list of accused

On the eve of the ANC’s elective conference, former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa. He has been summoned to appear in court on January 19 to face a charge of being an “accessory after the fact” in the same private prosecution Zuma is pursuing…

16 Dec 2022 2AM 2 min

LEAKED | Sisulu 'shared notes' with EFF before Phala Phala vote

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the EFF's Godrich Gardee purportedly shared notes regarding the ANC's plans ahead of parliament's debate on the section 89 vote on Phala Phala. In a leaked audio, a man, supposedly Gardee, can be heard asking a woman, seemingly Sisulu, about her whereabouts and whether she…

15 Dec 2022 6AM 6 min

Ramaphosa wins second term but limps in 2023, astrologer and sangoma predicts

An astrologer and sangoma says Cyril Ramaphosa will return as president after this weekend’s ANC elective conference. However, Rod Suskin foresees Ramaphosa struggling next year as political battles rage against him.

14 Dec 2022 11AM 2 min