The Presidency has not indicated a possible date for the internal procedures while Diko remains on leave.

EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has described Cele’s role in the saga involving the suspension of crime intelligence boss Peter Jacobs and five others as a classic case of how politicians often undermined investigations.

Cyril Ramaphosa was hauled before the integrity commission over allegations of vote buying during his campaign to become ANC president in 2017.

Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of unity in the party and reiterated that this unity should not be used to shield wrongdoers.

This also marks the start of the ANC calendar and should outline plans the party has for both itself and its government.

In sharing her views on gender-based violence, ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said only when women mobilised and united against the scourge, would it be brought to an end.

ANC's Nomvula Mokonyane said when it came to myth-busting some of the theories around COVID-19, it was best left to the experts.

The event marks its 109th birthday which is usually held across different provinces in the country but has been halted due to COVID-19.

The ANC's Gauteng provincial secretary said Africans should reject any vaccine that had not been developed on the continent and not tested over at least two to three years.

Cyril Ramaphosa has recently said that divisions were becoming more apparent in the ranks of the party.

The postponement was made to accommodate a webinar commemorating ANC stalwart Joe Slovo's passing.

The councillor – who was one of the leaders of the 2019 Alexandra protests – asked the party to grant him an opportunity to clear his name.

In the letter to the party, the councillor - while claiming innocence - requests a leave of absence from his role.

The Action SA leader said such a fund should be managed by private medical aids who could then be forced to ensure a transparent and efficient rollout to all South Africans in the interest of collective health and prosperity.

John Steenhuisen received the mandate to lead the Democratic Alliance (DA) but there are persistent questions about the direction of the party and its future.

The party’s leadership emerged out of the watershed 2017 Nasrec conference seeking to build a united organisation. But the past three years have underlined just how difficult it is to bring the different factions together.

Former President Jacob Zuma remained a key figure in headline news in 2020.

In his New Year’s message broadcast on Thursday, the president said important progress had been made in vital economic reforms and this would ensure affordable energy, cheaper and faster broadband and more competitive railways and ports of entry.