Three members of President Ramaphosa’s executive were held against their will for several hours as they tried to reason and make commitments to frustrated military veterans.
One of the issues that Oscar Mabuyane raised in his application to halt a Hawks investigation into him was that the Hawks from a province where suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule continued to have influence were the ones handling the matter.
Officials from the North West municipality told the NCOP earlier this week that the dysfunctional municipality had failed to pay pensions and the medical aid of its employees.
The KwaZulu-Natal ANC said that it would join those who would be gathering to welcome the former president back to society with a prayer.
Mandla Msibi and two others are appearing for a bail application in connection with the murder of two people who were shot and killed while another was wounded in August.
Members of the Liberation Struggle War Veterans said that they were desperate to find solutions for protracted issues, which former combatants had been dealing with over the years.
Oscar Mabuyane questioned the role of the Hawks from the Free State in the matter while claiming that the investigation was part of a political plot linked to calls he'd previously made for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule to step aside over his corruption charges.
While Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been largely silent on whether the initiative actually works, some experts said that it had been a dismal failure.
Mandla Msibi was relieved of his duties as Mpumalanga Agriculture MEC by Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on Tuesday night following his arrest on murder and attempted murder charges.
Mandla Msibi, accompanied by his lawyer, handed himself over to the Mbombela Police Station on Monday. He then appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody. It's alleged the 45-year-old MEC was involved in a shooting in August.
Mbalula was hitting out at David Mabuza, who surprised many last week by declaring his availability to return as deputy president of the party, but he has since backtracked.
Some ANC members in the capital are complaining that the wrong people have been shortlisted and submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the party would not have any partnerships when it came to governing municipalities, after the November polls.
The president will be visiting several communities in the area throughout the day as the African National Congress (ANC) continues to campaign ahead of the local government elections.
ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has promised job creation, housing and the provision of roads, water and electricity were just some of the tasks high on the party's agenda.
'Those posters stayed up for a very long time, it’s created a lot of damage already in the minds of people. It’s created anger and this is something that we must undo,' ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal insisted that those who stood up to protect their homes during a week of unrest should be celebrated.
The former president said that people should consider heading to the polls come 1 November, regardless of their grievances.
