ANC members in the coming months will elect provincial leaders as part of the organisation's preparations towards its much-anticipated elective conference in December where new national leadership will be elected.
The proposed changes could also see people outside of the governing party's national executive committee (NEC) being included in the committees to bolster the ANC's capacity.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, like former President Jacob Zuma, has detractors gunning for him, but he also faces an even more divided party with dwindling electoral support.
This with Ace Magashule suspended and his deputy Jessie Duarte on sick leave.
The African National Congress (ANC) enters day two of its national executive committee meeting on Friday where it’s been discussing organisational renewal and the roadmap to its December elective conference.
This comes as party contenders including former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede intensify their campaign to take up key positions in the ANC's biggest region in the country.
Malusi Gigaba’s sympathisers argue that the former Home Affairs minister is being purged because he poses a threat for the senior members of the party ahead of the ANC’s next elective conference.
Ace Magashule also says he has given a report to the ANC’s top officials outlining what his meeting with Jacob Zuma was about but he’s declined to share this with the media.
The circumstances around the crime are still being investigated but the KwaZulu-Natal ANCYL believes it was politically motivated.
Ramaphosa gave the closing address at the eighth provincial conference in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
KZN ANCYL Secretary Thanduxolo Sabela says he doesn't believe the shooting was random.
Restoring the broken trust between the ANC and its supporters is possibly Ramaphosa’s most urgent task and his biggest challenge.
The rand has rallied 7% against the dollar since Thursday, and government bond yields fell 58 basis points over the same period.
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected party president with David Mabuza as his deputy, who is believed to be a President Jacob Zuma loyalist.
The ANC has confirmed that the counting of ballots is underway.
After protracted delays, the ANC has announced which candidates will be vying for the party’s top positions.
Late struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada wrote to President Jacob Zuma last year, asking him to step down for the sake of the nation.
They gathered by the doors at University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus where registration for the national conference is taking place.
