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Mthembu confident ANC MPs will hold party line in vote
Mthembu spoke to Eyewitness News after the party’s Member of Parliament (MPs) met behind closed doors for a caucus meeting ahead of the crucial vote.
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Mthembu confident ANC MPs won’t vote to remove Zuma
Opposition politicians have been lobbying ANC members to vote in favour of the vote no confidence in President Jacob Zuma later today.
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Mthembu: No ANC MP should join DA in motion vote, it’s unthinkable
Jackson Mthembu says it’s unthinkable for ANC members who are deployed by their party to support a DA-sponsored motion to get rid of the president.
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Mthembu: Removing Zuma not in best interests of country
ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu has reiterated that ANC MPs were deployed to the legislature by the party and are therefore required to toe the party line.
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Mthembu: Some media groups need to apologise for apartheid role
He says most media companies refused to participate in the Truth and Reconciliation process in the early years of South Africa’s democracy.
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[LIVE BLOG] The Gathering takes on dirty tricks campaigns
Follow The Gathering: Media Edition as a range of speakers tackle fake news, government regulation and more.
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Mthembu: Media should apologise to black South Africans
The ANC chief whip says the media doesn’t have the moral authority to self-regulate because many in the industry were complicit in apartheid atrocities.
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Mthembu: ANC must act on Gungubele anti-Zuma utterances
Mondli Gungubele has publicly announced he will be voting in favour of a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
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Jackson Mthembu calls for Makhosi Khoza to be disciplined
Mthembu says he wants the party to take action against outspoken parliamentarian Makhosi Khoza for publicly breaking ranks.
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Mthembu: Makhosi Khoza ‘extremely ill-disciplined’
The ANC MP has broken ranks, siding with the opposition in support for a secret ballot against President Jacob Zuma.
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Mthembu: ANC rallies behind media freedom, defends rights of journalists
Jackson Mthembu says the ANC fought for media freedom and it will continue to do so.
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Has SA missed the bus for digital migration?
The ANC's Jackson Mthembu held a briefing in Nasrec about the commission on communications at the policy conference.
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WATCH LIVE: Parliament tables budget vote
Parliament is tabling its budget vote in the National Assembly this afternoon.
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[OPINION] The problem of money in politics
Judith February says the toxic impact of money on politics has many shades and manifestations. To untangle this web will take some doing.
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ANC calls for regulation of donor funding to political parties
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu says public funding is too little for party activities.
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ANC calls on Parly to probe political party funding
He says an ad hoc committee also needs to come up with a means to regulate private funding in the interest of transparency and enhancing democracy.
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Mthembu says he won’t comment on Cabinet reshuffle
ANC’s Jackson Mthembu says he doesn't know why the president fired some ministers, while others, who were performing poorly, retained their jobs.
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Mthembu: Truant MPs have shown disrespect for public & Parliament
The ANC chief whip has announced a crackdown on some of the party’s MPs who he says bunked Parliament.
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng prepared to fight Jackson Mthembu defamation lawsuit
Zola Majavu has confirmed he’s going to defend the defamation action brought by ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu.
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Mthembu lawyer clarifies Motsoeneng defamation matter
On Thursday afternoon, Jackson Mthembu announced that he was suing Hlaudi Motsoeneng for R1 million for defamation.
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Mthembu cracks the whip on absent ANC MPs
ANC MPs whose absence prevented the passage of a crucial budget bill this week will be hauled before a disciplinary committee, chief whip Jackson Mthembu said.
