African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that he summoned the party’s chairperson in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi to Luthuli House, the party’s headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday, 7 October, over his anti-Government of National Unity remarks. Mbalula said this as there is reportedly tension between the ANC nationally and in Gauteng over the … Read more
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, says because the ANC is such a poorly defined organisation, the Julius Malema-led Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is the Blue Party’s true competition in South African politics. Zille says she arrived at this conclusion because she struggles to clearly define what the ANC stands for politically … Read more
The gloves are off for political rivals Helen Zille and Fikile Mbalula after what appeared to be a massive misunderstanding on “Clause 24” of the terms of the Government of National Unity (GNU) signed agreement. The DA Federal Chair took the ANC Secretary-General to task over what he believed would transpire in a deadlock dispute … Read more
