
Ramaphosa to ANC members: campaigning for 2026 elections is mandatory
He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026, 01:08

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism
Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to transformation and unity, rejecting both internal and global forces that seek to undermine these values.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the annual 8 January statement at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West on Saturday.

Residents told party leader Cyril Ramaphosa about water shortages, electricity outages, potholes, and slow service delivery, and he promised them the ANC would prioritise interventions
Deputy President Paul Mashatile and other leaders in the government of national unity have extended heartfelt wishes for a joyous and blessed festive season to all South Africans.
A week after she fulfilled her lifelong dream of obtaining a PhD, activist and researcher Dr Reneè Thompson died.
National education minister Siviwe Gwarube has called a meeting with KwaZulu-Natal government over the province’s failing education department.
The department of international relations and co-operation (Dirco) has called for safe passage for the Global Sumud Flotilla which is carrying activists from several countries, including six South Africans, to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Director of public prosecutions for KwaZulu-Natal Elaine Harrison says her office cannot be blamed for any delays in investigations into 121 dockets from the political killings task team cases that were returned to the province.
PA deputy leader Kenny Kunene is expected to return to the Johannesburg city council after his dramatic exit in July.
National Prosecuting Authority director of public prosecutions for KwaZulu-Natal Elaine Harrison has criticised suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband the political killings task team
Johannesburg will host global women leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives next month for the Women20 South Africa summit, which aims to put gender equality and women’s economic empowerment at the centre of G20 discussions.
National Prosecuting Authority director of public prosecutions for KwaZulu-Natal Elaine Harrison says her office was not formally informed about the disbandment of the political killings task team in the province.
The Madlanga commission looking into criminality within the criminal justice system is on Friday hearing testimony from a senior National Prosecuting Authority official.
South African media personality, businesswoman and humanitarian Carol Bouwer addressed global leaders at the 2025 UN General Assembly in a moving tribute to Heritage Day, hosted with the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund.
SAPS Legal Affairs Division’s Maj-Gen Van Rooyen testifies that the decision to disband task team fell within exclusive authority of the national commissioner
Minister of electricity and energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is on Thursday holding a media briefing to announce interventions aimed at ending load reduction.
“I wish he could rot in jail because he is a danger to society and I hope the police are still coming for the mastermind who sent the killer.”
The alleged mastermind behind the hit on former ANCYL secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa was denied bail in the Umzimkhulu magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
Operation Dudula leader Zandile Dabula has responded to critics who called for her deportation as they claim she is from Zimbabwe.
KwaZulu-Natal public works and infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer has declared war on corrupt department officials who solicit bribes from service providers in exchange for tenders.