Ramaphosa’s tumultuous 2025
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
Politics
ANCYL ‘will sell its votes to highest bidder’, insiders say
Malatji said those who raise such comments are obsessed with capturing the youth league and were not succeeding
News24 | ANCYL to bar members found guilty of corruption, GBV and other crimes from its ranks
The ANC Youth League has resolved that members found guilty of corruption, gender-based violence, and other unethical conduct will be barred from holding any office in the organisation.
News24 | Interim Madlanga Commission report on Ramaphosa’s desk, Presidency confirms
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has confirmed receipt of the interim report of the Madlanga Commission.
News24 | ‘We must not allow Donald Trump to isolate us from the African continent,’ says Mbalula
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged South Africa not to allow United States President Donald Trump to isolate the country from the rest of the continent.
News24 | Motshekga denies gagging navy chief, stresses the importance of security protocols
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has clarified that military leaders can speak out against challenges in the SA National Defence Force, but saays they must do so via internal command channels.
News24 | Malatji retains ANCYL presidency unopposed amid delayed congress proceedings
Collen Malatji has been re-elected unopposed as ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president.
News24 | ANCYL conference delays leave Ramaphosa waiting as proceedings descend into chaos
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa was kept waiting for more than two hours on Monday as the ANC Youth League conference at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane suffered a considerable delay.
Collen Malatji re-elected uncontested as ANCYL president
Malatji’s slate was also not contested at the youth league’s 27th national congress
Motion against KZN premier Thami Ntuli fails in vote marred by violence
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
News24 | UPDATE | KZN premier survives motion of no confidence amid chaotic scenes in legislature
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has survived a motion of no confidence in his leadership.
News24 | WATCH | Chaos at ANCYL’s 27th congress as delays, disorganisation and drama erupt
The ANC Youth League’s 27th national congress at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane got off to a shambolic start.
ANC Youth League claims credit for most of the party’s votes in 2024 elections
The league said most of the people who had voted for the party last year were young people
News24 | Madlanga Commission’s interim report won’t be made public
The interim report of the Madlanga Commission, established to probe explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, won’t be publicly available.
News24 | Controversial Modise retains leadership of ANC Greater Tshwane region amid DA’s fraud case
Embattled City of Tshwane deputy mayor and finance MMC Eugene “Bonzo” Modise was re-elected as the Greater Tshwane Region chairperson in a midnight election over the weekend.
News24 | Alliance rift widens: ANC to seek SACP’s recusal as it strategises election moves
The ANC national general council has decided that SACP members should be recused from ANC election workshops and strategy meetings amid discussions on addressing differences between alliance partners.
News24 | ‘ANC will come back’: A confident Fikile Mbalula says the party will win back power
The ANC will win back majority power, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said as the party concluded the third day of its national general council in Boksburg on Wednesday.
News24 | ‘It does not look good’: ANC mum on financial report but admits it is ‘battered’ financially
The ANC intends on keeping its financial report a secret – but the party, hamstrung by a R20-million monthly salary bill, admits that its financial standing is “battered”.
News24 | ANC’s financial state proves it’s broke – not corrupt, says Mahlengi Bhengu
ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu believes the party’s money troubles, which played out publicly when staff members held a picket at the start of its 5th national general council (NGC), show that the organisation is “poor” – not corrupt.
Show of support for Ramaphosa at ANC conference, amid talk of plans to recall him
On the first day of the party’s national general council, chairperson Gwede Mantashe slammed Ramaphosa’s detractors and urged them to ‘say whatever you want to say here and not outside these walls’
Ramaphosa: government outsourcing a waste of public funds, encourages corruption, bribery and overpricing
The president also told a meeting of his ANC that criminals, corrupt careerists, extortionists and factionalists should find themselves outside of the party