Polokwane South African politics was abuzz this week when Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the African National Congress, spoke candidly about the state of economic transformation...
A storied past meets a challenging present On January 8, 2026, the African National Congress (ANC) marked its 114th anniversary, a milestone steeped in history yet...
Mbalula calls for unwavering ANC loyalty In a spirited speech in Polokwane on Wednesday, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula drew an unusual but memorable parallel: the loyalty...
ANC Takes A Firm Stand On Venezuela The African National Congress has stepped firmly into the global spotlight, throwing its weight behind Venezuela as tensions between...
A party conference loss sparks a leadership tug-of-war inside the ANC’s Joburg structures Johannesburg politics never stays quiet for long, and the ANC’s latest regional conference...
The ANC says it’s wounded, not finished. But analysts say the party is fighting for its political life. Fikile Mbalula insists the ANC is not in...
Confronted with punishing US tariffs that threaten key industries and jobs, the ANC is drafting an aggressive economic counter-strategy centered on a massive R3 trillion export diversification...
A plea from the stage at Birchwood When ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula stood before the media at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Wednesday, he didn’t...
A party that once commanded loyalty now struggles to pay its own For years, the ANC projected itself as the political home that never ran out...
The calm before a political shift The African National Congress may insist that everything is business as usual, but behind the scenes, a major political transition...