Once a broad church with a rainbow nation leadership, the ANC has lost its nonracial and ideological moorings

After securing a stunning comeback by helping Ramaphosa win a second term as ANC president, the ‘fossil fuel dinosaur’ seems set for a few more years in the top tiers of government  — to the dismay of his critics

David Mabuza, as usual, is staying in the shadows and keeping his cards close to his chest

The problem for South Africans, however, is that the state does not have the capacity, or interest, to manage Eskom, so the blackouts will continue

Losing one of his most trusted backers will make Ramaphosa more vulnerable

The three-day meeting took a sombre tone, signifying the real possibility that this is the ANC’s last policy conference as governing party

If there’s one person who will savour the  moment, it is President Cyril Ramaphosa, for whom these arrests couldn’t have come at a better time

The question of his running mate – the ANC deputy president – may well be the battle to watch. It is a stampede of a thing – with no fewer than six names touted

The uproar has focused on the minister, but a bigger problem is that the public service is steeped in an insidious culture of bad ideas

The former health minister has struggled to build a solid campaign for a decade now — and the ‘step aside’ rule works solidly in Ramaphosa’s favour