African National Congress (ANC) Archives

The ANC is grilled over why Phala Phala stolen funds were not banked

By Kouthar Sambo The African National Congress (ANC) faced a lengthy grilling by the Constitutional Court over why its president Cyril Ramaphosa did not bank the United States (US) dollars stolen from his Phala Phala farm in 2020. This comes as the court was engaged in a marathon hearing on Tuesday, as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and African Transformation Movement (ATM) challenged a National Assembly decision not to subject […]

28 November 2024

Cape Town

Critic and analyst: “The government has attempted to politicize the issue and shift blame on foreign owners of spaza shops”

By Kouthar Sambo Critics and analysts have claimed that the escalated food poisoning cases resulting from the food items sold at spaza shops appear to be a deliberate effort to discredit the informal tuck shops with the idea that they will get shut down by the government in response. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, political analyst Sandile Swana said the South African government has erred around the quality of […]

27 November 2024

International News

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola cleared the notion, stating that taxpayers were paying for the case

By Kouthar Sambo After the spread of misinformation over South Africa's genocide case against Israel, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola cleared the notion, stating that taxpayers were paying for the case lodged in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and not any other foreign funder. The clarification comes after a recent visit to the United Kingdom by the Democratic Alliance's (DA) Helen Zille, who claimed she believed the African National […]

14 November 2024

Local

ActionSA and ANC is off to a rocky start

By Kouthar Sambo ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba claimed the party would only support the African National Congress (ANC) if they put in a more competent candidate than theirs as Mayor of Tshwane. This comes as Mashaba has been targeting Nasiphi Moya as the candidate for Mayor of Tshwane as his party head into negotiations with the ANC. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, political analyst Andre Duvenhage said he […]

3 October 2024

Local

The ANC faces its biggest “existential threat” in the KZN

By Kouthar Sambo The African National Congress (ANC) is facing its biggest, what early media reports describe as an "existential threat" in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), just three months after a devastating loss. This comes as the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party continues to remain the dominant party in the KZN, resulting in the ANC being lost in translation. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, a political analyst Redge Nkosi said […]

5 September 2024

Local

Political analyst: “The lack of load shedding speaks volumes of the current government framework”

By Kouthar Sambo "The lack of load shedding speaks volumes of the current government framework where there is an appointed minister for this role and Eskom is taken outside of the problematic ministries." This is according to an independent political analyst, Zwelethu Jolobe, who explained the current political sphere of accountability that hovers upon the Government of National Unity (GNU) on VOC's PM Drive show on Monday. "Now that there's […]

9 July 2024

Local

A political analyst: “The GNU has its work cut out for it”

By Kouthar Sambo Eyebrows were raised after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet on Sunday, 30 June (2024), which aimed for inclusivity of all the parties to the Government of National Unity (GNU). Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Monday, a political analyst Dr Ebrahim Harvey, said this GNU has their work cut out. "The African National Congress (ANC) has never lost a national election since 1994, so it's […]

2 July 2024

Local

“A GNU will have common goals and it focuses on unifying themes”

By Kouthar Sambo The formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) raised eyebrows. This comes after the ANC's national vote fell below 50% following the general elections on 29 May (2024). The political dynamic However, the DA's Hellen Zille recently called out the ANC's Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, stating the ANC must first discuss with them which parties should […]

20 June 2024

Local

“There is a coalition that has been forced to buy voters”

By Kouthar Sambo The world's largest bank by market value, JPMorgan, has upgraded South African assets on optimism following the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU). However, risks remain as cabinet positions are yet to be filled, and the efficacy of the GNU structure remains untested. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Wednesday, Development Economist at the University of Pretoria, Dr Jason Matsyoka, said the current context of […]

20 June 2024

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