Have the Ruling Party's Alliances Soured?
With just under a month to go till the ANC's National Conference takes place, alliance partners are at loggerheads over who they believe should lead the party. Daily Maverick covers the latest on the likely repercussions if the party cant agree on who will lead.-
South Africa: Unintended Consequences - The Mangaung Backlash
Daily Maverick, 29 November 2012
Who could have anticipated that the run-up to the ANC's 53rd national conference would result in a war of words between Julius Malema and senior leaders of the ANC Youth League,… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Who Will Muzzle the Guardians?
Daily Maverick, 15 November 2012
As the battle of Mangaung intensifies, the ANC Veterans' League wants party leadership to rein in the mayhem. The league, often confused with the more radical military veterans, is… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - the Eastern Cape Swing
Daily Maverick, 5 November 2012
‘Electioneering in a decisive region was halted Sunday as heavy rain and wind tore through the rural town where the president was due to speak.’ The line sounds as if… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Whose Tambo Was He Anyway?
Daily Maverick, 30 October 2012
In the latest episode of the ANC’s war with itself, there is now a contest over the legacy of former ANC President Oliver Tambo and who knew and understood him best. It seems… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Finding Leaders to Pass Through the Eye of the Needle
Daily Maverick, 4 October 2012
The only thing certain about the ANC's 53rd National Conference is that 4,500 voting delegates will attend. If the election goes go down to a vote between Jacob Zuma and Kgalema… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Size Counts, and Not Much Else
Daily Maverick, 1 October 2012
The ANC has cranked open its nomination process, officially launching the election season. The three leading presidential candidates were featured in the news this weekend: the… Read more »
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South Africa: The Mangaung Battle Cry - Economic Freedom in Our Lifetime
Daily Maverick, 28 September 2012
'Economic Freedom in our Lifetime' is either the catchphrase or swearword of the season in the ANC, depending on which camp you are in. Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Limpopo Wants a Better President for All
Daily Maverick, 15 August 2012
What are the qualities of a good president? The ANC in Limpopo, through a new discussion paper on leadership, has spelled out what it is looking for in Mangaung: Tolerance of… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - the Power of the ANC Delegate
Daily Maverick, 7 August 2012
The collapse of the OR Tambo regional conference in the Eastern Cape could be a harbinger of things to come as factional battles intensify on the road to Mangaung. Those who attend… Read more »
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South Africa: Mangaung and the Feud of the ANC Youngbloods
Daily Maverick, 3 August 2012
Lying in the debris of the ANC factional battles are the allied youth formations who at one time collectively represented a significant chorus impacting on the ruling party. As… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Dilemma Motlanthe, the Invisible Man
Daily Maverick, 26 June 2012
Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe appears to be unnerving President Jacob Zuma by simply standing still. It's downhill towards the ANC's elective conference in Mangaung in… Read more »
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South Africa: Road to Mangaung - the ANC's Faction Matrix
Daily Maverick, 20 June 2012
In order to retain or contest leadership in the ANC, prospective leaders require strong backers and strategic lobbying in party structures. But the journey to Mangaung has sparked… Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma's Road to Mangaung - New Day, New Village
Daily Maverick, 25 April 2012
Now that the president has ensured a palace coup is extremely unlikely, he may feel entitled to rest in the knowledge that Mangaung has been won. But it hasn't. He needs to find… Read more »
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