State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town 9 Feb 2012 Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National Counci

Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces; Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP; Deputy President of the Republic, Honourable Kgalema Motlanthe; Former Deputy Presi

President Jacob Zuma is pleased to announce the appointment of Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete to serve on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons. The ANC welcomes the appointment of the National Chairperson of the ANC Bal

2012-01-30 11:01 Johannesburg - The ANC said on Monday it was pleased with the appointment of its chairperson Baleka Mbete to the African Union's African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) panel of eminent persons. "The appointment of such an experienced leade

Pretoria — Former Deputy President, Baleka Mbete, has been appointed to serve on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons. Mbete was unanimously appointed at the 16th Summit of the Committee of Participating Heads of State and Go

Johannesburg - South Africa’s ruling ANC said on Monday that it was pleased with the appointment of its chairperson Baleka Mbete to the African Union's African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons. “The appointment of such an experienced

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe and treasurer-general Mathews Phosa have kissed and made up since their public falling-out last week. ANC national chairwoman Baleka Mbete convened a meeting between Phosa and Mantashe last Wednesday. The Star underst

The Western Cape High court has reserved judgment on an appeal by axed Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) president Dr Motsoko Pheko, to have his expulsion from the party overturned. Dr Pheko faces the prospect of losing his parliamentary seat. He was fired b

In probably the biggest public split among the ANC's top leaders since Polokwane, the ANC's top officials (the top six if you like) have issued a statement coming as close as ANC language will allow, to a condemnation of treasurer Mathews Phosa.His crime

Its centenary is surely a cause for celebration and hope for all who cherish freedom, civil rights and democracy. The ANC has just celebrated its 100 years in existence in South Africa, moving from a radical resistance movement to the leading political p

The African National Congress, the continent’s oldest liberation movement, marked the 100th anniversary of its formation on Jan. 8. After struggling for decades against apartheid and settler-colonialism, the ANC has governed the Republic of South Africa

African leaders hailed South Africa's ruling ANC in centenary celebrations for the continent's oldest liberation movement which inspired regional struggles for freedom. African drums and the ritual slaughter of a bull featured in the second day of celebr

AFP - African leaders on Saturday hailed South Africa's ruling ANC in centenary celebrations for the continent's oldest liberation movement which inspired regional struggles for freedom. African drums and the ritual slaughter of a bull featured in the se

Taking place on the grounds where the church in which the ruling party was founded in 1912 lies, several animals were ceremonially slaughtered. Traditional and religious leaders opened the cleansing ceremony outside the church on Friday evening with an i

2012-01-07 08:00 Thaba Nchu - ANC members must avoid discussing party conference issues during the ANC's centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein over the weekend, national executive member Fikile Mbalula said on Friday. “Don’t have mob psychology. Go to M

2012-01-06 20:07 Thaba'Nchu - ANC Youth League president Julius Malema had a tilt at "the enemy" [the media] on Friday for wrongly predicting that he would not make it to the ANC's centenary celebrations as his appeal against his suspension would fail.

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema had a tilt at “the enemy” (the media) on Friday for wrongly predicting that he would not make it to the ANC's centenary celebrations as his appeal against his suspension would fail. “We have defeated the enemy. T

Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said on Friday he was unperturbed by not being given a chance to speak at the ruling party's centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein at the weekend. "I am not here to speak... President Zuma will speak on

6 January 2012 Last updated at 08:07 ET ANC activists are expected to gather in Bloemfontein from across the country Celebrations to mark the centenary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress have begun with a golf tournament. More than 100,00