The day we broke Nkandla
In November 2009, Chris Roper and Mandy Rossouw stumbled upon the start of what would become Zuma’s Nkandla home. Chris looks back.
Mandy Rossouw
The Nkandla house that Zuma built, four years on
Four years ago, the M&G first exposed the scandal behind multimillion-rand upgrades on Jacob Zuma Nkandla’s home. Today, little has changed.
Mandy Rossouw: A life worth celebrating
As we mourn a life lost, we should also remember to celebrate its tremendous success in so brief a period.
To a journalist’s journalist: Mandy Rossouw
Tanya Pampalone remembers her friend, Mandy Rossouw.
The mighty Mandy Rossouw
Politics reporter Mandy Rossouw will be remembered for her vivid character, razor-sharp wit and insightful articles.
Vavi’s delicate dance with the ANCYL
The relationship between Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and the ANC Youth League may play a crucial role in Vavi’s political career.
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Holding state authorities to account
Corruption Watch, the Cosatu-backed anticorruption initiative, will focus on both the private and public sectors, says its executive David Lewis.
Scathing attack on SACP ally
Report says the South African Communist Party is in disarray and its leaders are after government positions.
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Union grows through white-collar members
Cosatu’s membership has grown 3.8%, but its secretariat report shows this is due to an increase in the membership of its public-service unions.
Northern Cape woos Vuyiswa Tulelo
Northern Cape provincial leaders are wooing the former secretary general of the ANCYL, Vuyiswa Tulelo, to return to her home province.
Malema deal outrages Cosatu
Cosatu says it is going to "name and shame" corrupt politicians and government officials in Limpopo next week.
Race is on for Shiceka’s post
Sicelo Shiceka has been told that he will be removed from Cabinet, senior ANC sources told the <i>M&G</i>.
Malema mouths off on mines
Nationalisation is a fait accompli and the ANC is merely looking for the best way to implement it, claims Julius Malema.
Cope’s emperor short-changed on his new clothes
Missing funds for non-existent T-shirts and shaky coalition deals have left Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota with fewer friends after the local elections.
Juju’s cousin lands multimillion-rand govt deals
A probe has been launched into contracts worth R60-million awarded by Limpopo to Tshepo Malema, cousin of Julius Malema.
ANC Youth League leader showdown
Lebogang Maile has had limited success so far in his campaign to unseat Malema, who has the support of most of the regions.
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Treasury blacklists Cape ANC bigwig
The ANC’s Western Cape secretary, Songezo Mjongile, has become the first high-profile casualty of the national treasury’s crackdown on tenderpreneurs.
Warrant a stumbling block in Libya solution, officials say
President Jacob Zuma’s report to the AU about his visit to Libya will highlight the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.
ANCYL: Business connections for sale
The ANCYL is planning on selling access to ANC and other leaders in a pricey business lounge at its upcoming conference.
Gaddafi: Zuma to appeal for ‘sanity’
President Jacob Zuma will visit Muammar Gaddafi at the request of the Libyan rebels, a senior security official close to Zuma told the <i>M&G</i>
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Win friends and influence others
The DA will not court trouble by entering coalitions with problematic parties merely to win control over two small municipalities in the Western Cape.
Coalitions: ‘DA will be much more cautious this time’
Coalition rule in Cape Town was the first major step in the DA’s move into government. But the party is treading more carefully this time around.
ANC targets minority vote
The ANC’s priority prior to the national elections in three years’ time will be to claw back the minority vote.
Malema lost us votes, ANC admits
ANCYL president Julius Malema lost votes for the ANC in minority communities, the party has said.
Parties in a last-minute Twitter
A harried week of phone banking and social networking marked parties’ final drive.
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Cope takes rap for losing PE hotspot
Cope was to blame for the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan council remaining in ANC hands, Cope officials themselves conceded.
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First election results trickle in
The first results of the 2011 municipal elections came in at 8:22pm on Wednesday, more than one hour after voting stations around the country closed.
IEC shrugs off vote-buying allegations
Democracy think-tank Idasa has taken issue with vote-buying practices leading up to the elections, but the IEC has paid their complaints little mind.
Malema doesn’t speak for ANC, says Mantashe
Julius Malema doesn’t speak for the ANC in calling Helen Zille and her team as "a madam and two stooges", says ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.
Cope at war with itself over election posters
The minutes of a Cope election team meeting reveal a devil’s brew of mistakes, failures and mismanagement in the procurement of campaign materials.
The toilet election
The municipal election campaign is in the toilet, literally — the delivery of the most basic service of all has come to dominate the polls.
Battle of the Bay
The ANC is fighting to claw back votes, but an opposition coalition may take the prized Port Elizabeth metro.
