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Today on the Midday Report, host Mandy Wiener covers the latest developments, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s visit to the Soshanguve Police Station. One suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of five community safety patrollers. In other news, President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirms that 'our nurses will be the backbone of NHI', while the Department of Home Affairs launches a new anti-corruption forum. Additionally, Pule Mabe’s corruption trial has been postponed until June. All this and more. Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast on weekdays from noon to 1 pm on 702 and CapeTalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die ANC se voormalige woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, verskyn in die hof op aanklagte van bedrog. Kruisondervraging van die staat se sleutelgetuie in die Joslin Smith-verhoor duur voort. Gevangenes kla oor die gehalte van maaltye ná die implementering van Korrektiewe Dienste se nuwe, koste-effektiewe maaltydplan.

We reflected on the report on Gender-Based Violence by the Human Sciences Research Council. We asked listeners what they make of the SIU's action against former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. We asked listeners what they make f the legacy of outgoing US Ambassador Reuben Brigety.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order against Groen Mintirho, a company linked to former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. The order is part of an investigation into alleged procurement irregularities involving the company, the Department of Agriculture, and the City of Ekurhuleni. The SIU is probing the purchase of 200 three-wheeler vehicles, worth R27.6 million, for a waste management project. Investigators have uncovered irregularities surrounding the tender, prompting the SIU to seek its nullification and the recovery of funds from Groen Mintirho. To elaborate on the preservation order and its bearing on Pule Mabe's criminal case, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mbekezeli Benjamin, Researcher and Advocacy officer at Judges Matter...

Bongani Bingwa discusses this week's political wrap with EWN associate political writer Tshidi Madia, focussing on Pule Mabe and those granted bail in the tuk-tuk waste picker deal, the late Tito Mboweni's legacy, and MPs leaving the Economic Freedom Fighter party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Democratic Alliance will be marching to the ANC's headquarters, Luthuli House today against load shedding and high electricity tariffs. Judgment has been reserved in the DA's challenge against the ANC's cadre deployment policy, which it says has contributed to the issues at Eskom. Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC National Spokesperson, Pule Mabe

Clement speaks to Former ANC KwaZulu-Natal leader, Mdumiseni Ntuli, who lost his bid to become the ANC secretary-general to newly-elected SG Fikile Mbalula, and is now gunning for Pule Mabe's position as ANC spokesperson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says anyone found to have tried to bribe delegates attending the 55th national conference in Nasrec will face the wrath of the party. “We can no longer just leave these things to be allegations that fly out there and (waiting for) the ANC to redeem itself is not seen to be taking some form of investigation,” he said. Updating the media on day three of the much anticipated national conference, Mabe was asked to respond to media reports of allegations that there had been a free flow of money during the conference.

Outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says anyone found to have tried to bribe delegates attending the 55th national conference in Nasrec will face the wrath of the party. “We can no longer just leave these things to be allegations that fly out there and (waiting for) the ANC to redeem itself is not seen to be taking some form of investigation,” he said. Updating the media on day three of the much anticipated national conference, Mabe was asked to respond to media reports of allegations that there had been a free flow of money during the conference.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has urged party delegates attending the conference where leaders will be elected to be disciplined. The conference had a rocky start as President Cyril Ramaphosa was disrupted while delivering the political report on Friday. Delegates mainly from KwaZulu-Natal sang ‘Phala Phala, wenzeni uZuma?', meaning ‘Phala Phala, what has Zuma done?'. After a caucus on Saturday some factions of the party came out chanting “Akabuyi” ("He's not returning"), referring to Ramaphosa, while others were adamant the president will be elected for a second term.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has urged party delegates attending the conference where leaders will be elected to be disciplined. The conference had a rocky start as President Cyril Ramaphosa was disrupted while delivering the political report on Friday. Delegates mainly from KwaZulu-Natal sang ‘Phala Phala, wenzeni uZuma?', meaning ‘Phala Phala, what has Zuma done?'. After a caucus on Saturday some factions of the party came out chanting “Akabuyi” ("He's not returning"), referring to Ramaphosa, while others were adamant the president will be elected for a second term.

Despite the ANC's 55th elective conference running seven hours behind schedule, party spokesperson Pule Mabe says the delay is due only to administrative issues in registering delegates. 

One of the first tasks that the incoming leadership that will be elected at the 55th ANC national conference at the weekend will be to decide whether to discipline the defiant MP's who voted in favour of the section 89 panel report on Tuesday. “Our cadres who did not follow the party line the NEC concluded that we should not use discipline again to stifle debates in the ANC,” said outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. Mabe was on Friday addressing the media on the outcomes of a special national executive committee meeting that took place on Thursday ahead of the start of the highly anticipated national conference.

Despite the ANC's 55th elective conference running seven hours behind schedule, party spokesperson Pule Mabe says the delay is due only to administrative issues in registering delegates. 

One of the first tasks that the incoming leadership that will be elected at the 55th ANC national conference at the weekend will be to decide whether to discipline the defiant MP's who voted in favour of the section 89 panel report on Tuesday. “Our cadres who did not follow the party line the NEC concluded that we should not use discipline again to stifle debates in the ANC,” said outgoing ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. Mabe was on Friday addressing the media on the outcomes of a special national executive committee meeting that took place on Thursday ahead of the start of the highly anticipated national conference.

ANC National spokesperson Pule Mabe joins Clement where he clarifies why the ANC NEC has decided to table the integrity commission's report on Phala Phala matter at the party's elective conference. Mabe also speak on what could possibly happen to ANC MPs who will vote against the party line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former African National Congress (ANC) Veterans' League spokesperson Carl Niehaus has been expelled from the ANC. The ANC's national disciplinary committee (NDC) found Niehaus guilty of six charges of misconduct. The charges are in connection with comments Niehaus made in July outside former president Jacob Zuma's residence in Nkandla, northern KwaZulu-Natal, where he protested against Zuma's incarceration for being in contempt of the Constitutional Court. In a letter dated 12 December 2022, ANC NDC chairperson Ralph Mgijima cited Niehaus' disparaging remarks against the judiciary as having led to him being charged by the party. Niehaus had called the Constitutional Court's ruling "a travesty of justice”. “The flimsy report of the state capture report of the Public Protector was used to force president Zuma to announce the state capture commission eventually. President Zuma did not want to do so of his own volition,” Niehaus said. According to the findings, Niehaus also said, “The law is being used selectively as an instrument to fight political and factional battles.” In his defence, Niehaus argued that the utterances were made while executing an order of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans' Association as its national spokesperson. He also argued that the ANC does not have a policy on what utterances may not be made against the judiciary. The NDC, however, indicated that the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) in 2018 supported the establishment of the state capture commission under then Deputy Chief Justice Zondo and called on all ANC members to give full cooperation to the commission and respect its recommendations. Mgijima also highlighted that on 29 June 2021, ANC national spokesperson, Pule Mabe, reiterated the ANC's position on the Constitutional Court judgment when he said that although the party was going through a difficult period, the party “reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the rule of law and fulfilling the aspirations of our constitutional democracy”. ANC member Fikile Mbalula was among party leaders who testified against Niehaus. However, his testimony was later not given any consideration when passing judgment as the accused was not afforded the opportunity to cross-examine him. Niehaus brought former MKMVA treasurer-general Des van Rooyen to give testimony on his behalf. In his findings, Mgijima said the committee believed that the charges for which Niehaus had been found guilty were severe. “As such, the charged member's plea that he be sanctioned with a reprimand if found guilty is wholly inappropriate." The NDC resolved that “the charged member [Niehaus] is expelled from the ANC". In handing down such a hash ruling, Mgijima said the NDC had taken into consideration that the utterances were made by Niehaus “at a time when the circumstances surrounding the arrest and subsequent committal to prison of former president Zuma was very volatile as evidenced by the subsequent riots which took place in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng and resultant loss of life and limb and damage to and loss of property”. The NDC found that Niehaus had not demonstrated any remorse and persisted in his view that the ANC was violating its constitution and his rights by disciplining him. “The NDC took into consideration the fact that the charged member is a senior and long-standing member of the ANC, had served a term of imprisonment for his political beliefs, and held strong and sometimes contrary views on the policies of the ANC and positions adopted by the NEC from time to time." Niehaus was not immediately available for comment.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the appropriate action will need to be taken at Eskom to help bring the country out of the energy crisis.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has confirmed the party will hold a special National Executive Committee meeting this evening to discuss the Phala Phala report.

 President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure after the release of the Section 89 Independent Panel report yesterday.      Various political parties are calling for the president's resignation after the report found Ramaphosa had a prima facie case to answer. The panel, led by former Chief Justice, Sandile Ngcobo, found that there were discrepancies in the President's account of the events that took place on his Phala Phala farm in 2020. SABC reporter Natasha Phiri spoke to ANC Spokesperson, Pule Mabe 

Pule Mabe joins Sunday Times Politics Weekly to reflect on his tenure as ANC spokesperson, speaks about contesting for a top 6 position, competition, dubious cadres and party electoral decline. Mabe is running for the position of treasurer-general alongside presidency special adviser Benjamin Chauke, who received 552 nominations, and recently resigned ANC Ekurhuleni councillor Mzwandile Masina, who received 348 nominations. Mabe was in second position with 428 nominations. Mabe says he is not moved by competition but his own dubious cadres. He does not believe in candidates with no credentials. “You can buy branches to nominate you but not credentials,” says Mabe when he speak about names on ballots who he believes don't have organisational “literature”. Mabe says when the party elects its new leadership next month, comrades must ask if they can trust candidates who cannot be located in the history of the party's revolution. He echoes sentiments of other party comrades who say the party will die if there is no change.

Pule Mabe joins Sunday Times Politics Weekly to reflect on his tenure as ANC spokesperson, speaks about contesting for a top 6 position, competition, dubious cadres and party electoral decline. Mabe is running for the position of treasurer-general alongside presidency special adviser Benjamin Chauke, who received 552 nominations, and recently resigned ANC Ekurhuleni councillor Mzwandile Masina, who received 348 nominations. Mabe was in second position with 428 nominations. Mabe says he is not moved by competition but his own dubious cadres. He does not believe in candidates with no credentials. “You can buy branches to nominate you but not credentials,” says Mabe when he speak about names on ballots who he believes don't have organisational “literature”. Mabe says when the party elects its new leadership next month, comrades must ask if they can trust candidates who cannot be located in the history of the party's revolution. He echoes sentiments of other party comrades who say the party will die if there is no change.

Pule Mabe joins Sunday Times Politics Weekly to reflect on his tenure as ANC spokesperson, speaks about contesting for a top 6 position, competition, dubious cadres and party electoral decline. Mabe is running for the position of treasurer-general alongside presidency special adviser Benjamin Chauke, who received 552 nominations, and recently resigned ANC Ekurhuleni councillor Mzwandile Masina, who received 348 nominations. Mabe was in second position with 428 nominations. Mabe says he is not moved by competition but his own dubious cadres. He does not believe in candidates with no credentials. “You can buy branches to nominate you but not credentials,” says Mabe when he speak about names on ballots who he believes don't have organisational “literature”. Mabe says when the party elects its new leadership next month, comrades must ask if they can trust candidates who cannot be located in the history of the party's revolution. He echoes sentiments of other party comrades who say the party will die if there is no change.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the African National Congress (ANC) branch nominations for party President with Zweli Mkhize also in the running as the party prepares for its upcoming 55th National Conference. Announcing the final list on Tuesday, the party's Electoral Committee chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe said 89% of the ANC branches have successfully participated in the nomination process, surpassing the 70% threshold required for the National Conference. The conference will take place between December 16 and 20 at Nasrec, in Johannesburg. A total of 3 543 out of 3 982 branches in good standing have held successful Branch General Meetings which produced the approved outcomes of the nominations for both branch delegates and National Executive Committee (NEC) candidates. Ramaphosa received 2 037 nominations from branches for President while Mkhize received 916. For the position of ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile received 1 791 nominations, Ronald Lamola collected 427 and Oscar Mabuyane received 397. Battling it out for the National Chairperson position, Stanley Mathabatha collected 1 492 nominations, Gwede Mantashe received 979 votes and David Masondo received 501. For the Secretary-General position Mdumiseni Ntuli leads with 1 225 nominations, Phumulo Masuale received 889 and Fikile Mbalula garnered 749. Nomvula Mokonyane received 1 779 nominations for Deputy Secretary-General and Febe Potgieter received 905. Benjamin Chauke leads with 552 nominations for the position of In Treasure General, Pule Mabe received 428 and Mzwandile Masina received 349.

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Die ANC het die benoemingsproses vir leierskapskandidate voor die 55ste nasionale verkiesingskonferensie in Desember, uitgestel. Die benoemingsproses moes gister begin het, maar is intussen uitgestel om die leierskap kans te gee om die lidmaatskapgetalle na te gaan. Die ANC se nasionale woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, sê die nasionale uitvoerende komitee sal Sondag byeenkom om die finale lidmaatskap-oudit te aanvaar:

The African National Congress (ANC) has delayed the start of its nomination processes for ANC leadership so that membership figures can be audited. The party was due to begin branch meetings on Wednesday, where ANC branches could nominate their preferred candidates for the party's top leadership as well as the national executive committee at the December conference. But the deadline for the renewal of ANC branch membership was extended, resulting in a delay. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said on Wednesday: "We are expected to finalise the audit process this week. The treasurer general will receive the report by Friday. The report will then serve before the special NEC on Sunday. A special NEC must adopt the final audited membership. When this is done, it constitutes credentials of the national conference."

One is as old as one feels, so goes the saying, but according to Pule Mabe, as long as you are not Thabo Mbeki's age, you are young. The ANC's national spokesperson has suggested that people under 50 should be considered “youth”. This is revealed in a leaked recording of last week's special ANC national executive committee (NEC) meeting convened to update members of  the body on nomination and election processes for the party's 55th national conference scheduled for December as well as guidelines leading to the event. In the leaked clip, Mabe can be heard addressing the ANC's proposal to have 25% of the NEC positions reserved for young people.

South Africa's financial watchdog says it has reached an agreement with a pension fund for African National Congress (ANC) employees to get the party to pay it R10-million a month until its arrears are cleared. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said on Thursday that the party had not been paying contributions to its staff provident fund, which has 535 members. "The African National Congress, which is a participating employer in the fund, has not met its obligations in terms of making regular retirement fund contributions into the fund," it said. The governing party has occasionally struggled to pay salaries to its staff on time. In January, some staff members picketed outside its headquarters at Luthuli House over outstanding wages. Last month members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union again accused the party of not paying salaries on time. The FSCA announcement shows that the party has also been deficient in paying contributions to the pension funds of employees. The watchdog said it had reached an enforceable undertaking with the fund to implement an agreement it has with the ANC to pay R10-million into the fund every month "until the arrear contributions are extinguished". The fund will also need to provide monthly updates to the FSCA about things like deductions from employees' salaries and how much it still needs to pay. It also needs to provide monthly updates to members on the status of the arrear contributions. Mvusi Mdala, a representative of ANC employees, said if the party did indeed pay the R10-million per month as outlined in the agreement, he hoped it would not come "at the further expense" of employees. ANC staff members had still not been paid their salaries for July, he said, which he described as an "unbearable situation". He said employees also didn't know when or whether they would receive their August salaries. FSCA commissioner Unathi Kamlana said in a statement that the onus on ensuring that there are no arrear contributions rested with the trustees of a fund. "Both employers and funds are reminded of the importance of treating their workers and members fairly by honouring their obligations as enshrined in various legislation," he said. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe reportedly joked in July that "if the ANC was running a cash-in-transit heist", it would be able to say with certainty that "robberies" would give it enough cash to cover its staff's salaries.

The African National Congress (ANC) will be staging a protest at the Krugersdorp Magistrate Court this morning. The party is calling for illegal mines to be shut down following an operation by the South African Police Services to track down illegal miners in Randfontein and Krugersdorp after eight women were brutally raped at an abandoned mine in the area. Over the past weekend, the ANC at its policy conference indicated that it wants tighter citizenship laws to keep out 'undeserving' foreigners and also called on its branches to take a lead in helping communities report 'illegal foreigners' to authorities. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC National Spokesperson, Pule Mabe

Scores of protesters from different political parties gathered outside the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court in Gauteng on Wednesday, for the expected court appearance of 80 people who were arrested for various offences in a police blitz. The police operation followed after the rape of eight women on a mine dump. To date, no one among the arrested suspects has been directly linked to the incident. The women were raped last week while filming a music video on the mine dump. Some of the men have been charged with being in the country illegally. DNA samples have been taken to determine if they were linked to the rapes. Members of the African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA) and ActionSA protested outside court. The protesters sang songs and held placards reading "Hands off our Women", and "Stop Rape". "We came here to join the picket line and communicate a clear message that we now need to go out and reclaim the streets of our communities. We can no longer allow criminals, illegal immigrants and rapists to roam around our streets without any action," said the ANC's Pule Mabe. "What happened here in Krugersdorp over the past week should serve as a wake-up call. We need our government to act [and] work with speed to deal with this issue of zama zamas (illegal miners), illegal immigrants, and illegal mining," he added. Mabe said the government should also compel mining companies to rehabilitate abandoned mines. "There are also environmental issues that affect our communities out there, and the dumps have been captured by criminals. "Also, there are people who want to turn South Africa into a playground. the things that they are not doing in their own countries. If you allow people to continue conducting illegal activities unattended, they then undermine your ability to function and govern," Mabe said. The DA's Gail Mphafudi, Mogale City MMC for health and social development, said they came to support the eight victims who were raped last week. "We are here to support the women to say 'No to gender-based violence', because we are seeing it is becoming a thing in SA, and it is unacceptable. "We are here today to support them to say that we stand with them against children and women abuse and gender-based violence," Mphafudi said. Mphafudi said illegal mining was a big problem on the Gauteng West Rand that was affecting infrastructure. "You don't even feel safe in your home because there might be a tremor that might lead to your house breaking down, so it is a health risk on its own. "It also poses a risk to people's lives because they are getting shot at and there is so much violence around zama zamas." She said Mogale City Mayor Tyrone Gray was working closely with law enforcement to deal with the issue. Most of the accused were from Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. During the men's first appearance on Monday, the court heard that they were only facing charges of being in the country illegally. Some of them had previously been arrested on the same charge. They were deported but had returned. Twenty of the accused were juveniles, and their cases were transferred to the Children's Court.

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on the ANC's response to staff protests over unpaid salaries.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe's explanation as to why the ruling party can't guarantee its staff will be paid on time has been met with mixed reactions, with some calling it irresponsible.  Speaking to SABC News at the ANC's gala dinner on Wednesday ahead of the party's national policy conference, Mabe said the party is not a bank robbery syndicate that can predict when it will get money.

The Mail & Guardian journalists discuss the step aside rule, its genesis and role in the ANC's renewal programme with NEC member Pule Mabe

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss comments by ANC spokesman Pule Mabe about the shootings in taverns over the weekend. They also chat about the resignation of Boris Johnson and the assassination of Shinzo Abe. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify

The ANC's National Executive Committee has made calls for locals to find alternative ways to access a sustainable supply of electricity. The NEC held a meeting last weekend to be briefed about the Eskom power crisis. Eskom recently announced that it would implement stage 5 load shedding and that rolling blackouts will continue through to the weekend. The company blames this on the unprotected strike by workers and the breakdowns at power plants. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe

The ruling party says it is engaging with the findings and recommendations of the of the final segment of the state capture report in order to enhance its renewal program within the liberation movement. The party adds that plans are in place to specifically target parts of the commission report that relate to the organisation, its deployees and members. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe adds that party members implicated in alleged corruption are required to make representations to the party's Integrity Committee. Mabe joins us on the line for further details together with DA chief whip Natasha Mazzone and EFF Treasury General Omphile Maotwe...

ANC National spokesperson Pule Mabe has confirmed that the party's Eastern Cape elective conference has been postponed to a date to be confirmed. He was speaking during the launch of the Letsema campaign in Mangaung in the Free State. Mabe cautioned media houses and journalists against reporting false or unverified news updates on the delayed conferences of the party describing them as sensitive. This follows confusion on whether the party's conference in the Eastern Cape was to continue or not this weekend. Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst from the Nelson Mandela University, Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast

The ANC's National Working Committee has pledged its support to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the motion of no confidence set to take place against him in Parliament later this month. The motion was called by African Transformation Movement MP, Vuyolwethu Zungula. DA Leader, John Steenhuisen proposed a motion against all Ramaphosa's cabinet ministers. The respective motions were discussed at the NWC's meeting held on Monday. ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe tells us more...

The African National Congress (ANC) - as the national governing party which has overseen power utility Eskom for the past 27 years - noted with "grave concern" Eskom's announcement of Stage 4 load-shedding and says it may be deliberately done for "political ends". The party also admitted that it poured cold water on its manifesto promise of providing reliable energy. Eskom announced on Wednesday that it was pushing load-shedding to Stage 4 at noon on Wednesday, and this would continue until 05:00 on Friday. Stage 2 load-shedding would then be in effect until 05:00 on Saturday, as announced by the utility earlier in the week. "The latest bout of load-shedding is despite a commitment by the CEO of the utility to contain load-shedding and ease disruptions to power supply in mid-October," ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement on Wednesday. "The ANC is further concerned that the announcement made by Eskom coincides with the first day of final examinations for thousands of matriculants across the country who must have the opportunity to study and write their exams uninterrupted by power outages. "Given the inconsistency in information and assurances received from the utility, the ANC is by all intents and purposes quite concerned that these acts may be the deliberate actions of some within Eskom for political ends." He said the ANC demanded "unequivocal answers" on the current state of power supply. "The mixed messages and lack of public transparency and accountability witnessed are a source of grave concern and suspicion," Mabe said. "It is also a direct affront to the ANC's commitment in our manifesto to ensure safe and reliable electricity supply to our communities." He said the ANC called for "leadership and transparency" in explaining to South Africans the state of power supply and to make an honest assessment on whether the right skills and leadership were at the utility's disposal under the current circumstances. "The anxiety and disruption meted upon our people by the inconsistency in messaging and failure to take the nation into confidence in the state of the grid must be condemned." Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, on the campaign trail in Buffalo City on Tuesday, claimed the reintroduction of load-shedding was all part of a well-orchestrated, elaborate scheme by the ANC to steal votes from smaller parties. "Once the electricity switches off, we go stand next to the boxes, and no one is going to touch any box. There is no vote that is going to be stolen here," Malema said. The ANC responded, calling the allegations a "blue lie of the highest order". Meanwhile, in Cape Town, the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis wrote an open letter to the city's residents, expressing his concern about load-shedding, particularly as the matric exams had started. "We, the people of Cape Town, should never accept the unacceptable. I can assure you that ongoing electricity blackouts and the prospect of a complete collapse of our electricity grid will never be acceptable as long as the DA governs in Cape Town." Hill-Lewis had recently announced a plan to reduce Cape Town's reliance on Eskom. "We will procure our own electricity from independent producers. We will empower residents to generate and trade their own electricity via the City's grid. And we will build on the success of Steenbras to expand our own generating capacity," he said in the letter on Wednesday.

"The ANC is the real champion of the people, and all these others are Mickey Mouse parties." These were the words of African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa to scores of supporters in Tshwane on Friday while canvassing for votes ahead of municipal elections. He was speaking in Ward 22 in Mabopane, Tshwane, where an ANC councillor Tshepo Motaung was recently gunned down. Motaung was shot over 20 times last month by unknown assailants. Ramaphosa's visit to the area comes just after Deputy President David Mabuza also went to Tshwane on an electioneering drive. The ANC lost Tshwane in 2016, and Ramaphosa said the party wanted to regain it. He said it was infighting that had led to the party losing power in 2016, and that this "would not be repeated". "You are in the trouble now because of the manner in which you voted, so lets go out in our numbers and vote for change, because the last time we did not go out in our numbers. "We should remove these pretenders that claim to work for the communities, and reinstate the ANC - the real champions of the people. The current municipality is only interested in the interests of a few minority, so you in the townships have been left to fend for yourselves. "Go out in your numbers and vote for change, because last time [in 2016] you did not go out in your numbers which resulted in this situation," said Ramaphosa. In 2016, the late then-chairperson in Tshwane Mapiti Matsena was the preferred candidate for the region over Kgosientso Ramokgopa. However, the Gauteng provincial executive committee and Luthuli House settled for then-MP and current Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza as a so-called "compromise candidate". This move was followed by days of unrest across the metro, as people claiming to be Ramokgopa's supporters took to the streets and declared, "no Sputla [Ramokgopa's nickname], no vote". Later, the ANC lost control of the metro for the first time to a DA-led coalition government that has remained in charge ever since. 'You are setting a good example' Speaking on Friday, Ramaphosa added that "there should never be a situation where Tshwane is in the hands of another party". "Tshwane is the capital. The Union Buildings are in Tshwane. We can't therefore let this metro be in the hands of the opposition. This has to be rectified." Ramaphosa also praised the fact that the ward has since chosen a woman to stand as their ward candidate. "We are appreciative of the fact that in the ward you choose a woman, and you are setting a good example by choosing a woman that you trust and know will serve you." He added that, while past ANC candidates had disappointed communities, the current crop, including the newly-elected ward candidate in Mabopane, were not going to "steal from you, employ their friends and family members", but would priorities the needs of communities over their own. Ramaphosa's address also came after Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise, her deputy Thabang Makwetla and Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele were rescued after being held hostage by a group of military veterans who allegedly demanded R4.2-million each in special pensions. The ministers were meeting with the Liberation Struggle War Veterans (LSWV), comprising members of various armed groups that fought apartheid, including Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) and the Azanian National Liberation Army (Azanla). The group demonstrated outside Luthuli House this week, leading to the evacuation of the ANC's headquarters. 'Demand for a special pension' While Ramaphosa did not address the matter during his address to Mabopane residents, ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe earlier told the media that the governing party, although dismayed by the actions of the liberation veterans on Thursday evening, was comforted "by the fact that the SAPS have taken speedy action". Mabe said the ANC was still open to trying to resolve the matter without ...

The African National Congress has withdrawn its court application to the electoral court. This came just hours after it filed papers to the court. The ANC says the withdrawal of the application depends on the conclusion of the Constitutional Court application. The IEC approached the court to ask it to postpone the elections from October to February next year. Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance federal council, Helen Zille claims there is more to the ruling party's application withdrawal and ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe gives reasons as to the withdrawal...

Die ANC het sy steun vir die regsorde bevestig ná die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak teen Jacob Zuma. Die voormalige president van die land en die party is tot 15 maande tronkstraf gevonnis weens minagting van die hof, en is aangesê om homself binne vyf dae oor te gee aan die owerhede. Die party het sy lede gevra om kalm te bly te midde van die verwikkelinge. 'n Woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, het bevestig dat die ANC se nasionale uitvoerende komitee oor die naweek sal vergader om die uitspraak te bespreek.

It remains unclear if whether an ANC member that voluntarily steps aside from a party position may also need to vacate their position as party deployee in government. This as the ruling party has reaffirmed that all its members facing serious criminal charges should voluntarily step aside or face being suspended from the party. The ANC is set to hold a special NEC meeting this coming weekend in order to formulate amongst other issues, the conditions and implications of its members choosing to step aside or being served with suspension letters. ANC national spokesperson, Pule Mabe however says voluntarily stepping aside from a party structure does not mean being un-elected.

Die ANC sê hy het met hartseer verneem van die dood van die Suid-Afrikaanse musikant Kori Moraba. Die 73-jarige Moraba het weens Covid-19-komplikasies gesterf. ANC-woordvoerder Pule Mabe sê die party het sy innige meegevoel betuig met die familie, vriende, die musiekbedryf en die mense van Suid-Afrika:

Die ANC het bevestig dat sy sekretaris-generaal, Ace Magashule, in sy amp aanbly. Dit volg na berigte dat die integriteitskommissie hom versoek het om opsy te staan hangende die bewerings van bedrog en korrupsie teen hom. ’n Partywoordvoerder, Pule Mabe, het by ’n nuuskonferensie gesê die ANC sal die proses volg soos deur die Nasionale Uitvoerende Komitee se vergadering uiteengesit:

Die ANC het sy Sekretaris-Generaal, Ace Magashule, geprys omdat hy vrywillig voor die Integriteitskommissie gaan verskyn. Hy is geloof omdat hy bereid is om voorleggings te doen en vrae te antwoord. Magashule word van korrupsie aangekla wat met die omstrede Vrystaatse asbestender verband hou. ’n Woordvoerder van die party, Pule Mabe, het gesê die aanbevelings sal nou na die nasionale uitvoerende komitee vir ’n finale besluit gestuur word:

Werkers van die Suid-Afrikaanse Uitsaaikorporasie (SAUK) betoog buite die openbare uitsaaier se kantore in Kaapstad en Johannesburg teen dreigende afleggings. Minstens vyf polisievoertuie, insluitend ‘n Nyala, is ontplooi waar die staking deur talle SAUK-werkers buite die hoofkantoor van die openbare uitsaaier in Auckland Park in Johannesburg begin het. Die afleggingsproses raak ongeveer vier-honderd permanente werkers. ANC-woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, sê die party ondersteun die SAUK-personeel.

Die ANC se Sekretaris-Generaal, Ace Magashule, het sy prokureurs opdrag gegee om by die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag duidelikheid te kry oor berigte dat hy binnekort in hegtenis geneem gaan word. Volgens die berigte het die Valke 'n lasbrief uitgereik vir sy inhegtenisneming, maar die eenheid sê dis fopnuus. Dit hou verband met die voortslepende ondersoek na die Vrede-suiwelplaas-projek terwyl Magashule die Vrystaatse Premier was. Die ANC-woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, sê hy het die saak met Magashule bespreek.

The spokesman of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday said Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president and liberation hero Nelson Mandela, has died.State broadcaster SABC said the 59-year-old, who was serving as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, died in a hospital in Johannesburg however it did not state the cause of death.ANC spokesman Pule Mabe said “She still had a role to play in the transformation of the society and a bigger role to play even in the African National Congress. Mabe said further details would be provided in due course.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kosmos 94.1 — Die ANC het die buurland se regering se besluit om die hele land vanaf die 1ste Junie, af te skuif na vlak drie inperking, verwelkom. Onder hierdie vlak sal meer sektore van die ekonomie oopgemaak word, alkohol sal op sekere dae en ure vir tuisverbruik verkoop word, terwyl die verkoop van tabakverkope en groot byeenkomste steeds verbode bly. ANC-woordvoerder, Pule Mabe, het gesê, elke burger moet hul rol speel om die verspreiding van die korona-virus te bekamp.

Jacaranda FM — ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe on Friday said the party's leadership was being urged to treat the matter as urgent.

Jacaranda FM — ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe on Friday said Chapter 9 institutions should be resected.

The African National Congress' economic transformation head, Enoch Godongwana says a National Executive Committee Lekgotla is not a decision making body. His remarks come after ANC Secretary-General Ace Magshule told the media at a post-lekgotla briefing in Pretoria that the ruling party wants the mandate of South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to be expanded to focus on development and job creation. Speaking to my colleague Stephen Grootes this morning, Mr Godongwana says Magashule's statement was inaccurate. Krivani Pillay spoke to ANC National Spokesperson, Pule Mabe...

MultimediaLIVE — Join Sunday Times political reporters Amil Umraw, Aphiwe de Klerk, Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane in studio this week as the pull apart some of the week’s top political events. This week, the team discusses Zizi Kodwa and Pule Mabe after they "voluntarily" stepped down as ANC spokespeople amid rape allegations levelled against them. The team also discuss their disappointment at the lack of detail at this year’s DA manifesto launch and dissect state capture at Eskom.

ANC's national spokesperson, Pule Mabe is expected to return to work THIS *MORNING at Luthuli House after being cleared of sexual harassment charges. Last year Mabe's personal assistant levelled the allegations against him in a detailed letter of complaint to the organisation. Mabe was then removed as party spokesperson in order to allow for internal investigations to take place. A panel looking into the matter has now recommended that the ANC create a sexual harassment policy.

Gareth and Kanthan Pillay get stuck into some of the week's hottest political stories including the High Court dismissing axed commissioner Tom Moyane's bid to have his dismissal overturned, Malema's latest case, the ANC stating members should trust the party to deal with the Pule Mabe matter, and the BLF planning to meet with the IEC over 2019 elections. Plus the pièce de résistance of the morning being Eskom's Jabu Mabuza claiming, "All South Africans are responsible for power cuts”. Nando's

A sexual harassment complaint against the ANC's national spokesperson, Pule Mabe continues this afternoon in Johannesburg. This after Mabe's 26 year old assistant cited two incidents in which she says she resisted his advances. The matter is being heard by the ANC's Internal Grievance Pane. Our reporter Mbali Thethani is on the story.

There continues to be wide-spread reaction to the allegation that ANC national spokesperson, Pule Mabe sexually harassed his 26-year old female personal assistant. The governing party YESTERDAY* swiftly came out to confirm that it had received a grievance report about the issue and that it's receiving urgent attention. Meanwhile, the ANC Women's League also came out condemning sexual harassment while also noting the principle of innocent until proven guilty. Social media was also abuzz with many expressing disappointment that sexual harassment still manifests itself in the workplace

Former president, Jacob Zuma will face prosecution. The National Director of Public Prosecution (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams made the announcement earlier on at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), offices in Silverton, Pretoria. Abrahams says Zuma's representations were unsuccessful and will face charges. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to DA Leader Mmusi Maimane, IFP MP, Narend Singh and ANC national spokesperson, Pule Mabe...

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says the party cannot confirm any speculation of a meeting between President Zuma and Deputy President Ramaphosa, to discuss President Zuma's voluntary resignations. According to sources close to the officials, Ramaphosa will meet with Zuma at his official residence of Mahlambandlopfu, in Pretoria, to finalise terms of Zuma's exit package. But Pule Mabe refuses to engage in any conjecture around Zuma's future. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to our Senior reporter, Tshepo Ikaneng, who is in Pretoria and Professor Steven Friedman, a political analyst and research professor at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)...

North West Local Government MEC Collen Maine is the new ANC Youth League president. He was elected unopposed at the league's 25th national congress at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. Maine's contenders, National Executive Committee member Pule Mabe and the league's former deputy president Ronald Lamola failed to meet the required threshold. This after they were nominated from the floor during a rowdy marathon nomination process that losers labelled as a farce. Mahlatse Gallens reports...

The race is on for a new leadership of the ANC Youth League. The League will finally hold its national elective congress from the 4th to the 6th of September after numerous delays. The body has been under the administration of a national task team after it was disbanded by the ANC's National Executive in March 2013. This after its then-President Julius Malema was dismissed and a number of his executive disciplined for sowing divisions in the party's ranks. Several names have been touted to head the League, including former league leader Ronald Lamola, North West MEC Collen Maine, National Executive Committee member Pule Mabe and Tshwane league leader, Lesego Makhubela. Senior Political Reporter Busi Chimombe spoke to Lamola as part of a build-up to the conference

The first day of the ANC youth league's consultative national conference descended into chaos as disgruntled delegates vented out their anger on speakers. Yesterday some delegates kept shouting the name of former treasurer and presidential hopeful Pule Mabe, when speeches and messages of support were being delivered. The move was a protest against a decision to convert the conference which was supposed to elect leadership into a consultative one. The decision was announced on the eve of the conference when delegates were already on their way to University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus, where the conference is taking place. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.