TimesLIVE understands Sam Vukela reported for duty on Monday for the first time since July 2020, when he was suspended by public works minister Patricia de Lille.

Luthuli House workers on Monday held a picket for the umpteenth time in a bid to air their grievances, some of which date back to 2019, accusing ANC leadership of being “the most uncaring leadership for staff welfare”.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to take the nation into confidence regarding progress made towards developing a comprehensive plan to tackle social ills including poverty, unemployment and inequality.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday bestowed the Order of SA (gold) on Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara after the signing of six agreements to strengthen bilateral relations between the countries.

Former president Thabo Mbeki’s scathing attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa must be challenged and is an attempt to protect himself from the party’s failures.

Former president Thabo Mbeki says there is no national plan to address a number of social ills, including poverty, unemployment, criminality and inequality.

“Despite progress made to date in the representation of women in the ANC leadership, there is no doubt more work needs to be done to advance gender equality.”

Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele and public works minister Patricia de Lille have lost another bid to prevent suspended director-general Sam Vukela returning to work.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's special adviser on international relations Maropene Ramokgopa has denied that she was appointed to run the ANC Womens' League to do her boss' bidding, saying even past presidents entrusted her with responsibility.

Convicted perjurer and former president of the ANC Women’s League Bathabile Dlamini has made a comeback in the women’s structure, as a member of its national working task team.