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Nearly four hours after the ANC national elective conference was set to start, agitated delegates are stuck at the registration centre in Ormonde.

Meanwhile, delegates have started trickling into the plenary hall. "We cannot start when delegates are not here. City Press understands that it is mainly delegates from the Free State, Limpopo, North West and the Eastern Cape who are yet to complete their registration. How do you know who is a delegate and who is not now?" [#ANCNationalConference], which was set to get underway at 8:30am today. They were allegedly told that technical glitches had stalled the process.

ANC delegates from Limpopo, the Northern Cape and some from KwaZulu-Natal are part of those still to finalise their registration.

ANC delegates from Limpopo, the Northern Cape and some from KwaZulu-Natal are part of those still to finalise their registration.

Eskom cited the failure of eight generating units overnight as one of the reasons for the higher stage of power cuts.

We have suboptimal levels of investment both from South African and global investors because the environment is not conducive for investment.” “The ANC is still the majority party in parliament. “This is a critical conference for the ANC,” said Coovadia. “The energy crisis is more than just the elephant in the room. The ANC is at a crossroads and decisions made at this conference will either help it sink or swim . It is now a shadow of its former self, struggling to retain metros in traditionally safe grounds including Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay.

Cyril Ramaphosa's opening of the ANC's elective conference got off to a shaky start as delegates from KwaZulu-Natal threw the kitchen sink at the president.

"These reforms have focused on the network industries of energy, telecommunications, water, railways and ports. To date, nearly R3 billion has been recovered by Eskom alone, and a further R5 billion is being claimed in various court processes." On the state of the economy, Ramaphosa said that, to date, around R1.14 trillion in investment commitments had been raised, and some R300 billion had already been invested in projects." The rowdy group kept shouting "Phala Phala" and "load shedding". Ramaphosa described the nation's response to the Covid-19 pandemic as "swift and decisive". - The rowdy group kept on shouting "Phala Phala" and "load shedding".

He is running for re-election as leader of the governing party, which is divided by his rivalry with former President Jacob Zuma. This week Mr Ramaphosa has ...

In recent months, Mr Zuma been increasingly critical of the president's leadership. On Tuesday, ANC MPs were instructed to back the president and vote down an attempt to start an impeachment process. Its leaders will decide whether to reject its recommendations or act on them. In recent months, however, the president has faced his own scandal. Delegates from the ex-president's home province of KwaZulu-Natal then started singing anti-Ramaphosa songs as he tried to continue with his address. He alleges that the president was an "accessory after the fact" to a breach of the National Prosecuting Authority Act.

Party delegates chant 'load-shedding' as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his political report.

“The effects of load-shedding are felt every day by households, businesses, schools, hospitals and government offices,” Ramaphosa acknowledged. When the president addressed Eskom’s woes later in his speech, his words competed with the resurgence of chanting. Ramaphosa began his address amid boisterous chanting from the floor.

A handful of ANC delegates, mostly from KwaZulu-Natal, disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa's political report at the opening of the party's national ...

“I want to appeal to all of us to respect this meeting that has taken place 55 times in the life of our organisation. The president was later able to deliver his speech with minor challenges. He added that the opening speech was not the time “to display this kind of disorderly behaviour, this does not look well for the ANC”.

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Vocal delegates at the ANC's 55th national conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg, on 16 December 2022. (Photo: Leila Dougan/Daily Maverick).

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President Cyril Ramaphosa fired a salvo at his detractors while delivering his political report at the beginning of the ANC elective conference, ...

[Zuma](https://mg.co.za/?s=jacob+zuma) — who had just hours before announced that he had opened a private criminal case against his successor — made his grand entrance to the Nasrec venue of the conference just after Ramaphosa started delivering his address. Ramaphosa said the party had taken decisive measures to end [President Cyril Ramaphosa](https://mg.co.za/?s=Cyril+Ramaphosa) fired a salvo at his detractors while delivering his political report at the beginning of the ANC elective conference, making reference to state capture which visibly raised the ire of his predecessor Jacob Zuma.

Delays in the registration and accreditation of candidates on the first day of the ANC's elective conference in Nasrec mean that the party — and South ...

“The province quickly realised that they were going to be marginalising themselves, so they sat down,” a senior figure from the province told the FM. Another message that did the rounds claimed it was “the illegal Ace Magashule-aligned parallel structures from mostly [the] Free State that were trying to register as delegates”. “The problem was load-shedding,” one of the ANC’s media guys explained. Ramaphosa’s talk about unity within the party also proved popular, but the delegates were quieter when he talked about municipalities failing to maintain clean audits, and the need to reverse the party’s downward trend in elections. The delegates were quieter when he talked about municipalities failing to maintain clean audits, and the need to reverse the party’s downward trend in elections They did see Ramaphosa’s last, off-the-cuff sentence that the conference should exercise discipline and maintain political consciousness “instead of shouting at each other, instead of howling at each other” as their cue to do exactly the opposite of what Ramaphosa was pleading with delegates to do.

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his political report, but struggled to affirm his leadership. ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe struggled to rein in ...

Topping the agenda on Day 2 of the ANC's National Conference is the nomination and voting for the top six office bearers.However, a long delay in getting ...

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The leadership of the region that disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa's political report to the ANC's elective conference on Friday have slammed the ...

If you are a member of the ANC, you are given power to represent your branch. Two sources party to the late-night discussions said the regional leadership from Musa Dladla and Moses Mabhida regions were told that their delegates would be "isolated" and "left in the cold" if they allowed ill-discipline to continue. You have to represent your branch. Provincial leaders said the disruptions by the grouping loyal to Zuma would throw a spanner in the works of their plan to elevate Mkhize to the helm of the party. The leadership of the region that disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa's political report to the ANC's elective conference on Friday have slammed the "hooliganism" from within their ranks. - Former president Jacob Zuma is from the region and the disruptions stem from his instruction to prevent Ramaphosa from delivering the political report.

A 7-hour delay on the first day of the ANC elective conference is a symptom of factional battles says EWN political editor Tshidi Madia.

This can be seen with Jacob Zuma's entrance as Ramaphosa started to deliver the report, leading the former president's already rowdy supporters to disrupt his address. The group kept on chanting "Phala Phala" and "load shedding". Madia says energy policy, organisational renewal and the moral decay of the ANC are key issues that need urgent attention and should be prioritised. 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Scroll up to listen to the full audio When they gather for a conference, it is about leadership for them [ANC] - they might say otherwise but it becomes about electing people.Tshidi Madia, Politics Editor - Eyewitness News The 55th African National Congress (ANC) national conference kicked off on Friday with an open plenary session with interdenominational prayers and the national anthem. What was happening was particular provinces were being allowed into the venue to register while pro-Ramaphosa provinces were being delayed…Tshidi Madia, Politics Editor - Eyewitness News Madia says while a late start is conference tradition, there were deliberate delays in registering pro-Ramaphosa delegates. However, there were reports of a seven-hour delay in the day’s proceeding with party President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the political report only at 16:00, something which Eyewitness News Political Editor, Tshidi Madia says is a symptom of factional battles.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is running for a second term as ANC leader, delivered the opening address to the five-day gathering on Friday. He acknowledged ...

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We caught up with president Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya on what the president feels about Andre de Ruyter leaving Eskom, Jacob Zuma's ...

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Independent political analyst Dr Metji Makgoba says there has been enough theorising and planning, and it is now time to replace the endless rhetoric with ...

“Some have merely played according to the rules of capitalism to get benefits and gain wealth and have not tried to harm anyone. “This merely perpetuates the economic marginalisation of black Africans. "Instead of correcting this, many from the ANC want to use this problem to justify their looting.

The ANC's 55th national elective conference has entered its second day and voting vote for the top six positions is expected to dominate proceedings.

Scroll to the top to listen to the update While everybody tends to want to focus on the presidential race some say the deputy presidential race is going to be the one to watch.Lindsay Dentlinger, Eyewitness News reporter Voting for the top six positions is expected to dominate Saturday's proceedings. Eyewitness News parliamentary reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger believes it is anyone’s game in the lead-up to the vote. She says while the presidential position has led the debate up to this point, the tight competition for deputy president is front and centre. ANC Conference: ‘Race for deputy president is the one to watch’ We are waiting to see what will happen.Lindsay Dentlinger, Eyewitness News reporter The ANC's 55th national elective conference at Nasrec entered its second day on Saturday and all eyes are on the vote for the top six positions in the party. Abongile Nzelenzele chats to Eyewitness News parliamentary reporter, Lindsay Dentlinger.

The ANC leadership says it is confident that its national elective conference taking place at Nasrec in Johannesburg will not collapse despite disruptions ...

The introduction of stage six load-shedding by Eskom also led to delays. By the time decisions are taken, they will all be in.” They are waiting their turn to be accredited,” Mabe said. “We have learned from that experience,” he said. [Pule Mabe](https://mg.co.za/tag/pule-mabe/) said the organisers had decided to push ahead with the presentation of reports while credentials were resolved, so that “we will be able to conclude the business of conference” by Tuesday as planned. [David Mabuza](https://mg.co.za/article/2018-02-28-mabuza-i-have-been-the-target-of-a-smear-campaign-since-2009/) had been delivered and was due to be followed by the financial report by treasurer general [Paul Mashatile,](https://mg.co.za/opinion/2022-11-18-is-the-ancs-paul-mashatile-good-for-business/) along with reports by the ANC integrity commission and proposed constitutional amendments.

It's day two of the ANC's 55th National Conference taking place at Nasrec where new leadership is expected to be elected. But the conference has not been ...

"The people who need to get their numbers first are the delegates, and this is their conference. He says this will include nominations from the floor. He says all reports have been presented and delegates have gone for dinner. UPDATE: Pule Mabe says since there is a new position of second deputy secretary-general, the electoral commission will open the floor for delegates to nominate from the floor. He says if a candidate does not make it into the top seven, she or he will be automatically moved to the additional (NEC) to contest for a position. Thereafter there will be voting for the new top seven and all that is expected to happen tonight. Read the full story You can also visit and follow our ANC Elective Conference content hub so you don’t miss out on anything. UPDATE: ANC National Spokesperson Pule Mabe says after constitutional amendments which include adding a new position for a second deputy secretary, there will be nominations.

Members of the Khoisan Liberation Movement stage a protest for the rights of the indigenous group outside the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, ...

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Speaking of masterclasses, one of the film's co-directors, Pule Mabe, who, in true Barbara Streisand style, occasionally jumps in front of the camera to play ...

The rare sight of a room full of unexcitable Africans is a terrible thing to witness, even on screen. I scream in front of that camera,” he elaborated, and in that one epiphanic moment, he not only explained the trouble with the world of front-facing cameras that we exist in, but he took us into his confidence, and explained what he was trying to do with yesterday’s episode; the point he was trying to make about the death of authentic activism. I wonder if it’ll follow the experimental style of yesterday’s episode, which totally deconstructed the typical three-act narrative style by kicking off with an unexpected and exceptional seven-hour musical chanting intro before the first speaker took to the podium in that strategically boring three-hour-long speech, which really put the Con in conference.

Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — 'be patient, he's not going anywhere'

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The ANC national conference has adopted the credentials report, paving the way for nominations of the top six officials to start after lengthy delays.

It also captures the number of voting delegates from the NEC, the nine PECs, as well as regional executive committees. The total number of delegates came up to 4,426. The 55th national conference boasts the largest number of participating branches, in addition to the delegates from leagues of the ANC such as the veterans league women's league and the youth league.

The governing party has added an additional deputy secretary-general position to its top leadership structure in order to cope with the workload of the ...

Thereafter there will be voting for the new top seven and all that is expected to happen tonight.— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) Meanwhile, Mabe said the only voting that will happen on Saturday night will be voting for officials (the new top seven). “You are all aware that coming to this national conference, out of the national conference, one of the issues that came up was the introduction of the second deputy secretary-general. “Once all of those nominations are read out, and then concluded on amendments, if there are further names raised from the floor, those names would need to garner sufficient numbers to be included on the ballot paper. This new position was first proposed in 2012 in Mangaung with the argument that the workload in the office of the secretary-general was heavy and three officials are needed to carry it out efficiently. The position of a second deputy secretary-general has added and a party member will be elected to occupy it.