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The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a "disciplined force of the left".
Read More at Wikipedia ›Nelson Mandela's African National Congress brought its centenary celebrations to his home village in rural eastern South Africa Wednesday.
State television released images of a delegation led by the governing party's national chairperson, Baleka Mbete, visiting the anti-apartheid icon's Qunu home with a barrel-sized replica of the torch lit during the party's 100th anniversary celebrations earlier this year. Mandela, surrounded by grandchildren and his wife, spoke briefly as he sat in an armchair, telling Mbete he was happy to see her.Mbete joked that she wasn't sure what was warming her more, being near Mandela or being near the lit torch. She added that he should enjoy his retirement, but "we want you to know that we miss you all the time."Mandela, who makes few public appearances, arrived in Qunu on Tuesday from Johannesburg, where he also has a home. Next month is his 94th birthday, and he often celebrates birthdays in the village where he grew up.In February, Mandela was hospitaliz...An African National Congress internal appeals committee has upheld a ruling expelling the governing party's youth leader for sowing disunity in its ranks.The ANC, in...
South Africa's main opposition party called a march Tuesday to make a point about economic policy, but ended up facing rock-throwing counter-protesters in scenes tha...
A South African newspaper debuted Monday with denials it is an agent of the governing African National Congress.The owners of the New Age are seen as close to Presid...
Against all odds, the party of Nelson Mandela has transformed a nation where just 20 years ago black South Africans could not vote, and beaches and restaurants were ...
JOHANNESBURG -- Tens of thousands of South Africans marched peacefully through their main cities Wednesday to demand the governing African National Congress do more ...
Lawyers in South Africa's heartland quietly wrapped up arguments Thursday in the murder of a white supremacist, a case that has illustrated how far South Africa has ...
Accounting clerk Events Ranenyine rose in his tiny room on the northern outskirts of Johannesburg Wednesday, washed in a basin of water he had collected the day befo...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela's home was bugged during a tumultuous period for his African National Congress party, a prominent l...
South Africa's governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect.A Monday statement from African National Con...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela's African National Congress is preparing to celebrate his 92nd birthday.In a statement Thursday, South Africa's governing party sa...
The leader of the governing African National Congress' youth wing was in court Monday, at the start of a closely watched trial pitting his right to sing a song from ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's ruling party says they may discipline the party's youth league leader for several episodes of race-tinged speech.African National ...
South Africa's governing party said Thursday it will demand the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation's best-known artists that ridicules the...
South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's genitals removed from ...
South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's genitals removed from ...
South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a portrait depicting his genitals.The agreement, in which the Goodma...
A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait that depicts the president's g...
A lifetime ago, a young black South African student was on trial with 21 other suspects accused by the white racist government of treason, terrorism and working for ...
South African unions took to the streets. Big business added its opposition to proposed tolls to pay for road upgrades for the nation's commercial hub, saying an irr...
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