Gwede Samson Mantashe

Zuma is helped by the fact that the ANC’s respected Secretary General Gwede Mantashe hails from Eastern Cape and is an accomplished political fixer...

The ANC delegation leader Secretary General Gwede Mantashe riposted: ‘The ANC does not ignore the rule of law so we respect the High Court ruling...

Zuma and his close allies including Justice Minister Jeff Radebe ANC General Secretary Gwede Mantashe and the head of the Government Communications Information System (GCIS) Jimmy Manyi have called for aspects of the constitution to be changed to promote what they call a ‘second transition’ an accelerated transfer of economic assets to black-owned companies...

Some ANC provincial premiers such as Gauteng’s David Makhura questioned the KZN ANC’s announcement; Zuma and ANC General Secretary Gwede Mantashe had banned ANC members and provinces from publicly campaigning until October...

Only the General Secretary Gwede Mantashe unambiguously supports Zuma’s re-election as President of the ANC...

A party team commissioned an expert report on the nationalisation of mines land and banks but the ANC General Secretary Gwede Mantashe sent it back for redrafting...

ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe announced in late May that South Africa would not focus on trade with Europe but on stronger economic and diplomatic ties with the BRICS group – Brazil Russia India and China...

Gwede Mantashe may have hoped for a quiet study tour in China but it was not to be...

One of the proxy wars between Zuma and Malema is likely to involve a bid by Sexwale using Malema’s forces to take over the ANC general secretaryship from Zuma ally Gwede Mantashe...

Another target of Zuma and his supporters is Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula the Youth League’s favourite to replace Gwede Mantashe as ANC General Secretary...