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ANCWL demands disciplinary action against Mantashe over sex-for-jobs remarks: Women’s league calls for public apology, rejecting age as an excuse for Gwede ...
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ANC Women’s League will not fire Tolashe: The ANC Women’s League has resisted pressure to ask its president, Sisisi Tolashe, to resign ...
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Mantashe’s remarks on youth unemployment spark backlash as analyst questions govt capacity
ewn.co.za/2026/02/10/mantashe-s-remarks-on-youth-unemployment-spark-backlash-as-analyst-questions-govt-capacity
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Unemployed youth to march to Luthuli House over Mantashe's 'proactive' job remarks
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Mantashe clarifies unemployment remarks, says he wanted to encourage activism: ANC national chairperson and mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede ...
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'We are not lazy': Rustenburg youth respond to Mantashe's unemployment claims: Young people in Rustenburg have responded to ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe's ...
iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-01-11-we-are-not-lazy-rustenburg-youth-respond-to-mantashes-unemployment-claims/
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Mantashe says he was misquoted following backlash over 'lazy youth' remarks: Mantashe came under fire following a television interview in which he said youth ...
ewn.co.za/2026/01/10/mantashe-says-he-was-misquoted-following-backlash-over-lazy-youth-remarks
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Ramaphosa says unemployment keeps him awake at night: President Cyril Ramaphosa says high unemployment keeps him awake at night. He stressed the need for urgent ...
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Mantashe roasted over ‘basking in the sun’ unemployment remarks: Political leaders criticise Mantashe’s ‘irresponsible’ comments
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SACP committing suicide, Mantashe says : Party leadership divided over election decision
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Key FactsMantashe Declines ANC Leadership Bid
Dec 9, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
  • Gwede Mantashe states he will not run for ANC president due to his age and imminent retirement.

  • Premature discussions about President Ramaphosa’s successor are discouraged as his term concludes in 2027.

  • The ANC faces significant obstacles ahead of the 2026 local government elections amid corruption allegations and declining public support.

  • No official ruling on dual membership with the SACP has been made; members decide their own affiliations.
  • The time for that will come, and I can tell you, I'm not going to be available. I'm old. I'm more than 70 years old, so I'm retiring.
    — Gwede Mantashe speaks on the speculation regarding his availability for the ANC leadership position.
If we are hungry, Mantashe’s child must also be: EFF's Sihle Lonzi: EFF student command president Sihle Lonzi has spoken out against favouritism and nepotism ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-05-20-if-we-are-hungry-mantashes-child-must-also-be-effs-sihle-lonzi/
If we are hungry, Mantashe’s child must also be: EFF's Sihle Lonzi