Chairperson of the subcommittee on Health and Education, Naledi Pandor says the ANC has resolved that basic education must undergo comprehensive review in order to respond to radical social economic transformation. She was speaking at Luthuli House in Johannesburg, where the ANC is reporting back on their health and education policy discussions from its National Policy Conference last week. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Naledi Pandor...

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Stats SA has continually warned that access to healthcare in South Africa is still very different for black and white South Africans. Now a Black-owned RH Bophelo is set to list on the JSE next Wednesday with the aim of providing competitive rates for lower to middle-income earners "who cannot afford private healthcare. RH Bophelo will list initially as a special purpose acquisition company vehicle which will be used to acquire commercially viable infrastructure assets. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to one of the sponsors of RH Bophelo, Mr Quinton Zunga...

The ANC has proposed that government communications be centralised to form part of the Presidency and that the provincial government communications should be allocated in the premier's office. The Chairperson of the Communication and Battle of Ideas Commission, Jackson Mthembu says this is to ensure that the presidency gets to tell and instruct in terms of the messaging that we are driving as government. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Jackson Mthembu

ANC President Jacob Zuma says factionalism continues to cost the party its voter support. His Deputy Cyril Ramaphosa and former African Union Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma are vying for the contest to lead the ruling party ahead of its December conference. The party top brass and its leagues are divided as to whom should succeed Zuma. Delivering his closing address to the ANC five-day national policy conference in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, President Zuma admitted that slate politics was derailing party's efforts to regain public trust. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe

ANC delegates at the party's policy conference say they are not happy with the black shareholder percentage in the mining charter. The current charter contains a new clause that states that all mining companies must have 30 percent black empowerment shareholding within 12 months. The Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane says ANC delegates want the mining charter to increase its black ownership to over 50%. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to minister Mosebenzi Zwane

ANC NEC Member Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the National Health Insurance (NHI), is not about closing down all private hospitals and practices but making healthcare universally accessible to all South Africans. Dr Motsoaledi was presenting the NHI white paper to ANC delegates in the Education and Health Commission, at the party's national policy conference, currently underway at Nasrec, South of Joburg. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to ANC NEC member, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi...

The African National Congress has termed the Radical Economic Transformation policy as a tool to change the face of poverty. The party says the second phase of RET will go a long way in creating an inclusive economy. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to the ANC Treasury General, Dr Zweli Mkhize...

As the land debate rages on at the ANC national Policy Conference it seems a number of structures within the party are on opposing ends on the matter . With the Women's league calling for a referendum on the land issues while the Youth league calls for expropriation of land without compensation. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to ANCYL President Collen Maine

The ANC says it needs to be careful, when trying to address issues around white monopoly capital, not to replace it with black monopoly capital. This is what the ruling party has been discussing over the past couple of days, regarding the ANC's documents on strategy and tactics in Nasrec south of Johannesburg. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Chairperson of the party's Strategy and Tactics portfolio, Nathi Mthethwa, who says white monopoly capital doesn't exist in South Africa, is a fallacy