ANC turmoil and legal battle cloud Mbalula's path to higher office

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula faces mounting pressure from the party's electoral setback and a legal dispute with Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, threatening his ambitions for higher office. The crises expose deeper factional tensions within the ANC, though the outcome remains uncertain. This matters as it could reshape South Africa's ruling party leadership dynamics ahead of succession contests.