Weekend round up | ANC Free State Chair warns of rot, FEDUSA rejects GEMS hikes, Ramaphosa calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan, South Sudan

• ANC Free State chair Dukwana warns of rot, vows corruption crackdown
  
  ANC Free State chair Mxolisi Dukwana has delivered a blunt assessment of the party’s state in the province, warning that political infighting, corruption and the failure to deliver basic services have “torn apart” the organisation.

Dukwana was speaking during closing remarks at a two-day Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) lekgotla at the Bloemfontein Showgrounds on Sunday.

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• FEDUSA rejects GEMS hikes, threatens mass action
  
  Public sector unions affiliated to Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) have declared an all-out rejection of the sharp increases in Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) contributions for 2026, warning that public servants will not “absorb unjustified cost pressures in silence” as they prepare a programme of mass action.

Briefing the media at the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC)