Revealed: Yengeni's R6-million 'kickback' agreement
Stefaans BrümmerA raid on a German company has revealed a record of a deal signed by ANC heavyweight Tony Yengeni when he headed Parliament's defence committee.
'Beware of selfish prayers for Tata'
Phillip De WetHealing has taken on a different connotation at Regina Mundi, where the bulk of the Soweto congregation seems prepared to let go of beloved Madiba.
Political parties will play on Mandela's legacy
Phillip De WetNelson Mandela will loom large in general election campaigns over the coming months, when parties fall for the temptation for an easy boost.
Holomisa castigates ANC for upsetting Mandela family
Charles MoleleBantu Holomisa has warned the ANC against making insensitive statements about the medical condition of former president Nelson Mandela.
Mandela: Qunu keeps the faith in its messiah
Kwanele SosiboFormer president Nelson Mandela's influence transformed the village, which, in turn, has cast its brightest son in a biblical light.
Zuma reprimands DA on Mandela's legacy
Phillip De WetThere was no news from Parliament on the health of Nelson Mandela on Thursday, although Jacob Zuma mentioned him several times in a 46-minute speech.
Malema sees himself as Number Two
Matuma Letsoalo, Mmanaledi MatabogeJulius Malema's plan for next year's general elections is to blow the DA out of the water by drawing half the number of votes the ANC does.
Potty-training in the Western Cape
Andisiwe MakinanaANC members Andile Lili and Loyiso Nkohla have been a thorn in Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's side for a while now.
Waterkloof Gupta 'scapegoat' on warpath
Glynnis UnderhillAir force officer Lieutenant Colonel Christine Anderson's lawyers are set to lodge a complaint with public protector about "unfair treatment".
Dad seeks justice for son killed in 1996
Manqoba NxumaloAfter 17 years Petros Thusi still does not know who killed his son Arthur Thusi, who died after being thrown off a 12-storey building.
'Gupta' dairy flouts treasury rules
Craig McKuneThe Free State government ignored regulations drawn up to prevent the milking of state assets. Craig McKune reports.
Drug exemption extended for world's poorest nations
Mara Kardas-NelsonPatients in the world's poorest countries will continue to receive access to drugs cheaply for at least another decade.
Wetland plan dampened by moving angst
Sipho KingsCompeting environmental and community concerns are being tested in the small township of Wattville, east of Johannesburg.
Spying far worse in South Africa than the US
Phillip De Wet, Alistair FairweatherIn terms of both legislation and practical reality, South Africans have faced far closer scrutiny of their private communication than US citizens.
'Bitter' Amcu keeps Lonmin on edge
Lisa SteynThe Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and platinum giant Lonmin have failed to see eye to eye in recent negotiations.
English has stolen from too many cultures to count
Matthew Du PlessisIt has become the nation’s cultural polyfiller. The second choice of millions of South Africans. English is the language of compromise.
Oh youth, don't forsake isiNdebele
Vusi Nanas SkosanaYoung people fought for their language rights in 1976, but now their interest is gone, writes Vusi Nanas Skosana.
Sesotho's the funniest of them all
Themba Sepotokele (author)The advantages of growing up in Soweto are plenty, one being that it is a multicultural society and a melting pot of many languages.
It's up to us to re-needle the isiXhosa haystack
Andisiwe MakinanaI'm grateful to the youth of 1976 for taking a stand against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in black schools.
Blackness has hit me in the face
Kwanele SosiboEver since grade three my isiZulu vocabulary has slipped further and further away from my tongue, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
