The ANC remains divided about its resolution to expropriate land without compensation, despite the historic vote in parliament this past week to start the process to amend the Constitution
DUT students are being forced to beg as they wait for classes to start and funds to be released
Tired of waiting for the state to provide their children with basic services, parents in a school in Soweto have once again taken matters into their own hands and illegally supplied water to the school
New Police Minister Bheki Cele says a cleanout of the South African Police Service Crime intelligence division, whose resources have been abused in fighting the ANC’s factional battles, is a priority
State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba has promised to crack the whip in the country’s intelligence service to clean up the mess it’s in
Ramaphosa can rely on the ex-ANC spokesperson to sniff out any shenanignans by Zuma diehards
Nkosazana Dlamini_Zuma’s ability to identify problems and solve them, coupled with her diplomatic skills and determination, maybe what’s needed to make the monitoring and evaluation ministry work
Taxi ranks in Ekurhuleni are costing exorbitant amounts — one has a price tag of more than R50-million — but for reasons unknown remain incomplete
On April 6 2012, 15-year-old Don Steenkamp stormed into Griekwastad police station, his face, hands and shirt covered in blood.
Senzo Mchunu, the ANC’s new head of organising is “looking forward†to his move to the party’s Luthuli House headquarters and working with party secretary general Ace Magashule, who narrowly beat him in December under controversial circumstances
Like many people from KwaNxamalala, near Pietermaritzburg, Bongani Zondi was outside the high court in 2008 when Judge Chris Nicholson handed down the judgment that eventually led to the recall of Thabo Mbeki and paved the way for Jacob Zuma to ascend to the presidency of South Africa
“I never thought I’d end up in food. When I finished school I wanted to be a doctor but I studied geology. I ended up studying finance, I ended up studying logistics. And then, somehow, I got into foodâ€
The ANC’s decision to vote in favour of amending the Constitution to expropriate land without compensation is a departure from its policies and the party has no idea how it should be done
Sisi Ntombela’s bid to lead the Free State is clouded by claims that she’s a pawn for her former boss
The ANC’s national executive committee has rejected its Eastern Cape structure’s recommendation that Premier Phumulo Masualle is replaced by provincial chairperson Oscar Mabuyane
The premier wants to give township enterprises a boost and will name and shame public servants who don’t do their jobs well
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we think they can — if we want it enough. But it that true?
Military superpowers, the United States, Franche, Japan, Italy and China, all rely on Djibouti’s increasingly fragile stability, while turning a blind eye
There are only two sea routes linking Europe with East Africa and much of Asia. Either you sail around the Cape of Good Hope or through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Last week, a South African citizen was sentenced to death in a courtroom in Juba. But what exactly was William Endley, a former career officer in the South African army, doing in South Sudan to begin with?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS
The constitution’s property clause, based on party principles, already has a transformative mandate
When we talk about land, we talk principally about the dignity of those who live with an ongoing deprivation that can only be remedied by a fastidious process of redistribution
The ANC has not undergone a transformation since its elective conference in December. It continues to harbour the people responsible for bequeathing South Africa to the Gupta and Zuma families.
Refugees need President Cyril Ramaphosa to uphold South Africa’s Constitution and laws so that the rights of asylum seekers are protected
DD’s made it to second in command. Cyril had no choice, not after he dispatched NDZ
Whatever our private views, they cannot be the grounds on which to ban a work of art
We must teach our sons to respect women, call out buddies and check our own attitude
I’ve been listening to a lot of modern music recently. This kind of music is sometimes called modern classical, or sometimes classical contemporary
For funders of tertiary education, ensuring students graduate does not end when fees fall
BUSINESS
South Africa has welcomed the appointment of new and better ministers to key departments in the economic cluster. All eyes are on Nhlanhla Nene, who faces formidable challenges as minister of finance, but it is Pravin Gordhan who has the bigger job as head of public enterprises
The new energy minister, along with the new finance and public enterprises ministers, will be able to drive the changes SA desperately needs
The budget made it clear that financial authorities want the situation remedied
If investors take a proactive oversight role, capital can be allocated to well-run entities
What does it mean if one of our best thinkers is writing in a context of the fear of being dragged, and writing less because of an irascible internet culture that few can admit to, let alone openly discuss, for fear of being dragged themselves
People who have our attention in 2018
To know Lesego Tlhabi is to know a number of very distinct characters. During her nine-to-five she is a screenwriter and content producer. After hours, on YouTube, the 26-year-old becomes Coconut Kelz
The soulful crooner and songwriter we all deserve, Langa Mavuso is Jo’burg-based and was raised with music all around him
Mamela Nyamza’s work refuses to follow any tune but her own
Zandi Tisani remembers a pair of films stacked at the far end of her friend’s mother’s video collection — positioned, presumably, to be out of reach of children
Conceptual performance artists and siblings Manthe, Tebogo and Kokona Ribane have been exposed to creativity all their lives and made careers of it in the past decade
“I was lonely and very curious,†says Russel Hlongwane, is a statement that is both explanatory and vulnerable
Andy Mkosi is not afraid to lay herself bare through photography and music
At 43, Xolani Hlongwa has the oratorical gifts of a street preacher. Words emerge from his mouth as free associative concepts but emphatically declaimed
Thanks to Klara van Wyk’s onstage character, Pretina de Jager — a colourfully dressed, troubled teenager with an exaggerated Afrikaans accent — clowns have a new look
If you googled Yoza Mnyanda this time last year, you would find her not-so-basic basics: She’s a 24-year-old aspiring cinematographer and graduate of the University of Cape Town’s film school
Writer, arts activist and former chief curator at the Soweto Museums for seven years, Khwezi Gule returned to the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2017 as its chief curator
Tebogo Malope’s interest in the visual medium began unconsciously in his tender years
Same Mdluli, who joined the Standard Bank Gallery as a manager in January 2018, believes people have to become the change they want to see. This is why she applied for the job.
Musonda “Müs†Kabwe is a 24-year-old Zambian-born, Jozi-bred illustrator and graphic designer
In some of her comedy sets, Gilli Apter makes deprecating jokes about reaching the age of 35. It’s a gag about how a woman’s worth is usually reduced to her appearance
‘When I was young I used to play beats on the desk and rap Eminem lyrics to those, and then when I got to South Peninsula High School I went to the music room and then I was like, “Can I play drums?â€â€™
Kimberley may not be at the top of one’s list of fashion capitals, but fashion designer Thebe Magugu calls it home
YounstaCPT’s rhyming skills and work ethic made him hard to ignore. He is known for releasing 24 mixtapes and six EPs in a space of two years
It’s usually a boring affair but the stakes are high for this weekend’s Chiefs versus Pirates game
For a long time, sports betting was just not cricket. But the country has come a long way
