A priority crimes litigation unit exists in the National Prosecuting Authority and has a mandate to prosecute apartheid-era human rights violators.
South African political language can be baffling, but the most recent utterances on "Nkandlagate" surely mark a new level of tortuous sophistry.
Progress had been made on the Protection of State Information Bill. Not enough to render it safe for democracy, but progress nonetheless.
South Africans should be able to understand that what is legally permissible and what is wise or constructive are not the same.
Does Cyril Ramaphosa have blood on his hands? That is the question being asked, and is far too glibly answered.
Politicians have had their frustrations with the courts and from time to time they have expressed them in terms that rightly give cause for concern.
President Jacob Zuma this week announced the first concrete measures aimed at bringing the violent illegal strikes that have flared up under control.
This week the government responded to two of the issues facing a depressed South Africa – Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla upgrade and protracted strikes.
The ANC Women’s League tried to defend itself this week following a widely condemned comment by Clara Ndlovu, its Mpumalanga provincial secretary.
This season’s wave of hooliganism poses an alarming threat to the future of the Premier Soccer League.