High court action targeting the municipal manager or other leaders will send a message that mismanagement is not acceptable
The Greens made good gains, as did the ‘teals’ standing as independents in conservative bases
Putin attacked Ukraine without a pretext (he created one later), which makes it a war of aggression and hence a war crime.
Had the West implemented sanctions against the apartheid regime as effective as those Russia is now facing, the system would have collapsed in a week.
The Electoral Amendment Bill will permit independents and the Lekota Bill proposes a constituency system.
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away hard-won lessons
The Makana Citizens Front won more votes than any other opposition party, giving residents a direct voice on the local council
The Makana Citizens Front brings together diverse groups with a focus on accountability
If ivermectin had dramatic results in combating Covid-19, it should perform well in any well-conducted, unbiased scientific study, but this is not the case
Far from an election being a more risky environment, ongoing anger without an election is more dangerous