David van Rooyen’s business deals make him seem more like a small-town hustler than an impresario on the national black economic empowerment stage.
Pressing financial challenges that have befuddled previous ministers include health insurance, free education and the nuclear deal with Russia.
President Jacob Zuma giggled a lot and managed to avoid answering any difficult questions from MPs.
Ricardo da Fonseca’s makeshift pinhole camera – to take time-lapse photos of a construction site – had Jo’burg cops all a-shutter this week.
Acting national police commissioner Johannes Phahlane has a number of fans that want to see him in the job permanently.
The historic but dilapidated building where Mandela planned the democratic takeover of the SA government will be turned into affordable housing.
A dirty fight over R4-billion held in the name of the chemical union has sucked in Cosatu leaders.
The Unite Against Corruption march drew small numbers, but surprising agreement, including on who is to blame. Spoiler: it’s the ANC.
For nine years, Hitachi told bold-faced lies about its relationship with Chancellor House. A R266m fine later, it will have difficulty doing so again.
The coalition is set to take to the streets to demand wholesale changes in government, but Numsa believes ANC allies are sabotaging the protest.