South African pastor killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
A South African pastor and his two teenage children are the latest casualties of a spate of attacks by the Taliban across Afghanistan.
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Concourt: Hawks not sufficiently independent
The Constitutional Court has agreed that the legislation governing the Hawks does not provide adequate independence for the corruption-busting unit.
Striking Swazi miners sound Marikana alarm
Striking workers at a Swazi mine co-owned by ANC-linked investment company Chancellor House and King Mswati III fear "a second Marikana".
Swaziland miners and police in ‘Marikana style’ face-off
Striking workers at a mine in Swaziland linked to the ANC fear that a strong police presence could lead to a second Marikana.
Say what? Presidency celebrates 16 years of ‘raising gender-based violence’
Is government committed to fighting for or against women? A mistake in a press release for 16 days of activism is revealing, writes Verashni Pillay.
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ANN7’s Asanda Magaqa ‘escorted’ off the premises
Renowned reporter Asanda Magaqa is the latest high profile departure from the Gupta-owned ANN7, as channel bosses seem to be clamping down on dissent.
Agents provocateurs? Juju in mystery funder’s crosshairs
A former Gauteng EFF leader admitted to being backed by an unknown source in his battle against Julius Malema.
Malema-style democracy is ‘autocratic’
No Facebook: The EFF’s first test of internal democracy is falling apart over arbitrary ‘disqualifications’ and the policy of democratic centralism.
Malema’s feminist mask slips over Zulu street meid comment
The EFF leader’s sexist comments raise laughs but they reflect South Africa’s complex gender and power relations and are no laughing matter.
Jacob Zuma’s daughter cleared for duty
Thuthukile Zuma’s job as chief of staff at the telecommunications and postal ministry has been okayed, but efforts to change the status quo are afoot.