Her death was brutal — her lover allegedly doused her with petrol and set her alight while she was sleeping in her flat in...

‘Madam Speaker, our president has set us on a track of renewal. But today, I will leave the poetry (and the singing) to the president. I am here...

Before Cyril Ramaphosa, only four other men have stood before the National Assembly to take the temperature of this still very new nation: Nelson...

One of my favourite Facebook profile pictures is a caricature of Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mosiuoa Lekota as Uncle Ruckus. His right eye...

The next general election is only five months away and most political parties have begun to select candidates for their national and provincial...

It is a shame Shamila Batohi, the first-ever woman to hold the post of national director of public prosecutions (NDPP), will forever be associated...

The ANC takes the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture very seriously, it seems. Its future as a viable governing party may well be what...

We do not know whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has the Cabinet he wants. More than half the men and women in his executive were appointed by his...

Cosatu — the largest and until recently the most important labour federation in the country — is facing an existential crisis.

The Democratic Alliance has long premised its prospects for growth and its view of the future on coalition politics. This is not surprising and,...