Former police commissioner and minister Bheki Cele testified before the Khampepe Commission investigating delayed TRC cases, facing questions on missing anti-apartheid activists…
Disgruntled ANC members in the Eastern Cape have threatened legal action against the party's NEC, demanding a halt to the councillor candidate list finalisation amid rising…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is strategically targeting the Eastern Cape, a traditional ANC stronghold, to weaken the governing party and reduce its national support by…
As South Africa approaches another electoral cycle, political parties unveil familiar promises, yet genuine transformation seems absent. The article argues that the country's…
A political analyst warns of escalating hostilities and potential deadly skirmishes within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party ahead of municipal elections, fueled by tensions…
Senior ANC leaders are concerned that ongoing litigation in the Eastern Cape, which has disrupted the provincial conference and seen the Provincial Task Team declared…
Fourteen years after the tragedy at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana, the 16 August 2012 massacre remains a significant event in South Africa’s democratic history. The state’s…
A R76.18 million tender awarded to a state official in the ANC-led Rand West District Municipality has been exposed in the Auditor-General's report. This concerning pattern of…
African Transformation Movement (ATM) parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula suggests the $580 000 found at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm might have been illicit funds…
Former ANC Johannesburg regional chair and current City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero discusses his defeat at the December 2025 regional conference, stating he has…
Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, is facing a severe service delivery collapse due to mismanagement and political infighting. A veteran anti-apartheid activist is now calling…
Two eThekwini metro councillors, David Ngubane and Marco Mbambo, have defected from the ANC to the Democratic Alliance. The ANC has dismissed their move, stating they were…
The South African Constitution champions a government based on the will of the people, expressed through citizen participation in elections. However, recent protests against…
Helen Zille, the DA's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, has launched an unconventional campaign exposing the ANC-led metro's failure to provide basic services. She has lodged a…
Former British prime minister Keir Starmer resigned less than two years into his term after failing to deliver on key promises. This article argues his departure sets an example…
It was about two years ago that I discovered the name of one Gibson Makanda, apparently a historical figure of profound consequence the majority of South Africans do not know…
Mogale City faces a severe water crisis due to persistent leaks, wasting millions of litres and taxpayer money. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Jack Bloom has intervened,…
In an era of disillusionment with post-apartheid governance, some voices question whether the father of our democracy compromised too much. Did he sell out the promise of radical…
As the world awaited South Africa's new constitution, a last-minute scramble unfolded behind closed doors. With red carpets laid and choirs ready, the nation held its breath as…
Thirty years after democracy, this article asks if South Africa has built the country Nelson Mandela envisioned. It delves into the unfulfilled promise of a democratic and free…
