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Lest we forget: The Marikana Massacre is remembered as the worst bloodletting in South Africa’s democratic history and is often compared to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, where 69 people died.

Marikana’s long wait for justice

Fourteen years after 34 mineworkers were killed by police at Marikana, families are still waiting for accountability, while the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says the…

Photo: Paul Botes

Editorial: Marikana wounds linger

As the 14th anniversary of the Marikana massacre approaches, the article reflects on the tragic day in 2012 when police killed 34 striking miners. It highlights the ongoing lack…

Doing right shouldn’t be a death warrant

South Africa celebrates whistleblowers after their deaths but fails to protect the living. This article explores the national tragedy where those who uphold integrity become…

The aftermath: Widows and female dependants faced the immediate shock of the Marikana massacre, wrestling with bureaucratic hurdles for compensation while managing unpaid care work amid profound poverty. Photos: Paul Botes/File

When freedom failed the mineworkers

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…

No procurement watchdog body yet, four years past State Capture report

Four years after the Zondo Commission's State Capture report, South Africa still awaits a crucial institution: an independent Public Procurement Anti-Corruption Agency (PPACA).…

Adila Hassim

The women holding power to account

As South Africa celebrates Women's Day, discover the influential women leading the Madlanga commission of inquiry, investigating political interference, corruption, and organised…

Water trucks parked at an empty water reservoir in Midrand.. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

We are ready to turn the president’s National Water Action Plan into results

Deputy Minister David Mahlobo addresses public skepticism surrounding the National Water Action Plan, outlining the critical state of South Africa's water infrastructure and the…

Pan-Africanism cannot begin and end with South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the Pan-African Parliament offers a balanced perspective on migration, condemning anti-migrant violence while urging African leaders to…

Phala Phala loot laundered for ANC, claims Zungula

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…

Impeachment on contested ground

The Western Cape High Court's decision to grant President Cyril Ramaphosa an interim interdict has ignited a polarising public debate, with some portraying it as an obstacle to…

Water trucks fill up and transport water to the reservoir Photo Delwyn Verasamy

South Africa's new water plan welcomed but experts warn implementation will determine success

South Africa's new National Water Action Plan proposes a significant overhaul of municipal water services to address the country's water crisis. While welcomed by experts, its…

Conflicted: Andrea
Johnson, head of
the Investigating
Directorate Against
Corruption (IDAC).
Photo: Parliament of RSA

Johnson quits Idac to dodge fitness inquiry but can’t avoid Madlanga

Andrea Johnson, head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), has resigned to avoid a costly inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Her resignation, accepted…

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa secures interdict against impeachment inquiry pending Phala Phala review

President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured an interim interdict from the Western Cape High Court, preventing Parliament's Section 89 impeachment committee from proceeding with public…

Sandy Godlwana was relocated to serve as acting chief director of communications in the department of social development. Photos: Department of Social Development

R670k hotel bill for senior official

The Department of Social Development (DSD) is under scrutiny for spending over R670 000 on hotel accommodation for its chief director of communications, Sandy Godlwana, during…

Ramaphosa clears Gauteng DPP Andrew Chauke after inquiry rejects misconduct allegations

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reinstated Gauteng South Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke, clearing him to return to office after a year-long suspension. An…

Khumalo was not arrested because of his role in the PKTT, says Johnson 

Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo was not arrested because of his role in the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), the head of the Investigating Directorate Against…

Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala. (Leon Sadiki)

ANC: Zuma's Nkandla scandal cost us votes in 2016 but Phala Phala won't

The ANC in Johannesburg attributes its 2016 local government election loss to Jacob Zuma's Nkandla scandal. However, the party believes President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala…

More than 10,000 take to Johannesburg's streets for Mandela Day Walk and Run

Thousands of runners, walkers and families turned Johannesburg's streets into a celebration of Nelson Mandela's legacy on Sunday as the sold-out Mandela Day Walk and Run drew…

Uneasy reading: Eugene de Kock, the man named “Prime Evil”,
enjoys a huge following on Facebook where he continues to make
revelations and brag about his past. He says its purpose is to archive
history to preserve and present material concerning his life.

De Kock’s posts reopen old wounds

Notorious apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock is forcing his victims and their families to relive the torture and extrajudicial killings of anti-apartheid activists as he recounts,…

Migration tests SA's standing in Africa

The diplomatic fallout from South Africa’s migration tensions escalated this week after The Presidency accused Ghana of helping to drive a campaign portraying Pretoria as…