The top six are said to want different candidates for North West premier, along factional lines
South Africa’s foreign policy agenda is due for a massive overhaul, with a possible return to the era of pan-African politics exemplified by former president Thabo Mbeki’s administration
Despite his patent and business links with trustees, the ANC official says he’s innocent
The sacrifices of a mother are endlessly inspiring
Impoverished families will have some relief after a class action against 29 mining firms succeeds
Mthobeli Gangatha has learnt to accept that nothing, not even part of the R5-billion settlement announced by lawyers, will ever reverse his condition
The former Cape Town mayor says the DA has inflicted damage on itself by targeting her
Although the DA made De Lille an offer to keep her council seat open for 90 days, the party has now said it will not allow her back on its benches
A student arrested during the #FeesMustFall protest in 2016 is fighting his ‘harsh’ sentence
The tragedy at Sibanye-Stillwater has sparked outcry about flouted safety regulations on mines
When people start protesting, barricading the streets and burning public buildings and councillors’ homes, it is usually the final, frustrated action of those who have been trying to approach their local government to make it accountable
Moms who discard their newborns feel unsupported, often by the very professionals meant to counsel them
Afonso Dhlakama, the Mozambican rebel leader, was a quixotic, charismatic figure
Ballooning national debt threatens to precipitate another sub-Saharan debt crisis
New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August
COMMENT & ANALYSIS
The ‘big three’ parties are floundering but the little ones are gaining huge political clout
An often cited definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
‘Like a compulsive shopper using one credit card to pay off another, too many African governments are taking on too much debt far too casually’
Our readers write in about carbs, judges and the abuse of women
The outcome of the Michael Komape case illustrates the need for judges to break new ground to realise the democratic contract
Unarmed people under siege in Gaza face Israeli soldiers and Trump’s threat to Resolution 194
The judge ordered that they return to their homes or that the military provide alternative accommodation
There is no such thing as a level playing field and all the best athletes enjoy biological and nonbiological advantages
It takes political mobilisation, education, laws and economic opportunities
‘For a communications company, Vodacom is exceptionally bad at communicating’
The university’s new chancellor draws on her personal links with uTata to drive her mission
The state should intervene and rezone suburbs to lower property prices and rent
But better regulation of SA’s financial services industry could mean higher bank charges
Its South African business may face challenges but globally it will remain a major operation
Disclosing the ratio of worker to executive pay may show the full extent of our wage inequality
Organisations and people depend heavily on audit reports, which is why they have to be trustworthy
I knew I wasn’t over it when a tear cascaded out of my right eye in the depth of the night as we flew over the Algerian mountains towards home
The everyday experiences of commuters and the taxi industry are being reflected in public spaces through murals, artworks and dance
It starts in a well-lit, empty hangar, with only a guitar placed on a chair
Border-hopping Fifi the Raiblaster and Mr Freddy experience the lows and highs that disparate audiences can bring
British writer Nikesh Shukla’s second novel, Meatspace, opens with an arresting line
A quick DNA test at the Origins Centre in Jo’burg can show you just how insignificant you are
Omar Badsha may never get the same recognition that many of our struggle and documentary photographs have
The sights, history and people of Venda – almost too amazing to put into words – lure us from the beaten track
After a tough battle, Chelsea’s already slim Champions League hopes are lying in tatters
Nike has dismissed more executives as it tries to address a workplace culture marred by sexual harassment and bullying, embarrassing a brand that projects itself as promoting equality and empowerment
The problem is that too little is being done at the under-18 level to tap into the black resource pool
As the league draws to a close, the battle to avoid relegation will offer fans quite a fill
