Given the challenges millennials face, these initiatives could go a long way in assuring them that a bright future is possible
Nobody will stand up for the youth – except themselves
A green economy is the fastest way to lift millions from poverty and unite them in a common cause
The M&G returns to the Mayixhale household, in the Eastern Cape, for the fourth time since the 2004 elections
It’s all systems go as parties consolidate their campaigns ahead of next week’s election
A party divided, disappointed voters, ‘clever blacks’ and flawed polls; everything is in play in the prized province ahead of the May 8 election
‘This is the most important election since 1994. Yet, strangely, it has been the most boring’
Ramaphosa needs to lose the unity narrative if he is to dispel the stink of the Zuma years
The youth of Jozini are determined to make a better future for themselves despite record unemployment
A Gauteng elections research team says an ANC win in the province will mean the party has one last chance to ‘get it right’
To dislodge a winner like the ANC you have to do better than point out its weaknesses.
‘We are a country where democracy extends beyond the ballot. We live politics. It is our national conversation topic of choice and our soapie’
The Matlosana local municipality, has been wrapped up in this infighting
Dumisani Moyo was taken to a local clinic where he died. A murder investigation docket has been opened and police are investigating the incident
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema called out President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet while addressing Alexandra’s community.
The president talked up his achievements in the last year at a May Day rally organised by Cosatu in Durban
Women – many of them mothers – constitute more than half of the population. What should moms think of before casting their vote?
The poll comes amid a News24 report that the DA’s research showed a decline in support for the ANC in Gauteng and a surge in support for the DA
More than half of 18-30 year olds not registered to vote
‘At least Mbeki has returned from seclusion at his think-tank to do some actual work for the ANC at the hustings’
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF’s) role as kingmaker is not as clear-cut in the 2019 elections as it was in the 2016 polls
‘A genuinely secret ballot helps to prevent intimidation, blackmail and voter fraud’
And it is not only white conservatives who are donning the party’s green and orange colours
The ANC can’t take hard decisions about the economy and other parties don’t need to because they won’t win
Counting Every Person: The M&G Data Desk has analysed voting results across SA for the past 20 years
While the rand slipped below R14, RSA government bonds traded at yields not seen in 3 years and the JSE all-share closed at a 7 month high.
Women who have lived in the township for decades have no access to proper housing, services and politicians
There have been suggestions that Helen Zille has been sidelined from party activities, but the DA say that is not the case
There are more women registered to vote than men. In response, political party manifestos have increased their attention to gender issues.
The ANC’s communicators are either extremely confused and out of their depth or simply cannot keep up with their own spin — or worse, their lies.
Residents of the nation’s capital have joined other parts of the country in protest against corruption and a lack of service delivery.
George Mashamba, the ANC’s integrity commission’s chairman, said the body has examined the lists and provided a report to the NEC for consideration