Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration
Miracles R Us flops – like Spurs’ title challenge
ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions
We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
The president announced a state of disaster regarding the energy crisis
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall
A critical lesson in the ANC’s near 30-year rule is that we should find policy measures to shield the state and its functioning from the turbulence that factionalism breathes
The parliamentary committee delivered a broadside against the tourism minister, and wants the mooted sponsorship deal investigated
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The cost is not justified, the presidency says of the deal with a R1 billion price tag
A team led by the ministers of employment and labour, trade, industry and competition, and finance have been meeting social partners to map out the priorities that must be reflected in the new social compact
Presidency says Mabuza is still second in command while he waits for Ramaphosa to release him with Mashatile waiting in the wings
Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred
Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so
Three years after Ramaphosa proposed it, the land earmarked for the Lanseria urban development remains just veld
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to buy time are likely to cause more friction in the ANC as Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza rekindle relations, forcing his hand
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
As Nkosazana Disaster Zuma gets ready to once again rule we should fear a cigarette ban to keep the lights on is loading
In addition to the looting of Covid-19 emergency funds released in terms of the 2020 state of national disaster, Ramaphosa’s term has been marked by a series of acts of financial lunacy by members of his cabinet.
The NEC has criticised the president for not taking charge of the two ministers responsible for fixing the energy crisis
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
The high court will next month hear applications by the state prosecutor and journalist Karyn Maughan to have the case against them set aside
Molemela joined the appellate court four and half years ago and fills the vacancy left by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
The ANC wants to push ahead with shifting Eskom to the mineral resources and energy ministry
The party wants the presidency to co-ordinate all responses to the energy fiasco
The mining industry suffers when there are problems with electricity supply, infrastructure and transport
Mabuza wants out to allow state and government posts to align