Agreeing on the objectives of a national dialogue may seem like a straightforward exercise but, if the foundation is not correctly laid, fissures may appear to the detriment of the process
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
Ramaphosa has an opportunity to do better than his predecessors by not further perpetuating the gender divide in our judiciary
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
Mixed reactions from South Africans as apartheid’s last president, FW de Klerk, dies after battling with cancer
FW De Klerk died in his home having suffered from cancer
Detractors of Minister Pravin Gordhan are expected to use the recent rounds of blackouts said to have affected the ANC’s election results as a launching pad to call for his removal
The suspended ANC secretary general’s assistant, who is not prepared to testify against him, may be extradited from the US
The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane
Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions
After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality
South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
Vearey’s defence seeks advantage from suspension cloud hanging over police head Khehla Sitole
Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal
Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in their wards
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
Zizi, who was made a pariah in the ANC, is now on the party’s campaign trail to try to woo back voters it has lost
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional
Angry Atteridgeville residents hurl insults at ‘dysfunctional’ ANC full of ‘corrupt individuals’ as Mabuza fails to placate them with party T-shirts and doeks
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
The Hawks have accused the NPA of ‘dragging its feet’ despite voluminous evidence against the Eastern Cape premier
The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature
Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership