If a man has the temerity to shoot a woman inside a police station, in front of law enforcement officers, then the country has an even bigger GBV problem than it thinks.
Talking to the media, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he too was frustrated by the slow pace of justice around corruption, but that ‘the change that we have all wanted to see is unfolding’
A 10-point plan for streamlining South Africa’s economy
There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability
Ramaphosa goes level five on ANC members suspected of corruption. Is this the lockdown before the lock-up?
The outcome of the ANC’s NEC meeting was clear: ask party members who are facing or who have been convicted of criminal charges to step aside. But as Paddy Harper and Lester Kiewit report, the ANC cannot act against those who have not been criminally charged — until then, any ‘reputationally toxic’ members can stay
Zimbabwean opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume on Wednesday was granted bail at his fourth attempt since being detained on July 20 for calling protests against corruption
The ANC parliamentary caucus as yet to confirm whether Bongani Bongo, who faces bribery and corruption charges, has resigned as an MP in line with the NEC’s directive
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the NEC had reaffirmed the decision of the earlier NEC meeting to draw a line in the sand” between the party and those of its members and leaders accused of corruption and other crimes.
Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive will see him targeted at the ANC NEC’s meeting this weekend
We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption
One of them will have to fall if the ANC is to win back the confidence of the electorate — so it can’t be Ramaphosa
In a robust meeting of the hybrid sitting of National Assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa met MPs face to face for the first time since questions over lockdown corruption arose
Treasury, the department of public works’ Infrastructure in South Africa, and the DBSA have signed a memorandum of agreement that mandates the bank to establish and manage the fund
Viwe Dalingozi’s story, like many others, is painful to read and write about. But in court it simply drags on like any other case. As we have written so many times, this cannot be the status quo.
President Ramaphosa drops most of the restrictions that have been in place for the last five months, citing ‘signs of hope’
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address South Africans on Saturday at 8pm. Please note that this address is set to begin at 8pm.
Taking its cues from the dimming of the hope suggested by rainbowism, ‘A New Country’ attempts to articulate the depths of betrayal South Africans feel
After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused ‘dark forces’ of destabilising the country
The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members
The parents of the 2020 crisis have little say about their children’s education
Schools have been closed again. After months of doing schoolwork at home, not all parents think their children are ready to move to the next grade
Xenophobia stalks us in this moment of crisis; our hope lies in humanity’s capacity to rebuild
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $4.3-billion – R71-billion – loan to South Africa to bolster the economic relief package
About R8-billion was lost during the hard lockdown and revenue is being slashed further
The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses