South Africa needs clear communication between departments and with the public, particularly now during the Covid-19 pandemic
Imagine if Zupta the Maniacal Giggler was president. Or Mbeki the Myopic. Beyond imagination would be Donald the Deadly
Despite R50 billion being pumped into the state airline, the current collapse was always likely thanks to political appointees, corruption and the ANC not deciding what it wanted out of SAA, writes Sabelo Skiti
Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe
High court says people can refuse to hand information over to the protector if there is “just cause” and also makes a personal costs order against Mkhwebane
Our final freedom is the choice we make in our attitude to difficult circumstances — as the stories of 16 exceptional teachers show
This debt should be deemed a subsidy, an external cost that the government must bear for inadequate service delivery.
But his last minute affidavit does not resolve the bigger legal dispute between the South African Revenue Service and the public protector
Sabotage and infighting threaten the water supply of 750000 South Coast residents
Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough
is being done for these learners
It’s not up to us to feel offended when a politician visits the family of a victim of crime. These victims, honoured in their absence by a political bigwig, are in many cases children and their murder a cause for righteous public outrage. In 2017, it was Jacob Zuma who visited the family of three-year-old […]
Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting
How Moe Shaik went from ANC spy to boss of the secret service in the democratic South Africa
Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services
The vice-chancellor announced he will be heading to SOAS next year
Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity
He’s apologised now, but my week was ruined when I had to delve into his past
Four Sonas on, he is still to enforce his will upon the governing party and the state
His visionary pragmatism and his aim – together with SA’s citizens — is to build a capable state
The challenge to deliver a persuasive speech comes firstly in the context of intense doubts as to whether President Ramaphosa is truly in charge of the ANC
The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption
The former president’s lawyers say they do not know how where Parliament obtained the information about his attendance
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught
The Western Cape Judge President has made a counter-complaint against his deputy and responded to her allegation
SANDF officials considered launching a probe into the ‘doctored’ certificate
There is no name yet for Jacob Zuma’s medical condition, but he obviously doubts the NHI can cure it
In the Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane case, the court has been asked to rein in the public protector
Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct
The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
The SACP is not building socialism, or even social democracy. Sadly, it has become just another party advancing the politics of patronage