Opposition parties and analysts have said Zuma and his supporters may use Gordhan’s probe to install a more compliant finance minister.
That South Africa’s national airline is in a parlous state is no longer in dispute.
It is time the citizens of South Africa let their voices be heard.
By seizing control of parastatals, the president is on a collision course with his finance minister.
BLSA Media Statement: An Open Letter to the President from the Members of Business Leadership
Leading South African academics have written an open letter about the Hawks investigation into Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
The main criticism leveled at the Hawks, is that it lacks the power to initiate investigations, making it ineffective.
Some in the former sports minister’s circle are reportedly uncomfortable with the president speaking at the service.
The meeting is scheduled to take place in December 2017, but party officials say they may need more time to prepare for the 2019 national elections.
The move could potentially signal a significant overhaul of the way parastatals and the oversight machinery in place around them function.
No tough action has been taken against the president despite surveys showing his many scandals are impacting the party’s electoral performance.
The silent protest on Saturday brought the fabric and its importance back into public consciousness. Ra’eesa Pather unpacks its origin and meaning.
Stay calm – but (not just you Helen Zille) please shut up!
Turns out that the country has not forgotten the president’s stance on women and their rights.
Placards making reference to Jacob Zuma’s 2006 rape case overshadow ANC leader’s speech.
Twitter brings out the memes as Number One remains silent on preliminary election results.
Readers write in about disappointment in the ANC, Jacob Zuma and the DA, and the correct meaning of inkabi.
President Jacob Zuma is that latest, and biggest, name to cast his vote in the 2016 local government elections.
Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has lashed out at the ANC, calling the ruling party’s structures ‘bogus’.
Malema was greeted by cheering crowds inside the stadium comprising of both youth and the elderly.
Almost three years after his death, former president Nelson Mandela’s name continues to dominate South African politics.
Zuma’s argument that skin colour should determine behaviour, including the choice of which political party to vote for, is not based on our past.
Insiders reveal the party’s plan to take radical damage control steps after next week’s elections.
The organisation’s Western Cape chairperson withdraws case against party following internal investigation.
The embattled ANC Western Cape leader maintains he will campaign for the ANC and ‘doesn’t have to wait for an invite’.
President Jacob Zuma has until September 29 to repay the state for non-security upgrades made at taxpayers’ expense.
If the tax ombud has his way, President Zuma and Hlaudi Motsoeneng may have to foot the bill for meritless court action.
ANC President Jacob Zuma urged Tembisa residents in Ekurhuleni to use their vote in upcoming local elections like their white counterparts.
The country’s political commitment to the fight against HIV cannot be judged solely by the accomplishments of a few government departments.
Four years ago, a painting of Zuma got half the country up in arms. This year, another one is hardly commented on.
President Jacob Zuma’s family is considering taking legal action against controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu, they said on Thursday.
Mabulu has painted President Jacob Zuma licking the anus of a naked Atul Gupta, the two captured in an aircraft cockpit with an ANC flag on the side.