This is why termination of Zimbabwe special permits was declared unconstitutional
/ 28 June 2023

This is why termination of Zimbabwe special permits was declared unconstitutional

The home affairs minister’s decision was unconstitutional and procedurally unfair, the Pretoria high court found

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Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears
/ 14 April 2023

Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears

The Helen Suzman Foundation argued in court this week that the home affairs minister mislead permit holders and failed to give them a fair chance to regularise their status

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A bus trip from Zimbabwe to South Africa is through the belly of corruption
/ 18 September 2022

A bus trip from Zimbabwe to South Africa is through the belly of corruption

The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi

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Gordhan’s Eskom ‘blame game’ underwhelms ANC leaders
/ 5 July 2022

Gordhan’s Eskom ‘blame game’ underwhelms ANC leaders

Sources at a meeting of the national executive committee said a call was made to shift the power utility to Gwede Mantashe’s ministry of minerals and resources

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How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?
/ 1 April 2022

How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?

The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill

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Top cop arrest blitz is imminent for R100m crime intelligence graft
/ 18 November 2021

Top cop arrest blitz is imminent for R100m crime intelligence graft

SAPS top brass in sights for R100m security equipment corruption while spying on ANC and students

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Bargaining council looks into complaint against Blade Nzimande
/ 29 July 2021

Bargaining council looks into complaint against Blade Nzimande

Two months before the long-serving higher education director general was suspended, he reported Nzimande to the bargaining council

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Life and death at the Beitbridge border post
/ 14 January 2021

Life and death at the Beitbridge border post

The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless