How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy
Tsepo Gumbi’s photographs bring a more complex view of a place that has been so singularly defined as to be unknowable
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
Parliament said it will convene only to pass legislation pertaining to Tito Mboweni’s budget Bill before MPs adjourn for their constituency break
The process of appointing the public protector is flawed, and led by politicians who don’t seem to have paid attention to the law. This has to change
A postponement of the party’s internal processes gives President Cyril Ramaphosa breathing space and dents the attempts to move against his control of the ANC
A flurry of legal cases before the party’s regional and provincial conferences are central to Supra’s fightback
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
The biggest challenge for the next leader of the Democratic Alliance will be to get politicians like Mbali Ntuli onside
Meanwhile, the City of Tshwane’s leadership is being dissolved due to collapsing service delivery
The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law
Sipho Nzuza had previously agreed to turn state witness
Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth
Monday. It’s the start of the working week, but I’m already exhausted, worn out. I haven’t had much of a weekend, with jobs on Friday and Saturday, so there’s been no real opportunity to catch my breath after the previous week’s news cycle. It’s amazing how quickly I got used to having a weekend after […]
Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences
Athandiwe Saba continues her reporting with a story about the people of Standerton who have taken it on themselves to fix things
Sabotage and infighting threaten the water supply of 750000 South Coast residents
The Democratic Alliance is likely to lose Tshwane when residents vote again
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
She has the political experience and spirit to lead the Democratic Alliance along a new path
A six-point plan will help to drive the president’s youth employment intervention but it is essential that the experiences of young people are prioritised in its design and delivery
Acolytes of the ex-president gear up take-back regions in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West before the ANC mid-term meeting
New research details how the department was broken, profiting a select few and leaving a third of South Africa’s population without clean water
A former SB operative, Paul Erasmus, talks about the torture of a young trade unionist, Neil Aggett, and the machinations at John Vorster Square
Life moves at a heady pace in South Africa and with it the march of history. In dealing with the sins of yesterday we must realise that we have to also deal with the sins of yesteryear
He must end the Mantashe problem and execute his strategy rather than keep the ANC onside
The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail
While the ANC in Parliament found itself defending the presence of FW de Klerk at the State of the Nation address last week, the government was also — in court this time — defending an apartheid-era law
Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
No image available
/ 17 February 2020
Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed