Hassen Ebrahim has driven home the notion of inclusivity to overcome divisions, protect people’s rights and build a responsive democracy
The ruling party hopes to woo the Inkatha Freedom Party and win back the city from the Democratic Alliance coalition
The minister of human settlements, water and sanitation, who put Dlamini in the job on November 5, has 10 days to respond to parliamentary questions
People who know John Steenhuisen, the DA’s interim leader, say he has what it takes to lead
The arrest is a big statement of intent by the justice system, but his defence has already said it wants to make “representations”
Liberalism in South Africa has endured, and the party will continue to seek to establish a market driven democracy
The president of the ANC Women’s League, takes control of the housing board with effect from November 1
The Cabinet minister is accused of surrounding herself with supporters to help get her to the top
The party is mired in controversy, but it has delivered basic services to millions of people
The ruling party is taking advantage of the DA’s meltdown and wooing other parties in a bid to grab back municipalities it lost in 2016
The party was meant to challenge the ANC, not fall apart
Tshepiso Magashule had to be forced out of the property, leaving behind his dog and a history of close ties with the Gupta family
‘It’s like the ANC now’ – ongoing arguments are filtering down to all levels of the party
Hiccups with the electronic membership system could postpone regional and provincial conferences to next year
Because it’s a blend of political influences the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the opposition party
The finance minister’s Powerpoint did not shy away from straight-talking — including taking aim at ministers and officials
Controversy over the set-top box, which has delayed the government’s rollout of digital television for 16 years, rages on at the Zondo commission
Gravitas: Velenkosini Hlabisa brings his experience to his new post as leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Cheaper – but not free. New regulations to tackle expensive tertiary education
It ought not to have made any sense. And yet, it somehow did. The DA had spent much of the year before at war with itself
There are competing ideas about how to save the power utility, but it is time for decisions
Political parties must reform themselves, but the responsibility for change belongs to every citizen
The administrator brought in to rescue the Pietermaritzburg council instead violated tender procedures and illegally appointed VBS Mutual Bank
The Eastern Cape premier responds to two stories, which he says were inaccurate and unfair to him
The Eastern Cape premier sold a vehicle that originally was the property of the party
Live TV broadcasts of political rallies, funerals and press conferences, may be more decisive than social media in shaping mass debate in South Africa
Further legislation to control money flows to political parties will heighten transparency
The governing party got a piece of the pie in the controversial payments, according to the campaign’s leaked bank statements
The president detailed the many moving parts of his campaign to win the ANC presidency.
The Premier League and building support in divided provinces were the focus of the CR17
Responding to questions in parliament, the president said there was “no wrongdoing, no criminality, and no abuse of public funds” in his campaign
The ANC’s secretary-general says the claims that he was assisting a rival political party are lies