The SOE’s board is under pressure to ensure there are no cuts in May, when provincial and national elections are expected to take place
As the ANC’s standing and support sink to new lows, there is no emancipatory alternative ready to take to the hustings
A delegation from the MK party allegedly met Ngrayi Ngwenya on Sunday to convince him to join the party
South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years
The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice
We take a look at presidents Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa and their contribution – or lack thereof – to a democratic South Africa
Zuma’s ‘wasted years’ and SA’s continuing economic decline have left many daydreaming about the time that was
Paddy Harper presents the characters and parties responsible for (mis)shaping the political landscape
Thirty years into its rule, the NP faced the reality of its demise. The ANC faces a similar reality
Insiders say that the party’s campaign to retain KwaZulu-Natal would rely on Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Zweli Mkhize
Secretary general Fikile Mbalula considers the party’s three decades in power and its future
For all those who would raise their hands for power, they need to ask themselves why and whether they will stand for anything meaningful
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
More than 200 tenants of Jay Singh housing programme flats are being kicked out every month
The South African National Civics Organisation has said it will not act against its provincial chairperson for his actions
National executive committee members may thwart plans by the ANC top brass to bring former ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang back
The business community initially welcomed him. But the past five years have disappointed — and the private sector has only recently been given a turn at the economy’s steering wheel
Political analysts believe that EFF’s growth in KwaZulu-Natal will be marginal
ANC stonewalling on ridding its election list of people named in the state capture commission was the last straw for Msimang, who then quit the party
ANC Women’s League provincial chair Ntandokazi Capa is first on the list while Eastern Cape chairperson and premier Oscar Mabuyane’s position hangs in the balance
The ANC secretary general says they are aware of rumours the former president is forming a new party
The MK veteran said on Friday, however, that he would not join any political party
The president will consult party lawyers after a court ruling that could see the ANC forking out R150 million to the company
But the court concurred that there was not sufficient argument to alter lMPs’ contested split between provincial and proportional votes
The MPC has reacted to news reports that the businessman is in talks to lead it ahead of the 2024 elections
If coalitions have been a key part of the country’s democracy then why is there such concern ahead of 2024?
In our rush to lionise Nelson Mandela we are liable to forget that it was his humanity that made him a great president and statesman
Nelson Mandela stood for something — a claim very few of our politicians could make today
What if we never believed any of the fake reports by a fanatical spook community backing Jacob Zuma?
But the Economic Freedom Fighters leader and five other fighters will still have to watch the State of the Nation address on the big screen
The ruling party has reduced the number of implicated members, meaning two-thirds get off scot-free