Gauteng’s musical chairs in its economic cluster is a microcosm of South Africa’s biggest problem
The social housing investigation was handed to eThekwini municipal manager and the presidency last year
ANC Limpopo chair Stan Mathabatha seems to be off the hook but the jury is still out on his deputy
While the pact is a clear outlining of political strategy by the opposition party, whether it is successful can only be determined as we get closer to 2024
The Limpopo premier has been given a six-month reprieve to clean house as President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for more accountability in government
The president has been burned before by his administration setting expectations too high. The past five years has put the country’s real prospects into focus
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
A proposal to move some of energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s powers to the electricity ministry could result in a battle between him and the president
The party is also dealing with an internal revolt by its councillors over its coalition with the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters
‘The ANC government is doing to black people what the apartheid government did’
The party’s top six leaders agreed with the former president’s letter at a meeting, saying they had not received a proper brief on Phala Phala from Cyril Ramaphosa
Low voter turnout and the rise of youth activism could limit the party’s ability to win the 2024 provincial and national government elections
The ANC’s top seven officials are expected to meet former president Thabo Mbeki after he wrote a scathing letter to deputy president Paul Mashatile
Union questions dubious R41 million investment at a time when workers are being retrenched and others have not been paid
A footballing three days and three nights in a cave don’t appear to have affected the striker’s performance
The country is hyper religious but has prided itself on not talking politics at the church table
Re-elected leader calls for ‘moonshot pact’ with other political parties to oust the ANC and keep the EFF out by securing a 51% coalition in next year’s election
The anonymous message called the incumbent opposition leader a liar who was unable to increase voter share to beat the ANC in next year’s national election
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’
Official opposition says it should lead the process to develop a declaration for a peaceful transition and approach the international community for oversight
The Democratic Alliance’s federal congress must decide not only who should lead the party during the critical phase in the democratic evolution, but how it should be led, and with what strategic objectives
The Democratic Alliance needs a winning mentality to recognise that more than a strong party is needed to build a better future for South Africa
Brink called for cooperation between parties, characterising the past weeks at the Tshwane council as unfortunate
The Democratic Alliance leader has dismissed claims by his challenger, Mpho Phalatse, that a climate of fear exists in the party
The ANC has been embroiled in corruption allegations, yet its members and leaders continue to defend the party, keeping it in power
The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house
Ruling party’s failure to address urgent issues – like unemployment, water and electricity, crime and corruption – has created a leadership vacuum
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has vowed to protect Putin from arrest, should he visit South Africa
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he will only invoke the Disaster Management Act if existing solutions do not allow him to act with speed on load-shedding
Anxiety about governance failures stands to limit our options, just when we need an alternative direction the most
In a discussion with Reserve Bank head Lesetja Kganyago, economic historian Adam Tooze challenged the esteemed central banker’s ‘conservatism’
South Africans need to reflect on whether the problem of corruption is confined to the ANC or has infiltrated society as a whole