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‘Stand aside’ rule fails the Ace test
Politics
/ 13 November 2020

‘Stand aside’ rule fails the Ace test

The ANC has stalled on setting ground rules for cleanout of comrades accused of corruption

By Paddy Harper
‘Probe Free State tenders under Magashule’
Politics
/ 13 November 2020

‘Probe Free State tenders under Magashule’

A centralised procurement programme in the province allegedly operated under the former premier

By Paddy Harper
Unlawful payments and a solid state witness could sink Ace Magashule
Politics
/ 13 November 2020

Unlawful payments and a solid state witness could sink Ace Magashule

Magashule’s personal assistant is working with prosecutors to reveal how the R255-million cash was moved

By Tshegofatso Mathe and Khaya Koko
A litmus test for the 2021 election
Politics
/ 12 November 2020

A litmus test for the 2021 election

In this week’s 96 by-elections, the trend was the ANC held its ground and grew, while the DA lost big, with minority parties eating into its voter base

By M&G Data Desk and Khaya Koko
Carlos on comrades watching their step
Cartoons
/ 12 November 2020

Carlos on comrades watching their step

Careful comrades, the plank is a bit wobbly.

By Carlos
‘Let ANC deal with its leaders facing corruption charges,’ Ramaphosa tells parliament
Politics
/ 12 November 2020

‘Let ANC deal with its leaders facing corruption charges,’ Ramaphosa tells parliament

The president was answering questions before parliament, where he also told the EFF to allow the courts to decide on the matter of the CR17 bank statements

By Bongekile Macupe
‘Super-Wednesday’ by-elections: all the data and who is contesting what
Politics
/ 11 November 2020

‘Super-Wednesday’ by-elections: all the data and who is contesting what

In this week’s by-elections, the ANC has the highest number of wards being contested. However, the turnout in some communities in areas in the Vaal district has been low — even after the electoral commission said it was ready to welcome voters

By Tshegofatso Mathe and M&G Data Desk
ANC responds to Ace’s arrest warrant
Politics
/ 10 November 2020

ANC responds to Ace’s arrest warrant

The asbestos scam has come back to haunt ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, and he is expected to face the music on Friday in Bloemfontein

By Paddy Harper
We should give political parties more money
Opinion
/ 8 November 2020

We should give political parties more money

If supporters do it for democracy — and not to gain favour — then it needn’t be secret

By Steven Friedman
Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’
The Green Guardian
/ 6 November 2020

Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’

The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega

By Sheree Bega
DA cries foul play over muted mic
Politics
/ 5 November 2020

DA cries foul play over muted mic

But high court rules in favour of the eThekwini municipality, as judge decries ‘political point-scoring’

By Bongekile Macupe
‘Battle-tested’ vs ‘kind and fair’ — DA candidates’ last push
Politics
/ 31 October 2020

‘Battle-tested’ vs ‘kind and fair’ — DA candidates’ last push

John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli both acknowledged the problems faced by the party over the past year, with each of them offering their own leadership vision.

By Des Erasmus
KZN officials cash in on ‘danger pay for Covid-19’
Coronavirus
/ 30 October 2020

KZN officials cash in on ‘danger pay for Covid-19’

Leadership failures at Umdoni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have caused a ‘very unhappy’ ANC PEC to fire the mayor and chief whip

By Des Erasmus
South Africa must revisit and refresh its idea of itself
Opinion
/ 29 October 2020

South Africa must revisit and refresh its idea of itself

Covid has propelled citizens into feelings of a new shared identity in which the historical force of ‘whiteness’ is fading into irrelevance

By Njabulo Ndebele
Durban city manager says NPA erred in his bail conditions
National
/ 28 October 2020

Durban city manager says NPA erred in his bail conditions

The corruption-fraught metro is coming to grips with having a municipal manager who is on bail for graft, yet has returned to work

By Des Erasmus
Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?
Politics
/ 27 October 2020

Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?

Land ownership and its equitable distribution has floundered. Changes to a section of the constitution and the expropriation act are now before parliament, but do they offer any solution?

By Luke Feltham
Free State branches gun for Ace
Politics
/ 22 October 2020

Free State branches gun for Ace

Parts of the provincial ANC will target their former premier, Magashule, and the Free State PEC in a rolling mass action campaign

By Paddy Harper
Eusebius McKaiser: Reject the dichotomy of political horrors
Opinion
/ 20 October 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: Reject the dichotomy of political horrors

Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers

By Eusebius McKaiser
The demon of cronyism in the public service must be crushed
Opinion
/ 20 October 2020

The demon of cronyism in the public service must be crushed

When employees do not give their best, it is the organisation that suffers the most. In the case of government this directly affects citizens

By Shaun Dlanjwa
Sitting targets and lame ducks
Opinion
/ 16 October 2020

Sitting targets and lame ducks

Everybody’s staying pozi, which is making all the arrests easy for the Hawks. Only Ace is desperate to be seen

By Paddy Harper
ANC’s rogue deployees revealed
Politics
/ 15 October 2020

ANC’s rogue deployees revealed

Despite 6 300 ANC cadres working in government, the party’s integrity committee has done little to deal with its accused members

By Athandiwe Saba, Paddy Harper and Khaya Koko
South Africa requires a different vision than the ANC’s
Opinion
/ 15 October 2020

South Africa requires a different vision than the ANC’s

In response to Ryno Geldenhuys’s piece Under Mbali Ntuli the DA would offer South Africans a new political home, published in the Mail & Guardian on 13 October

By Dean Macpherson
Did Yster play ace in the hole?
Opinion
/ 10 October 2020

Did Yster play ace in the hole?

Is the ANC secretary general a gambling man — or just stirring the pot over the ‘news’ of his arrest warrant

By Paddy Harper
Cartoon: Carlos on The Stir’s reporting
Cartoons
/ 9 October 2020

Cartoon: Carlos on The Stir’s reporting

Stir well, then let simmer until done.

By Carlos
Citizens tired of being played for a fool
Opinion
/ 8 October 2020

Citizens tired of being played for a fool

The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case

By Craig Moffat
What is the noise about Ace?
Politics
/ 7 October 2020

What is the noise about Ace?

The Hawks have distanced themselves from a news report that the ANC’s secretary general Ace Magashule has been issued with a warrant of arrest

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 6 October 2020

Infrastructure key to economic recovery — Ramaphosa

The governing party wants localisation at the centre of its infrastructure-led strategy

By Paddy Harper
Editorial: Arrests expose the rot in the ANC
Editorial
/ 2 October 2020

Editorial: Arrests expose the rot in the ANC

The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially

By Editorial
Vincent Smith the first to head to court after blitz of Hawks arrests
Politics
/ 1 October 2020

Vincent Smith the first to head to court after blitz of Hawks arrests

Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court on charges of corruption and fraud

By Khaya Koko
Another ANC member hands himself over to the police
Politics
/ 1 October 2020

Another ANC member hands himself over to the police

Former ANC MP hands himself over to the police in connection with Bosasa kickbacks, with more arrests expected

By Khaya Koko
Steenhuisen remains simply the best
Opinion
/ 29 September 2020

Steenhuisen remains simply the best

With reference to Eusebius McKaiser “The DA’s next leader should have a diverse political toolkit” (Mail&Guardian, September 23)

By Ashor Sarupen MP
Dance with the ‘devil’: Why SA has fought off the IMF for so long
Politics
/ 27 September 2020

Dance with the ‘devil’: Why SA has fought off the IMF for so long

The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is

By Luke Feltham
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