With coalition politics on the rise, particularly in local government, this kind of court case is likely to become more common
A Mtubatuba councillor and a Hammarsdale ANC Youth League leader were shot yesterday near their homes
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
The DA has won a high court victory, but the ANC is taking its campaign for power to the Constitutional Court. All the while, residents are left leaderless and without services
A document leaked to journalists says the minister was aware of illegal fundraising for her presidential bid by her own task team … and ‘kept quiet’ about it
We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same
Judy Seidman responds to Athi Mongelezi Joja’s expanded assessment of her ‘Drawn Lines’ exhibition
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the government’s long-awaited economic stimulus plan to deal with the effects of Covid-19. The key will be getting loans for a stimulus without ‘selling’ the country.
Welkom mayor Nkosinjani Speelman has allegedly been continuing to perform his duties, despite his ‘suspension’
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
Most political parties have not made their constituents aware of how to gain access to their members of Parliament
The days roll into one another as I work the phone to feed the news machine. I’d like to be fed too . . . but my butcher betrayed me
We are in deep shit, but there’s some good news – and, of course, another missed opportunity to do the right thing
Political parties want more details on SOE bailouts, wage cutbacks
The president and his team must make decisions in the public’s best interests, despite the corruption and factionalism in the ANC
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
The challenge to deliver a persuasive speech comes firstly in the context of intense doubts as to whether President Ramaphosa is truly in charge of the ANC
Five people have been placed on special leave, but no one knows why they are being investigated
Experts say, however, that the executive already has authority and this latest move is politicking
Two bits of law need to be approved before a court can decide if land owners will be compensated
We need to slay the myth that the president alone has magical powers to fix the economy and ANC
Talks with smaller parties haven’t been concluded and the EFF is silent on its coalition with the DA
The party is mired in controversy, but it has delivered basic services to millions of people
ANC defends Ramaphosa amidst saga of leaked emails from CR17 campaign
Politicians depend on our ability to forget their worst transgressions in order to manipulate the public discourse
Mkhwebane’s investigation has put party funding in the spotlight, but her motives have been queried
Zandile Gumede’s supporters are going to court to force the ANC to reinstate her as eThekwini mayor
Getting women into politics is only half of the challenge. The second half is to make sure that women are not only seen, but also heard
An interview with Wilhelm Verwoerd raises a conundrum about how to grapple with our past
A nationalistic, gangster political faction is ready to exploit the crisis created by social inequality
In a crumbling eThekwini, the ANC is scrambling to appease the supporters of one of Jacob Zuma’s powerful allies, but also move her out of the way
A veteran ANC stalwart and member of parliament speaks about the party, Parliament and the dearth of left politics in South Africa