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
The head of parliament’s watchdog says he is going to get more power to dig into graft and corruption, and ensure there are consequences
Controversial MPs who have engaged in questionable conduct are back in Parliament thanks to the governing party
The ANC’s national chairperson says there are people ‘waiting in the wings’ to ‘cash out for maximum benefit’
The M&G understands the ANC offered the position to the IFP in exchange for support in metros lost during 2016 local government elections
The M&G understands the ANC plans to offer the position to the IFP in exchange for support in metros lost during 2016 local government elections
Our history has shown that the exercise of democratic reason can shake power from below
The special NEC meeting next week may discuss the state of his office after the integrity commission ‘flagged inefficiencies’ there
Embattled eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede’s supporters have revolted against the ANC’s decision to place her on enforced leave
The former tourism minister failed to make the cut when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his Cabinet two weeks ago
The eThekwini ANC chairperson was asked to take leave or face removal
Its integrity commission has found that factional battles are harming the party’s ability to function.
The ANC looks set to deal with its regional chair and city mayor, Zandile Gumede, who has been charged with corruption in a tender scam
Perhaps it’s an ANC thing — borrowing the boss’s style and quirks. Perhaps it’s just Pule ageing faster in the face of interpreting Ace
‘President Cyril Ramaphosa and his supporters are forced to defend the Reserve Bank in the face of an illogical and insidious onslaught’
In the past week, factions have used Jarana’s resignation as a tool in a bid to shake the powers of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
THE LIFE STORY OF A GUERRILLA: PART II
On the streets of Jo’burg, old military habits die hard
The DA, the governing party in the Western Cape, has offered the chairpersonship of Scopa in the provincial legislature to the ANC
The move by ANC deputy president David Mabuza has exposed the cracks in the governing party’s renewal project
South Africa is now just one of 11 countries in the world where women running the country make up the same proportion as they do in society
The negotiations started before the elections and continued until the very last moment.
Anti-graft unit confirms it is in the advanced stages of investigations into how elites have abused land reform programmes
The killings have sparked a call from the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal to the interministerial task team probing political assassinations
The president may have kept his cards close to his chest but now he has to make bold moves
‘Over 25 years of democracy, the government’s attempts at land restitution have been lambasted for their slow pace and all-round inefficiency’
Despite being arrested and then told to take a leave of absence by the ANC, Zandile Gumede was back in her office
‘In last week’s vote, the ANC was offered a lifeline by a public anxious to see its choice validated by action’
Compromise means the majority of provincial executives and all speakers of legislatures need to be women