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Nobuhle Mthembu alleges Joburg ActionSA councillors only staying in party for salaries
The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run
Zille vs Mbalula: How the DA’s ultimatum toppled Nkabane
Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes
DA to support departmental budgets after Nobuhle Nkabane’s axing
The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister
National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says
The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency
Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences
The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes
Who is our opposition anyway?
South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received…
BOSA threatens ‘mass action’ if Kubayi doesn’t release sex offenders list
The minister earlier this month said that she would release the list by the end of February
Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school
The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020
New parties will have to number the numbers to play the 29 May election game
The electoral commission’s decision will weed out the one-man-and-a-TikTok-account parties clogging up the ballot paper This content is restricted to registered users and…
South Africa’s 2024 political reality is bleak
The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of…
Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?
The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties
Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’
The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country
Eskom, government face constitutional challenge on load-shedding
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Gordhan asks for more time on legal demands relating to load-shedding
Public enterprises minister raises complexity of issues involved in response to a letter of demand from parties planning to sue the state
DA files high court challenge to pending electricity price increase
Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional