Down in the kingdom, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli is also cleaning house
The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched
It is not old leaders that trouble society, but the failure to ensure that the younger generation is groomed to take over when the time comes
When he came in as president, he destroyed the old system but failed to build something new – and now Ruto is paying the price
There were none of the usual tantrums, bravado and insults when the cabinet held its first lekgotla
Victims of scams and pyramid schemes have little chance of recouping their financial losses
The Boks are the undisputed number-one team in the world, but maintaining that will be a tough challenge during the Rugby Championship
The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers
Superfans, artists, and artistes are running for cover as the new minister settles in
Labour faces the electorate’s expectations of transformative change amid economic hardship, with the populist Reform Party snapping at its heels
So who will win the fight to control the aircon in next week’s cabinet lekgotla?
The team was impressive throughout the tournament, and losing to India should not detract from that
Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others
The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy
Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society
The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave
Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead
The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions
The EFF leader changes his views faster than a Nigerian man running in flip-flops