The public protector is not challenging her fitness to hold office, but the rule enabling the National Assembly to remove her from office
The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected
But Afriforum’s business wing says the finance minister is playing the race card
IEC says it is technically ready for the election, but Covid-19 raises safety concerns around voting and political campaigning.
State argues dirty air can’t be ‘miraculously’ fixed overnight in final day of proceedings in landmark Deadly Air case
There is no legal mechanism in place to implement and enforce measures to prevent toxic air pollution in the Highveld
The constitution does protect faith — but not beyond what is reasonable
The letter follows the commission’s insistence that the embattled Western Cape judge president will partake in this week’s interviews of candidates
Users of social media and journalists need to take care when posting or reporting about children and tragic events
The charge of public violence was intended to deter street brawls but is being used to punish protesters and discourage dissent
Everything you need to know about South Africa’s options for holding municipal polls — and the dangers we face.
While race is still central, it is the battle among the rich for the wealth of South Africa that has exacerbated inequality
The South African Human Rights Commission reiterates its call in encouraging everyone to have themselves vaccinated against Covid-19
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
We need consequences, otherwise we will continue to get more of the same
The deputy chief justice says he has to act because Zuma’s defiance risks inciting lawlessness
The Special Investigating Unit found that companies were awarded tenders despite not qualifying for the contracts.
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
The testimonials of black doctors have given credence to allegations of racial profiling. Of those listed on a Gems blacklist, 94% of general practitioners were black
The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy
Researchers found that interventions only come after the municipality has already collapsed, that the turnaround time is impossibly short, and that constitutional steps have been misinterpreted
Municipalities have failed to prioritise the rights of labour tenants and farmworkers
Covid has propelled citizens into feelings of a new shared identity in which the historical force of ‘whiteness’ is fading into irrelevance
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?
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
We need the eyes and ears of the international community to be alert to assaults on democracy as we run up to the election on 18 October
There’s a backlog of by-elections to get through before next year’s local government elections. Will voters go to the polls even though Covid protocols are in place?
Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk
The president is trying to amend the Constitution and create a new voters’ roll in a bid to stay in power
MPs’ detention may signal the silencing of dissent and a bid to railroad changes to the Constitution
COMMENT: To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual
The conviction of young activists is going to play a huge role in sustaining and improving on the legacy of our struggle heroes