US ambassador’s accusation of giving arms to Russia underlines the need for South Africa and the Global South to diversify their trade and political alliances
Another key policy adviser is said to be leaving as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s circle shrinks further
Our shameless president and ministers went to court to deny responsibility for the power crisis proving that the people no longer come first
Ramaphosa on verge of losing investor confidence after US claims – Standard Bank
She said that the US ambassador was fueling mistrust and straining diplomatic relations
The timing of the US accusation is intriguing, but if the allegations are true, Ramaphosa should resign and his government should fall
Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld
During high level negotiations between South Africa and Russia, Moscow is said to have called Pretoria’s bluff and insisted its president will attend the summit
In all the bickering that we’ve been through over the past five years, from the long-running saga about the competence of former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to this week’s parliamentary hearings into André de Ruyter’s allegations of corruption at Eskom, it feels as if we aren’t making progress in dealing with the structural fault lines in our country
Washington has criticised the government for not adhering to its non-aligned stance
The local currency has weakened past R19 for the first time since April 2020
The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister
The failure of the president’s SAFE programme and the re-occurrence of pit latrine drownings continue to cast a harsh spotlight on the ANC government
With eThekwini metro having been placed under administration, Ramaphosa is expected to hold meetings with regional leaders
The minister was speaking at Africa’s Travel Indaba, days after the acting chief executive of the country’s official national marketing agency resigned
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya
The Pretoria high court has found that the rolling blackouts infringe on constitutional rights
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
The president is seeking a final interdict preventing his predecessor from pursuing such a step “now or in future”
South Africa is in the dire position of possessing a weak leader and no potential replacements
When macroeconomic policy has so clearly failed workers, and us all, why is a complete overhaul still out of the question?
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
Was it a U-turn or is the president confusing the International Criminal Court with the International Cricket Council?
The faux pas with the Finnish president is the latest in a series of embarrassing moves by our head of state
No buffalo on the menu at South Africa/Namibia gala dinner
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula warns Ramaphosa to ‘run his cabinet and not have his cabinet run him’ or they will take action
Tasneem Motara has dissolved two boards in as many months, leaving the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency and the Gauteng Gambling Board virtually rudderless
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of stage 8 load-shedding for up to 152 consecutive days
The ‘big bulls’ told the electricity minister that his plan to extend Eskom’s coal fired plants should be taken to the National Energy Crisis Committee
The social housing investigation was handed to eThekwini municipal manager and the presidency last year
Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed