Investment drive: R1 trillion and counting. So why do we feel worse off?
The investment drive has been a defining feature of Ramaphosa’s presidency, but its touted benefits remain elusive
Cyril Ramaphosa
Thabo Bester and Eskom show up ANC government’s failures
President Cyril Ramaphosa has graduated from being a shocked president to one of U-turns
Ramaphosa to meet with Thabo Mbeki over Phala Phala scandal
The ANC’s top seven officials are expected to meet former president Thabo Mbeki after he wrote a scathing letter to deputy president Paul Mashatile
Cannabis master plan on the rocks
A lack of coherent approach by government departments has stalled the process of developing cannabis policy
Eskom U-turn on energy state of disaster and utility’s exemption
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
Government to halt Eskom state of disaster, fearing court battles
Legal challenges to the disaster management plans could lead to ‘serious embarrassment’ for the state
SIU welcomes arrest of state advocate for defrauding government
The Special Investigating Unit found that Hassan Kajee ‘inflated prices’ and ‘double-charged’ for work he did – and did not do – for the state
Mkhwebane threatens impeachment inquiry
Suspended public protector threatens litigation unless the section 194 inquiry postpones her testimony until funds are found to cover her legal fees
Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
Hard choices over coalitions loom as DA chooses new leadership
Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?
Mbeki slams ANC for defending Ramaphosa ‘at all costs’
Former president says closing ranks around Ramaphosa alienates the masses
Ramaphosa: Water works may be exempted from load-shedding
The government is in talks with Eskom to keep water pumps going during blackouts, the president told MPs
DA elections: Phalatse calls Steenhuisen out on hypocrisy
The wannabe leader has asked the DA leader why the party was critical of the government’s ministerial handbook when its politicians also live in state house
Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
Mashatile: We’re not shielding Ramaphosa on Phala Phala
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
ANC silent on Putin arrest warrant, EFF says Russian leader welcome in SA
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has vowed to protect Putin from arrest, should he visit South Africa
EFF shutdown wasn’t a total failure, says analyst
But the party’s ‘aspirations of chaos’ must be curbed and it alienates mostly peace-loving citizens with rhetoric that borders on ‘warmongering’
Ramaphosa says the EFF abused rights by ‘compelling’ people to protest
The president conceded the country could not claim to respect human rights if it did not ensure equal access to land, housing, food, water, healthcare and education
Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped
Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated
Load-shedding is not an act of God, litigants tell high court
It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights
Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?
MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale
Eskom’s pleas contradict vow to end power cuts in two years
The utility’s reasoning in papers before court showed, if true, that the timeframes in its Generation Recovery Plan cannot be met, applicants in a constitutional challenge say
Shutdown is EFF’s dry run for the polls
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths
Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage
The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims
Zuko Godlimpi: ANC may lose 2024 elections over energy crisis
The ANC’s economic transformation committee deputy chair said the party would have difficulty justifying why it should return to power if load-shedding continued
Failure to boot Cele betrays public safety
Ramaphosa will continue to mouth platitudes and leave the police minister to his empty promises
Public protector clears Ramaphosa on Phala Phala burglary
But Kholeka Gcaleka has recommended that action be taken against former presidential protection service head Wally Rhoode
More is less, except when it comes to electricity, as Ramaphosa culls his cabinet
Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job
Call me what you like, I have legislative powers, says Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
The new electricity minister says that he will not interfere with the process of hiring a new Eskom chief executive but this needed to be done soon
Reshuffle: Ramaphosa forced to play a game of thrones
The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle: Few surprises amid missed opportunity and mediocrity
Only the uninitiated or the hopelessly optimistic would have been merely disappointed by last night’s long and needlessly delayed cabinet announcement
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma is now minister of youth. Enough said about Ramaphosa’s much anticipated reshuffle
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities