President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to buy time are likely to cause more friction in the ANC as Paul Mashatile and David Mabuza rekindle relations, forcing his hand
Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
As Nkosazana Disaster Zuma gets ready to once again rule we should fear a cigarette ban to keep the lights on is loading
In addition to the looting of Covid-19 emergency funds released in terms of the 2020 state of national disaster, Ramaphosa’s term has been marked by a series of acts of financial lunacy by members of his cabinet.
The NEC has criticised the president for not taking charge of the two ministers responsible for fixing the energy crisis
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
The high court will next month hear applications by the state prosecutor and journalist Karyn Maughan to have the case against them set aside
Molemela joined the appellate court four and half years ago and fills the vacancy left by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
The ANC wants to push ahead with shifting Eskom to the mineral resources and energy ministry
The party wants the presidency to co-ordinate all responses to the energy fiasco
The mining industry suffers when there are problems with electricity supply, infrastructure and transport
Mabuza wants out to allow state and government posts to align
The utility has been in a tailspin for years but those in charge of correcting its course lack direction, which does not bode well
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
Costs and effect will determine how and when state-owned entities are moved from the department of enterprises to line departments
Who President Ramaphosa keeps and who he appoints will determine the course of not only the ruling party but also the country
ANC sources say the deputy president submitted a resignation letter on Monday
The president said the new three-stream model that offers more choices and better guidance would help address the school drop-out rate
The brethren in blue took to Jozi’s streets in protest over power, galvanising and uniting the coms behind their leader
An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
Governing party says it cannot be ‘arrogant’ and try to run Durban alone
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
The utility is unlikely to find a replacement for Andre de Ruyter before his three-month notice period ends
In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
First they blamed De Donker and De Donkerder, then Cyril, Pravin and the State Capture King and finally Old King Coal
Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional
Coalition seeks to halt the 18.65% tariff increase, end load-shedding, and hold the state accountable for its failure to provide electricity
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
What we need from the media is to be able to see much more clearly what the policy options are for getting us out of this mess
Opposition parties and other organisations aim to take Eskom to court over the crippling power cuts
The president successfully argued that submitting to an unlawful summons would be would be a violation of his right to freedom