Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
An energy expert calls on the government to support small businesses and households move to renewable energy
In closing the debate on his State of the Nation address, the president said the country was not abandoning coal as a major power source
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
The government has shown that it is willing to explore introducing a basic income grant, which would mark a big step towards achieving growth
The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
Beyond electricity, South Africa cannot continue to design its energy system based on ad-hoc responses, says conservation organisation WWF
No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration
Miracles R Us flops – like Spurs’ title challenge
ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions
We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
The president announced a state of disaster regarding the energy crisis
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall
A critical lesson in the ANC’s near 30-year rule is that we should find policy measures to shield the state and its functioning from the turbulence that factionalism breathes
The parliamentary committee delivered a broadside against the tourism minister, and wants the mooted sponsorship deal investigated
The M&G and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung would like to invite you to join us and a panel of experts at the Critical Thinking Forum that will discuss Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address
The cost is not justified, the presidency says of the deal with a R1 billion price tag
A team led by the ministers of employment and labour, trade, industry and competition, and finance have been meeting social partners to map out the priorities that must be reflected in the new social compact
Presidency says Mabuza is still second in command while he waits for Ramaphosa to release him with Mashatile waiting in the wings
Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred