The president has 12 months to redraft the executive ethics code to compel the disclosure of all donations to campaigns for positions within political parties
Questions have been renewed about whether the grouping of ex-British colonies holds relevance
Meanwhile, the comrades are sitting in the dark, talking about who will take power in December
Board and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to approach independent power producers to procure 1 000 megawatts urgently
The Western Cape high court heard extensive argument on Friday as to whether the suspended public protector could be returned to office
President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct
The acting public protector says the claims by the suspended public protector’ that the Phala Phala investigation has stalled and that she had been denied access to documents for her impeachment inquiry are false
The former health minister has taken a swipe at Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and will ‘oblige’ if he is nominated for the ANC presidency
There’s an outpouring of grief north of the equator since Elizabeth II died, but no move to return the Empire’s ill-gotten gains
Prince Simakade ka Zwelithini wants an order forcing President Cyril Ramaphosa to recognise him as king
In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
One would have hoped the ANC had made it out of its 2017 trenches – or dug some new ones
The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias
There was a reasonable apprehension that the president was biased and his decision made in retaliation for her Phala Phala probe
Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency
uBaba should have the full black, green and gold treatment with all the trimmings for his next court appearance
The president will be back in the National Assembly on 29 September to face questions about the theft of foreign currency from his game farm
Solving our electricity crisis is set to become more difficult as the world now faces power shortages. We aren’t the only game in town
Global dynamics and South Africa’s energy crisis will weigh on domestic growth for years to come. But green investment could, eventually, resuscitate the economy
The presidential posture has deteriorated, somewhat, since the heady days of Thuma Mina
A lack of coherence between government departments means little progress has been made in developing cannabis policy
The reputation of the judiciary could suffer in the political repercussions of the process
Senzo Mchunu says he is available for election at ANC’s December conference while reflecting on similarities between his resignation and that of Zikalala
The power utility says it will need all funding and resources at its disposal to avoid higher levels of load-shedding
Opposition parties protested that the law does not allow the president to evade questions from elected representatives
The finance minister is not the first politician to get into hot water over claims of sexual misconduct
At the same time the supreme court of appeal has dismissed the ITB’s bid to overturn a high court ruling that its residents’ leases were unlawful
In its economic survey, the OECD recommends increasing VAT or broadening the base of corporate and personal income taxes to pay for the grant
Basani Baloyi testified she was shocked
Enoch Godongwana is currently seized with preparations for the medium-term budget, which will give details on whether fiscal stability is still possible
‘Who in their right mind would allow a grown man who started a relationship with a 15-year-old [to become] the mayor of your municipality?!’
He argues in court papers that the JSC’s advice to the president to suspend him is a violation of the Superior Courts Act