Ramaphosa’s long delays in appointing the new BEE Advisory Council shows he has little interest in allowing others to cash in on the BEE deals that earned him his fortune
The president may not have the support of the entire ANC caucus should a vote of no confidence in him take place
Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has accused the president of defeating the ends of justice
ANC head of presidency Sibongile Besani says no party structure has complained about the president since former spy boss Arthur Fraser laid the corruption charges against him
The justice minister has used current deputy president David Mabuza’s backyard in Ehlanzeni as a venue to launch his campaign to realise his top six ambitions
The president seeks to dispel allegations against him, saying they will not deter him from fighting corruption
Limpopo’s Vhembe region is now the ANC’s second-largest region, becoming a power block ahead of the party’s December conference
The president faces investigations from SARS and the Reserve Bank on top of charges laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser
The allies of newly re-elected ANC Limpopo chairperson Stan Mathabatha have no intention of electing Lekganyane into the provincial executive committee
Limpopo could take a stand on the step-aside decision, after the organisational report was deferred to the commissions
Feeling sorry for the president’s new spokesperson? Spare a thought for eThekwini’s public reps
Consumers, who have remained resilient despite South Africa’s economic woes over the past decade, are being squeezed on all fronts. What are the policy options? Or is it the same old, same old
During a meeting of national executive committee deployees in Limpopo, Senzo Mchunu is said to have warned that the province is not ready for the conference
The presidency says while a robbery took place, there was “no basis” for Fraser’s allegation.
ANC’s step-aside rule mean charges, which include kidnapping, money laundering and bribery, could affect President Ramaphosa’s re-election campaign at the end of the year
Former Eskom chief executive says Zondo Commission was ‘very sympathetic’ towards Glencore’s relationship with Ramaphosa
The 11 secretaries will compile a laundry list of issues that will inform their selection of a provincial chairperson
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May is truly […]
Trade federation Saftu’s recent conference has revived debate about whether unions represent the plight of workers or their own ambitions
Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
The minister of blunders may be in difficulty but it’s nothing like that of Dikidikeni villagers who must cross a river in a barrel
The party’s decision to relook at the deployment process could result in a broadening of the pool of candidates for positions.
In an interview with the M&G deputy president David Mabuza ponders his political future but insists ‘it’s the branches that choose the leaders’
Advocate Andrew Breitenbach, appearing for parliament, said the message he received did not advantage his client and was no cause to suspend the impeachment inquiry against the public protector
Premier Sihle Zikalala’s special adviser, Nhlanhla Ngidi, will challenge him for the position of ANC provincial chairperson
Public protector’s counsel said nothing in the law prohibited her from filing another rescission application
The chief justice was acting in a non-judicial capacity when chairing the state capture inquiry, so the complaint probably falls outside the law but underscores the risk of naming sitting judges to investigate political scandals
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change
The ANC Eastern Cape chairperson is likely to use his influence in rural provinces to bolster his bid to become the deputy president of the party
I dodged it for two years, but the virus found me – right after I’d criticised the president for not lifting restrictions yet
Public protector accuses the constitutional court of ignoring alleged wrongdoing by its members