Russia’s 1998 debt default sent emerging market indices plummeting. But now, emerging markets, including South Africa, are better shielded
Cape Town draped its city hall in blue and yellow, the colours of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has breached international law and South Africa argues that the matter must be resolved through dialogue — but this assumes the autocrat and rogue leader will participate in good faith
NEC members say the renewal commission should start its work now or risk losing 2024 elections
Nyawose believes the ANC eThekwini region can lead the party’s renewal process at the national elective conference in December
Much is at stake for South Africa in a conflict that has geopolitical ramifications beyond Ukraine
Politics have come in the way of South Africa upholding its commitment to international criminal justice as the ANC reconsiders its 2016 threat to leave the international criminal court
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door
As Russian troops entered Kiev, the president said if ever there were a time for the security council to intervene it was now, adding that he planned to speak to both Moscow and Washington
The president described the figure as ‘staggering’ at the inaugural meeting of the intergovernmental litigation forum meant to co-ordinate the state’s response to lawsuits and contain costs
A long-term basic income relief measure will depend on spending cuts and improved revenue performance, the finance minister said in his guarded words on the subject
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
Advisers – not consultants – can help close critical gaps in government where the loss of key skills leaves the president desperately needing to enhance the state’s capacity to secure his reforms
Instigators took to social media to stoke fears among police officers, the police minister told the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on Monday
Umlazi branch secretary Thulani Shusha was gunned down on his way home from an ANC meeting on Saturday
South Africa is facing a deepening unemployment crisis and experts warn that climate change threatens the country’s shrinking jobs.
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has asked the high court for an extension of the commission’s lifespan until the end of April, saying wrapping up his findings on the intelligence communities and other subjects required more time.
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
The public protector has already asked the president about a recording on the diversion of state funds for ANC election campaigns
ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has come out against those proclaiming on a preferred candidate after Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane named on Ramaphosa
Stellenbosch will also be under fire if Lindiwe Sisulu gets the nod in December
The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his prerogative
Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
‘Large parts of the president’s speech are straight from the DA’s playbook’ – Steenhuisen
The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only to allegations made publicly by others
South Africa needs a profound restructuring of state-capital relations, coupled with a comprehensive social policy, to address unemployment, poverty and inequality
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
The biggest challenge the president has is the bureaucratic implementation.
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
Industry says PCR tests and other restrictions are impeding the recovery of the industry.
Although the president deserves some credit for taking responsibility for those events, one wonders if heads will fall in his cabinet in the weeks and months to come.