During the surge in December, only a marginal increase in Covid-19 deaths was noted, while hospitalisation rates were lower than in previous waves, the presidency statement said
‘The whole operation … was a process of confusion and a total lack of command … and control’
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and TRC chair hailed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a ‘patriot without equal’
While Danny Msiza’s faction is gaining ground in Limpopo, those close to him say it does not necessarily mean Ramaphosa will be affected
Commission says that although it worked hard to meet the 30 December deadline, more work is still needed and it has ample funds to continue until February
President Cyril Ramaphosa encourages citizens to vaccinate and continue to practice safety measures
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
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Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.
Will 2022 will be any less harsh than 2021? Our correspondent certainly hopes so
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
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Party insiders say Ramaphosa is unlikely to feel the pinch as a result of Eastern Cape regional conferences pitting Oscar Mabuyane against Babalo Madikizela
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
A too narrow focus on the number of convictions from the final report of the state capture commission will mean a failure to see the impact it has already had
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The acting chief justice acknowledged calls for reform after the recent forced rerun of interviews for aspirant apex court judges
David Mabuza will be acting president for a week
We need alternatives because unrestrained development is not compatible with life
The Human Sciences Research Council will provide a shorter, reader-friendly document
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Conman Carl and his cohort think that taking the jab will boost his re-election
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
The ANC chair in the Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane, urges PEC members to accept election outcomes and not devolve into the violence of the “festival of chairs”
MTN has joined the list of companies that have made vaccines mandatory
All beneficiaries who applied for the R350 relief grant before July 2021, must reapply. Here is how to track your application status
The regional conferences in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will test the muscle of Cyril Ramaphosa and his faction in the build-up to 2022 congress
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Their role in our democracy has been invaluable, and they will need our protection and support
As the increasingly less relevant ANC vacates the middle ground and the centre-left, a void opens, which will urgently need to be filled
Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others
KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi took no prisoners as he accused former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of perjury at hearings into the unrest
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The police minister told the Human Rights Commission the president instructed him to avoid violence in response to Jacob Zuma’s pending arrest as far as legally possible
Man who outed R6m ‘irregular’ lottery funding believes more protection is needed for those who fight graft
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If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president