The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy president
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself
This move comes after allegations that the initial deliberations to fill two vacancies at the apex court were compromised by blatant politicking
Zuma’s mystery illness has given TV viewers time to watch his successor swap ministers and be astonished about the extent of state capture
The blight on our past and our future must haunt us as much as it haunts the victims left behind
The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help them do so
The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.
Court hears that the case against the accused in Free State asbestos case, including Magashule, relies on inadmissible Zondo commission testimony
Things can happen much quicker if the arteries of land reform are unblocked
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
ANC economic policy head Enoch Godongwana takes over the finance portfolio
Mkhize’s resignation and the top six meeting are the clearest indicators yet that Ramaphosa is intending to make a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle
Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so
The president is expected to announce changes to his cabinet
The president has signed a proclamation for the Special Investigating Unit to investigate R474-million in tenders
For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
The three candidates the province has put forward are said to be Ramaphosa supporters, who will further alienate Magashule from his power base
ANC sources say the report by the committee will be tabled at the next national executive committee meeting
In his application for leave to appeal the high court judgment, Magashule argues that the court erred in holding that Ramaphosa’s suspension was not lawful without giving any explanation for that conclusion
‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25
Covid-19 bans on alcohol and the recent violence have exposed just how important booze sales are to retailers that once only filled trolleys with food
As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
The North West premier has defied the interim provincial committee’s decision
Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air
The blame for our current crisis must be laid at the door of the ANC — but it can still redeem itself
The ANC’s suspended secretary general believes the state’s witness is, in fact, the defence’s witness