South African scientists’ contracts were allegedly not renewed because of a funding gap
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Party secretaries have beefed up security as tensions at branch general meetings rise
The fact that the ANC’s rule 25.7 may have been a narrowing of the party’s 2017 resolutions on corruption did not render it unlawful, Wim Trengove argued for the ruling party
The ANC is searching for alternatives to end months of negotiations with the EFF on the land question
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Magashule is expected to argue that the step-aside rule 25.7 is unconstitutional and unlawful
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The decuplets were a fiction, and Ramaphosa’s iPad wasn’t stolen after all. Paddy Harper’s vaccine, however, is still MIA, but he’s feeling hopeful he’ll get one soon
Even noble intent could not rescue the step-aside rule, counsel for the suspended secretary general told the Johannesburg high court, but in fact there was only factionalism
The judge recognised the delegation of power located in the ANC’s national executive committee to the secretary general and the deputy secretary general
Our system is still not conducive for dealing with community transmissions. Harsher restrictions and constant lockdowns are not the answer
The suspended secretary general is said to be adamant that he would pursue the court action against the advice of his allies in the national executive committee
During a webinar on Wednesday evening, the former finance minister said the country needs a stronger social compact and a more detailed recovery plan
The Special Investigating Unit said it would ask the tribunal to declare the health department’s contract with the company unlawful
The first batch of locally manufactured jabs could be expected in the next nine to 12 months
More than 1 500 patients in Gauteng are currently on oxygen assistance
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says the organisation is seeking an urgent application to set aside the sale of SAA to Takatso
In the second of a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi says the constitution is clear: land seized under colonial states must be returned. But there is only policy confusion and elite possession
Hospitals are under strain, nurses are burning out and infections are on the rise, but there are limited Covid-19 vaccine doses available
Party insiders say a report on the Guptas’ association with leaders of the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association will help rid the structure of Jacob Zuma’s most loyal allies
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Four unhappy high-ranking party members say the SAA sale was never discussed at the NEC
While the nation is seized with the 10 babies soapie, the third wave is upon us and the country has moved to level-three lockdown
When we rebel and part ways with the barbarism of the apartheid and the democratic state, we will keep the memory of this historic event alive for current and future generations
After a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, President Ramaphosa has brought the country back to level three restrictions
The president will give an update on developments in South Africa’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The suspended secretary general insists that his deputy lacked the designation to serve notice on him
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
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Mkhize’s request to take special leave left President Cyril Ramaphosa reeling, party insiders say
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The Lower South Coast region has complained of a plot by some branch secretaries to manipulate the system
Analysis of news coverage in May shows a governing party that is broke — and bitterly at war with itself
The president says his surprise new energy reform plan will address the electricity crisis comprehensively
The water and sanitation minister allegedly acted beyond her powers, former board members argue
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The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out
It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission