Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to Covid-19 is all over the map
As countries expand investment in decentralised renewable energy, its worth keeping an eye on who’s profiting.
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality
Parties forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’ as ANC’s anti-corruption drive delivers dividends
Integrity body recommends the ANC’s secretary general should be suspended pending the outcome of his corruption trial.
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
Some Nelson Mandela Bay residents are abiding by restrictions; others are feeling festive
We need to keep looking out for each other. Otherwise those economic gains will be wiped out as the body count grows
Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity committee this weekend. After that, all eyes will be on next year’s conferences to see who will win the fight for control of the party
The tender linked to Ramaphosa’s presidency has been cancelled by the special corruption court
Cyril Ramaphosa, chair of the African Union, is advocating for this treaty but states on the continent are reluctant to ratify such contracts and victims face serious problems in enforcing their rights
The government’s partners at Nedlac have signed a social impact agreement to support the power utility, with a particularly focus on assisting it in accessing new capital to reduce its debt
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule will appear before the ANC’s integrity commission on 12 December
In following an international, scientific approach the state assumed extraordinary power over people
In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him
Athandiwe Saba talked to the Special Investigating Unit’s Andy Mothibi about its caseload, including 1 000 Covid contracts
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
The president’s address follows a special sitting of Cabinet, which considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council
The party wants the court to rule on the secret ballot issue first, with the case set to be heard in early February
Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole
Reverend Frank Chikane has just completed six years as the chairperson of the Kagiso Trust. He speaks about corruption, his children’s views and how churches can be mobilised
Diego Armando Maradona, the greatest footballer to wear the number 10 jersey, has left the field
In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again
Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued
So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign
Malawi’s new president was furious after Shepherd Bushiri’s dramatic disappearance from South Africa
amaBhungane’s arguments about the disclosure of campaign funding are also expected to be heard
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is ignoring party policy on corruption-charged officials and taking his battle to branch level, where his ‘slate capture’ strategy is expected to leave Ramaphosa on the ropes
To move out of South Africa’s economic funk, Ramaphosa is prioritising the materialisation of pledges made at the previous investment conferences.
The New Development Bank pledges billions of dollars towards infrastructure development in South Africa. Implementing infrastructure development is one of the measures the country is counting on to recover from the economic effects of Covid-19