The National Lottery Commission is being investigated by the SIU for alleged corruption and maladministration, including suspicious payments made to senior NLC employees between 2016 and 2017
South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12
South Africans have been waiting too long and it is time for the government to deliver on its vaccine plan
The ANC has slammed conspiracy theorists and cautioned against showing complacency towards the deadly virus
The South African Reserve Bank’s MPC has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged, at 3.5%, to let the actions it took last year trickle down into the economy
In his announcement, President Cyril Ramaphosa called the late minister ‘a life-long champion of freedom and democracy’
Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally
Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre
Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom
Paddy Harper finds his ANC councillor has led him, but much like Donald Trump, it was down a garden path
Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’
The president is set to speak on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
The new year started with a crucial step towards free trade between countries on the continent
The government would do well to realise that these two disasters can’t be tackled separately
In the January 8 statement, Ramaphosa says those who bring the ANC into disrepute will no longer be tolerated
Just days after Minister Zweli Mkhize came under fire for the government’s apparent slow take on securing the vaccine, he announced to Parliament that the first batch of dosages would be arriving this month
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