Of all Sona speeches, Motlanthe spoke the most, while Zuma spoke the least
A year ago, tensions between the government and the mining industry were high
The possibility that Jiba was a secret agent was reported last year
‘One year post-Jacob Zuma and the light of the new dawn is still there but the air is heavily polluted’
Little work will get done but the next few months in Parliament are certainly set to be lively
If there ever was an introduction to Baleka Mbete, it is the ritual during five stormy years in office
But critical detail is still needed when it comes to plans to address the country’s economic challenges, starting with Eskom
It’s an election year. The president knows he is effectively asking the nation to trust him to lead the nation again
The NPA will soon have an investigating directorate to deal with graft allegations which have emerged at the state capture inquiry
South Africa will head to the polls in 90 days as announced by President Ramaphosa during his Sona speech
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The red berets will caucus on whether to allow President Ramaphosa to deliver his speech without incident, says the party’s deputy president
A panel of experts appointed by the finance minister is looking for Tom Moyane’s replacement
Various groups are picketing in hopes of getting President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their concerns
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe welcomed the news of the discovery
Before President Ramaphosa begins his second State of the Nation address, senior M&G journalists unpack the challenges facing the president
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Five countries have tasked the president with acting on allegations of corruption or risk losing investment
Given the crises caused by the ANC, the DA and the EFF should eat into the ruling party’s vote
‘At any rate, whatever Zuma did or didn’t do, Juju has forgiven him’
Once a year Jaipur becomes a literary wonderland, packed with people mad about the written word
Absa CEO Maria Ramos’s decision this week to quit with just a month’s notice led to immediate speculation that she is quitting for another job
Created to exist on the fringes of society, townships still carry the economic legacy of apartheid
A senior prosecutor was ‘worried’ that Richard Mdluli was ‘being protected’ when corruption charges were dropped against him
The utility is labouring under a debt burden of about R420-billion and its cash from operations is not enough to service its interest payments
If the Ramaphosa faction in the ANC wants to retain power, it has to level with voters
The ANC has so far managed allegations that it was unduly influenced by the Gupta family by shifting blame onto a presumably undermined faction
The EFF is giving President Cyril Ramaphosa until February’s SONA to call a media briefing where he has been asked to detail his dealings with Bosasa
With Zimbabwe asking South Africa for a bailout package of $1.2-billion, Ramaphosa has an opportunity to press for key reforms in the country
Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party’s decline in popular support
The country is missing a viable social policy