For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
More than 700 cases related to criminal gangs disrupting construction sites have been reported over the past five months
The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future
The SOC will be at the high court on Thursday to oppose an application for its liquidation
The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition
SCORE: B Dean Macpherson immediately rolled up his sleeves and faced the construction mafia. He has also demonstrated determination and taken action to deal with hundreds of dilapidated state-owned buildings that are costing his department millions of rands in rates when they could be sold or fixed to generate income that can be used to […]
State intelligence and enforcement abilities, as well as the legislation, need to be bolstered to deter the construction mafia
The DA has refused to partner with the ANC in eThekwini because of its role in the removal of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
The minister says if state properties bring in funds, it will give the department more money to maintain and build schools, hospitals and other infrastructure
The event showcased the country’s competitive advantages, world-class infrastructure, and talented workforce
The provincial police commissioner is the latest to be implicated in the fraudster’s contentious new hotel
The public works minister allegedly knew the convicted fraudster had demolished government property in Limpopo and built a hotel
The new DA MEC Martin Meyer said government would work with legitimate business forums, not violent groups pretending to be forums
The public works minister visited several notorious structures across the city, as well as the Durban magistrate’s court, which requires a major upgrade
Superfans, artists, and artistes are running for cover as the new minister settles in
The DA leader said the unity government would pave the way for his party and the ANC to start delivering for South Africans
The City Integrity and Investigation Unit will look into a claim of bribes in the R48 million Chatsworth water project
The 32-year-old is known for his work ethic and people skills
Political parties want the city to investigate the involvement of the Democratic Alliance’s Mergan Chetty in allegedly covering up corruption claims
While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed
But party says Ronnie Pillay failed to back up his allegations with any evidence that councillors collected bribes
A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps
It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections
The party will remove the ‘racially inciting’ posters and ‘discipline’ its KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
It would be refreshing if South Africans encountered political parties that actually walked the talk of embracing the ideals of nonracialism
The party’s regional leadership, concerned at the impact the controversial posters will have on voters in the 1 November elections, insist they must be removed