For politics to benefit us all, we will have to build practical wisdom. In other words, we must be focused on ethical behaviour
The Patriotic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters ditch the Democratic Alliance during the election of council chairpersons
Cape Independence Advocacy Group co-founder argues that citizens have the right to self-determination
The reinstated Johannesburg mayor tells her first council meeting since being ousted that she will focus on stability and service delivery
To overcome negativity, and draw citizens back into politics, we need to recapture the viability of class struggle which can usher in real change
The court said all decisions taken by new ANC mayor Dada Morero are ‘unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid’
DA calls for an increase in policing powers of provincial and local governments
The bill will introduce an untested electoral system allowing independent candidates to stand for parliament but is seen as a missed opportunity to ensure greater political accountability
The union fears that municipal manager Morris Maluleke, who ‘irregularly’ deposited R50-million of municipal funds into VBS Mutual Bank, continued to try to loot a Limpopo municipality
Political parties say the act is restricting their ability to receive external donations
While he challenges its recommendation that he be suspended, the judge president was allowed to take part in the JSC interviews with candidates in his division
Food prices are too high for some households to bear but more targeted relief might have a greater impact
Transparency laws have done much to put an end to dodgy donations to political parties but more must be done to address financing problems
The president told MPs he reported the matter to a police general who would have to explain what happened
Parliament to vote on motion to set up ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations
This follows a submission to parliament’s speaker by the law professor and commentator that the process is more important than objections about his objectivity
The party said it was not ready to debate a mini-plenary tabled by the DA, prompting the speaker to let it stand over for a week
President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct
The former health minister has taken a swipe at Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and will ‘oblige’ if he is nominated for the ANC presidency
In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias
The president will be back in the National Assembly on 29 September to face questions about the theft of foreign currency from his game farm
The reputation of the judiciary could suffer in the political repercussions of the process
The finance minister is not the first politician to get into hot water over claims of sexual misconduct
The trip to Russia reflects a divide between the international relations and defence departments
Monarchy tussles may disrupt my football but at least the rules for the ANC’s national games have been set
eThekwini metro and KwaDukuza municipality are likely to face similar challenges as the Msunduzi municipality
Parties are bringing the motion in response to the Phala Phala scandal, two months after tabling another for his impeachment on the same grounds
DA’s attempt to move away from Eskom’s power outages put on hold after parties accuse mayor of flouting municipal legislation
Legal teams argued that the only remedy was for Zuma to return to prison, but his advocate countered that at this late stage, it would amount to a fresh sentence
The supreme court of appeal asked how it could accept this when the medical reports had been redacted
The parties want to leave the speaker little discretion in composing the panel that will decide whether there is a case for impeaching the president