The politician’s former lover is suing him and the police for her ‘unlawful’ arrest, which suggests a pattern of abuse of state resources by powerful men
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The former president failed to file papers or indicate whether he intended to proceed with the matter after his lawyers withdrew
Nora Grose is being investigated for alleged fraud and money laundering despite the Hawks incorrectly implicating her in a joint investigation
The embattled Western Cape judge president readily agreed to recuse himself from hearing the public protector’s challenge of the rules governing the process to remove her from office
The former president argues that if he succeeds in having Billy Downer removed as prosecutor, the charges should be dropped
In a short media statement, the Democratic Alliance says it has received and accepted Phumzile van Damme’s resignation from the party and as a member of parliament
Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.
Speaking in the national assembly after Ace Magashule tried to ‘suspend’ him, the president told the DA he keeps quiet when internal strife hits the opposition.
The young politician made Midvaal local municipality a model of clean governance and public service
The Eldorado Park school that chased Lesufi away four years ago is still in limbo without a permanent principal and infrastructure is deteriorating
Bonginkosi Madikizela was accused of lying about his educational qualifications
The Democratic Alliance is a cue for Twitter fury, but this diminishes intelligent political debate
As the wannabe president cuts loose, uBaba’s lawyers cut him loose, but other people’s money never dries up
The letter follows the commission’s insistence that the embattled Western Cape judge president will partake in this week’s interviews of candidates
Premier Alan Winde and the Cape Bar Council asked that the interviews be postponed pending a decision on Hlophe’s fate but the JSC declined
Environmental groups say the controversial deal means South Africa will be tied to fossil fuels for the next 20 years
The Western Cape judge president has rejected the report by a judicial tribunal that lays the groundwork for his impeachment
The Human Rights Commission has found a lack of staff, beds and clean, secure facilities plague institutions across the country, leaving patients unable to access the help they need.
Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account
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The party has alienated the black electorate by failing to silence the racism in its ranks
The Section 194 committee that could recommend the impeachment of the Public Protector is packed with heavyweights likely to heed Luthuli House
High court dismisses the public protector’s bid to appeal a ruling striking down her findings against Pravin Gordhan on Ivan Pillay’s Sars retirement
The Mangaung metro has paid R2-billion to engineering companies — R524-million to GladAfrica — but has little to show for it except congested roads and broken infrastructure
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Francois Rogers, Nicole Graham and Emmanuel Mhlongo have all accepted nomination as provincial leader
The National Assembly has adopted a report finding prima facie evidence of misconduct by 275 votes as an ANC caucus revolt is contained
MPs express frustration at the shoddy work done by the dysfunctional, broke airline and its rescue practitioners, calling their no-show ‘unacceptable’
The ANC chairperson has instructed its caucus ahead of the vote to establish a committee to investigate the public protector’s fitness to hold office
Magashule has received at least five letters from ANC caucus members unhappy with the chief whip’s backing of a vote against the public protector
The public protector was wrong to think legal review was the remedy for incompetence on her part; it is, in fact, removal, an independent report concludes
The surprise 1% reduction will result in a wider, more compliant corporate tax base, according to Ismail Momoniat