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
President Cyril Ramaphosa did little to inspire hope in the government’s strategy of boosting the economy, but all is not lost, political analysts say
Parliament is no closer to appointing a board for the National Youth Development Agency after nearly two years
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
The former councillor is scheduled to appear before the provincial disciplinary committee on charges of misconduct.
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
Did the Democratic Alliance’s 2020 virtual Federal Congress achieve equal access, and what does the move to digital politics mean for the upcoming elections?
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
The anti-Black Lives Matter backlash in South Africa highlights the growing ideological convergence between the far right and conservatives
These workers could see double-digit increases in their minimum wage
Allegations of bribery against the bank’s chief executive, Jacques Celliers, thrown up in a separate court case
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Senior Ekurhuleni councillor Shabangu purchased a Ford SUV from an alleged R1.2-million kickback
All the contenders are deeply flawed, losing support, or both
In this week’s 96 by-elections, the trend was the ANC held its ground and grew, while the DA lost big, with minority parties eating into its voter base
It was a landslide victory for John Steenhuisen, who thanked his family and opponent Mbali Ntuli before characteristically tearing into the ANC-led government for its anti-liberal policies, numerous failures, megalomania, and rampant corruption.
John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli both acknowledged the problems faced by the party over the past year, with each of them offering their own leadership vision.
This weekend the Democratic Alliance will choose between two starkly different visions for its future
The corruption-fraught metro is coming to grips with having a municipal manager who is on bail for graft, yet has returned to work
Land ownership and its equitable distribution has floundered. Changes to a section of the constitution and the expropriation act are now before parliament, but do they offer any solution?
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
The KwaZulu-Natal MPL, who is running against John Steenhuisen for the post as party leader, embodies the hopes and dreams of the majority of citizens
We’ve tried leftism for long enough and what we have to show for it is corruption and mismanagement, when what we need is jobs and education. Is it time to try out a Mashaba-esque version of right-wing politics?
Former premier Ebrahim Rasool says voters will abandon the party until corruption is arrested
But in the battle of John and Mbali, the way things are going, the party will crucify the better option
The leader of the new One South Africa Movement says his former party has set itself on a course away from multiracialism after its recent policy conference