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ANC: ‘We’re operating under conditions of anarchy’

Politics Athandiwe Saba & Paddy Harper - 26 Nov 2020

In its latest policy documents, the ANC is self-critical and wants ‘consequence management’, yet it’s letting its members off the hook again

Two MECs fail to understand their harmful blunders

Education Bongekile Macupe - 13 Nov 2020

The Western Cape’s Debbie Schäfer missed the point about racism and the North West’s Mmaphefo Matsemela undermined the dignity of a young man

Editorial: Desperately seeking an opposition

Editorial Editorial - 13 Nov 2020

All the contenders are deeply flawed, losing support, or both

Does the Expropriation Bill muddy the land question even further?

Politics Luke Feltham - 27 Oct 2020

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?

EFF eyes municipalities ahead of 2021 local government elections

Politics Bongekile Macupe - 26 Oct 2020

EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is preparing to govern in many municipalities from next year. It is also launching a programme to defend the rights of farm workers

Distraction, intimidation and future alliances define events at Senekal

Opinion Jan Schuiling - 22 Oct 2020

The lack of compassion towards Brendin Horner’s family is the failure of identity politics

Eusebius McKaiser: Reject the dichotomy of political horrors

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 20 Oct 2020

Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers

‘We want to occupy the land,’ says EFF’s Malema at Senekal farm murder protest

Politics Tshegofatso Mathe - 16 Oct 2020

The party and AfriForum staged protests outside the magistrate’s court during the bail application by two men accused of killing a farm manager in the eastern Free State

Calling South African conservatives…

Opinion Angelo Ryan - 26 Sep 2020

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?

Clicks-bait: EFF MP’s new parole probe

Politics Lester Kiewit - 18 Sep 2020

Kenny Motsamai, a parolee who is also an EFF MP, could be sent back to jail if correctional services finds he violated his parole conditions

EFF MPs to be investigated for disrupting parliamentary proceedings

Politics Lester Kiewit - 15 Sep 2020

Under the spotlight will be the Economic Freedom Fighters’ behaviour at the State of the Nation address and during the public enterprise department’s budget speech

Paddy Harper: Anti-racism is the mane thing

Opinion Paddy Harper - 12 Sep 2020

What we want: Ramaphosa to cough up a hairball, racists in hair shirts and consumer boycotts that don’t turn hairy

EFF on a collision course with dissident black women

Opinion Barbara Boswell - 10 Sep 2020

The party’s response to journalists and those who speak against them reveal a consistent pattern of misogyny

MPs demand answers from Ramaphosa on Covid corruption

Politics Lester Kiewit - 27 Aug 2020

In a robust meeting of the hybrid sitting of National Assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa met MPs face to face for the first time since questions over lockdown corruption arose

ANC starts up its engine for 2021 race

Politics Paddy Harper - 16 Aug 2020

The party seems to have abandoned plans to delay municipal polls as branches shift to election mode

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