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
All the contenders are deeply flawed, losing support, or both
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 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
The lack of compassion towards Brendin Horner’s family is the failure of identity politics
Senekal shows us that we must make a stand against the loud voice of the populist EFF and racist rightwingers
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
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?
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
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
What we want: Ramaphosa to cough up a hairball, racists in hair shirts and consumer boycotts that don’t turn hairy
The party’s response to journalists and those who speak against them reveal a consistent pattern of misogyny
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
The party seems to have abandoned plans to delay municipal polls as branches shift to election mode
The flow of money from VBS Bank would seem to suggest that the EFF’s second-in-command was an ultimate beneficiary of proceeds of a crime
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
President Cyril Ramaphosa tells MPs he expects tough economic times ahead for South Africans, but the crisis is a chance to ‘look at the way we’re doing things’
Youth Day, June 16, reminds us of the role of youth in the struggle against oppression throughout the history of the ANC
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Opposition parties and ANC ‘factions’ will attempt to use the crisis to their advantage
With coalition politics on the rise, particularly in local government, this kind of court case is likely to become more common
Independent media is under threat as authorities harass and threaten journalists
The DA has won a high court victory, but the ANC is taking its campaign for power to the Constitutional Court. All the while, residents are left leaderless and without services
Court declares that the Gauteng premier’s decision to place the metro under administration was unlawful and sets it aside — after the Covid-19 lockdown ends
The president and political parties put their differences aside as South Africa tackles what has been described as one of its biggest post-apartheid challenges yet
The process of appointing the public protector is flawed, and led by politicians who don’t seem to have paid attention to the law. This has to change
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law
The Democratic Alliance is likely to lose Tshwane when residents vote again
The party’s vision for Eskom seems to be one designed to benefit vested interests rather than the greater good
The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the challenge
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?