Marikana was a precursor to Stifontein and show the lengths to which the state would go to punish people in protection of corporate interests, particularly in the mining industry
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities
The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects
The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth
Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law
Is Zuma trying to rain on Cyril’s January 8 parade, or is uBaba feeling politically homesick?
The party will hold a special policy conference to decide on how to reconfigure its longstanding alliance with the ANC
Association says the government does not ‘have the will to act’ and the solution is regulation to allow artisanal miners to work legally
Sizani was appointed to lead the embattled SEO in February
Pravin Gordhan’s earliest role as an organiser of civil resistance still carries relevance
Sources in the province have warned that this might be replicated in other areas
Silencing civil society’s voice threatens the country’s democracy — and the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill could be misused to do just this
The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province
The government’s support for coal-fired power and reluctance to transition to renewable energy undermines potential for economic expansion and job creation in the renewable energy sector
The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation
The president appointed opposition newcomers where they can be most effective but did not rid cabinet of compromised members of his party
Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions
Ministers and deputy ministers from nine parties took their oath of office after weeks of fraught coalition talks
Godongwana has pursued the austerity measures implemented by his predecessors to reduce debt and Ramokgopa is partly credited with the current relief from load-shedding
Key security cluster ministries are dominated by the president’s allies in the ANC
The plan provides a chance to strengthen cooperation and competition in the Southern African Development Community
Ramaphosa used the better half of his address to the nation to campaign for the ANC
M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections
The petrochemical giant is divesting from its South African downstream business
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party
The national chairperson is campaigning in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to save the party’s narrow majority in the province
With the prospect of a takeover in sight, Anglo American’s first South African chief executive in 15 years is tasked with unlocking value from the global mining company
Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe had to leave the national executive committee meeting where only five NEC members supported the adoption of the integrity commission report
The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists
The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy
The ANC leader, who was implicated in the commission on state capture chaired by the chief justice, said Zondo had the ‘serious weakness’ of thinking the report was about himself