Governing party denies lobbying the IEC or the Constitutional Court ahead of the announcement that candidate registration would be reopened
There is a huge difference between holding a governing party to account and making it an excuse for failing to face deep-rooted problems. Fixating on the ANC has given the one-third an excuse not to face difficult realities
The ANC president said the basic income grant should be cost effective and subject to long-term affordability
The late NFP leader has been described as ‘a force to be reckoned with’, who paved the way for women in the treacherous political arena
Former president will serve the remainder of his sentence out of jail
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making
The president and the Gunners coach inherited own-goal, deadwood ‘players’ and need a few seasons to offload them
This is what happened on the African continent this past week
The former president’s foundation claims the NPA has not demanded he be assessed by a second doctor, but says he would be within his rights to refuse
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Judge Hlophe knew the ‘standards of judicial ethics’, yet still compromised the concourt’s independence
The deputy president said the government’s resources were not enough to address all of the problems created by the week of looting and arson
Ramaphosa has finally met with premier Mokgroro resulting in him announcing his resignation on Thursday morning
Paddy Harper isn’t the only one who’s broke: everyone from Zuma to Luthuli House, never mind the chronically unemployed, is feeling the pinch these days
Viewing black women as strong and resilient does them a disservice
JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
Only a handful of attempts to blockade roads took place in response to Monday’s shutdown call
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
Mogoeng chided for tongue-lashing
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy president
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself
Zuma’s mystery illness has given TV viewers time to watch his successor swap ministers and be astonished about the extent of state capture
The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help them do so
The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.
The former president requires surgery, which has been put off for the past 18 months, according to his doctor
The former president needs extensive emergency treatment that is overdue because of this legal woes, according to a certificate filed to the Pietermaritzburg high court
During his tenure as president he enabled state capture and the building of the prison industrial complex
The former president was moved to an ‘outside’ facility on Thursday morning