Labelling the protestors as looters denies the political consciousness of those living in precarity, it unconscionably encodes a criminal stereotype over the poor and erases any justice claims that motivate their actions
Former president Jacob Zuma fails to meet requirements in his application to set aside his contempt order and prison sentence
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
Most of the 1 600 participants in the study believe the government is doing an inefficient job in combating corruption, according to Afrobarometer
The embattled Western Cape Judge President is also seeking to interdict the president from suspending him while he challenges the Judicial Service Commission’s gross misconduct finding
What happened on the continent this past week
The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
The South Korean Netflix drama will resonate with audiences, for all the wrong reasons
The DA announces it will approach the high court, and the Helen Suzman Foundation has also threatened action
ANC gives Zuma-backer Niehaus the chop over ‘divisive’ statements and behaviour. On Wednesday he threatened to lay criminal charges over the party’s failure to pay salaries
In mid-July, supply chains and industrial output were disrupted when parts of the country were rocked by looting, triggered by protests against Zuma’s incarceration
‘The unrest presents an untimely and negative effect on SA’s growth prospects,’ said Godongwana, adding that this could last for the next six quarters
The full impact of the former president’s health status on his trial remains unclear
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