Everything you need to know about South Africa’s options for holding municipal polls — and the dangers we face.
It was the state witnesses’ turn to take the stand as Malema and Ndlozi appeared in court on Tuesday for charges of assault dating back to 2018
The threat to the president’s rule comes not from the opposition, but from within the ANC
The official opposition’s leader John Steenhuisen has called its mission to slash the ANC voter share unrealistic during a parliamentary meeting, as the party deals with financial challenges
and a fresh round of staff retrenchments
You’ll feel a slight pinch, nothing more.
The justice minister says our democracy was built on the rule of law, and that the Zondo commission has shown the dangers of disrespect for constitutional order
EFF leader warns judges they will be ‘overthrown’ for bias in favour of the ruling establishment
The EFF’s top brass have spoken out about Malema’s engagement with Zuma, calling it ‘a disappointment’
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The former president is being advised by various leaders to appear before the state capture commission
The president was answering questions before parliament, where he also told the EFF to allow the courts to decide on the matter of the CR17 bank statements
MPs can’t seem to stop the house from degenerating into screaming matches, even during virtual sittings, as exhibited when the deputy president answered questions in the NCOP on Wednesday.
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 case of assault against EFF leader Julius Malema and member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been postponed because the court in Randburg did not allow the media to broadcast the case
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
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
Youth Day, June 16, reminds us of the role of youth in the struggle against oppression throughout the history of the ANC
Two books on two media outlets, Daily Maverick and Independent newspapers, tell stories of success and failure
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 Democratic Alliance is likely to lose Tshwane when residents vote again
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
From Brits to Beijing, people are going crazy for Makhadzi’s smash hit which was born from a DJ Call Me beat
From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity
The Trespass and Riotous Assemblies Acts can criminalise innocent people
In his Sona response, the president apologised for the weaponising of gender-based violence, saying the attack on the red beret leader was “uncalled for”
While the ANC in Parliament found itself defending the presence of FW de Klerk at the State of the Nation address last week, the government was also — in court this time — defending an apartheid-era law
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
The ANC is stronger electorally but is still too weak to help the president make the decisions the country’s many crises demand
After losing out, Dali Mpofu says he is now focused on what he can do with the law, planning several high-profile cases next year
In his closing address at the EFF’s elective conference on Monday, the party’s leader took aim at delegates for ‘personalising’ their victories