Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game
/ 20 February 2023

Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game

Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations

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EFF, DA fracas encapsulates the true state of our nation
/ 12 February 2023

EFF, DA fracas encapsulates the true state of our nation

The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it

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Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding
/ 16 January 2023

Calls for Ramaphosa to step down increase amid stage six load-shedding

Opposition parties and other organisations aim to take Eskom to court over the crippling power cuts

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Two reports urge reform of JSC
/ 2 December 2022

Two reports urge reform of JSC

There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue

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‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary
/ 4 October 2022

‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary

Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won

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How to build a solid coalition
/ 2 October 2022

How to build a solid coalition

What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?

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EFF will survive Julius Malema: New Gauteng chair talks succession
/ 12 September 2022

EFF will survive Julius Malema: New Gauteng chair talks succession

Nkululeko Dunga says the party is building an organisation ‘that is going to last long even after we have left this earth’

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EFF dismisses bogus branches claims
/ 23 August 2022

EFF dismisses bogus branches claims

EFF leader Julius Malema says the party’s provincial conferences will go ahead and denies any attempt to influence outcomes

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Expropriation without compensation: A proxy policy position
/ 29 July 2022

Expropriation without compensation: A proxy policy position

The land policy debate will feature, again, within the ANC’s elective contestations

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NPA admits more should have been done to support state prosecutor who resigned for fear of vindictive Malema
/ 22 July 2022

NPA admits more should have been done to support state prosecutor who resigned for fear of vindictive Malema

Elna Smit did not want to prosecute EFF leader Julius Malema for fear of being subjected to race-fuelled jibes

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EFF catches stray bullets in brewing war between police deputy commissioner and Bheki Cele
/ 7 July 2022

EFF catches stray bullets in brewing war between police deputy commissioner and Bheki Cele

The tense relationship between Bheki Cele and Cassel Mathale is allegedly linked to contracts

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Unterhalter overlooked by the JSC for a third time
/ 6 April 2022

Unterhalter overlooked by the JSC for a third time

The esteemed jurist had to apologise for failing to recuse himself on an application for leave to appeal to the constitutional court, sinking his hopes of a permanent position at the court

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Zondo keeps JSC interviews decorous after reiterating old criteria
/ 5 April 2022

Zondo keeps JSC interviews decorous after reiterating old criteria

In interviews with candidates for the constitutional court, issues of race, gender and transformation featured but did not crowd out questions on points of law

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