Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her
The suspended national police commissioner told the SAHRC it was the first time the country had seen unrest that began at a level aimed at debilitating the police’s available resources
Indian residents deny ‘massacre’ label; black survivors claim violence and orchestration
The rhetoric had a clear political undertone and had to do with power – Pietermaritzburg business chamber
On day three of the SAHRC hearings into the July unrest, victim Ntethelelo Mkhize disputes the testimony of activist Sham Maharaj
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition
Sasria says it has paid out R12.6-billion in claims. The state-owned insurer said will be profitable by 2022, thanks to treasury’s additional R11-billion allocation
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
Support for the governing party decreased to 41.4% in KwaZulu-Natal while that for the Inkatha Freedom Party rose to 24.29%
With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
National Freedom Party candidates in the Zululand town have gone into hiding amid fears that they will be targeted next
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Journalists Emsie Ferreira and Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mmusi Maimane, Paul Berkowitz and Narend Singh about the state of the opposition
Agencies emphasise that speed is crucial to rescuing firms affected by July’s unrest
One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds
A multi-stakeholder approach has been implement to improve teenagers’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights services
In this episode, veteran journalist Paddy Harper and political journalist Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mawethu Mosery and Vasu Gounden about riots and the elections
Days after the DA had to take down ‘racist’ posters, the IFP has its own ‘royal’ drama over the use of the Zulu monarch’s picture
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.
Paddy Harper finally got his second Covid-19 jab, but he feels that it’s pity there’s no vaccine for stupidity — or arrogance
The party’s regional leadership, concerned at the impact the controversial posters will have on voters in the 1 November elections, insist they must be removed
In a statement, United Phosphorus Ltd said that it was co-operating with authorities and the government.
Claims totalling more than R5.8-billion had already been paid out to businesses
The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024
R39m to effect Ingonyama ruling
Candidate court challenges loom for ANC
We must hold faith that law will prevail