The leader has fallen from grace, disappointing the electorate and donors with his failure to deal with corruption
With La Niña bringing much-needed rain, it is inexcusable that South Africans do not have access to their most basic human need: water
M&G Editor-in-Chief Ron Derby expects Godongwana to follow a rather similar course that his predecessors have set, by kicking the can down the road, yet again at his budget speech
The ally of former president Thabo Mbeki could wield the axe over president Cyril Ramaphosa, who is yet to hear what the commission recommended about the Phala Phala scandal
Eskom loses half of its power-generating capacity, opening risks for longer cuts which will entail more than half the day with no electricity
Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past
It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules
Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
Internal report finds former youth leader Luyolo Mphithi not to blame for party’s response to Schweizer-Reneke school ‘racist’ incident
Although the city seems to be stabilising politically, it is heading for an uncertain financial future
More than 82 people a day are murdered in the country
Considered one of the greatests of all time in SA hip hop, AKA was on the long road to redemption that sadly got cut short
In Nazi eyes, humans deemed unable to contribute meaningfully to the progress and glory of the Fatherland.
Zandspruit pump is a mess, says Joburg resident, citing load-shedding, lack of maintenance, high effluent volumes and poor infrastructure
Johannesburg, with its mine dumps and malls, ever eating its own tail in the name of progress, has a complex heritage
One year on, the Kremlin’s impact appears to be retreating — but, amid uncertainty about the global economy’s growth trajectory, risks to inflation remain
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
Environmental waste, especially pharmaceuticals and toxins, needs high-level action to stop its major contribution to antimicrobial resistance
Governing party says it agreed on the reconfiguration of the municipal committees to sharpen and strengthen its service delivery machinery
Pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries as well as hardware, paint and glass were the biggest drag on growth
Its impact on the institutions, psyche and politics of the country means the new president’s first job must be to fix it
The instability of uneasy alliances means there is no prospect of long-term planning. The electorate must draw a clear line against opportunists
Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations
Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
The former Absa chief executive recently quit as head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
Whichever way we get out of this energy crisis, what is clear is that a politician is not the right person to drag us out
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations