Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU
MK party’s strategy to end ANC control of the Umzumbe local municipality has failed
The province’s economy has struggled amid infrastructure and governance failures
It is not clear whether the ANC will vote with its government of national unity partners
The smooth transition is raising hopes of improved economic growth and outlook
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
The report found that interest in politics had also dwindled among the country’s news readers
The Inkatha Freedom Party, ANC, Democratic Alliance and National Freedom Party are represented in the provincial cabinet
Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society
Some say support for Zionism is growing and equate criticism of Israel as antisemitic, while others say their religion doesn’t mean they support Tel Aviv
A new study shows that climate conditions can affect the decomposition of corpses
The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave
The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
The party claims that had it not been for blatant rigging, it would probably have won the elections
He died before I could share with him my growing interest in the wonders of South African music
The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments
The court-declared delinquent director was consistently enveloped in allegations of intimidation, fraud, money laundering and corruption
Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address
The province’s cabinet will be named on Tuesday
Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead
Broad agreement will be followed by talks to flesh out how the coalition will work
The ‘majority’ of 17 parties in parliament had expressed support for the government of national unity, the ANC secretary general said on Thursday night
Power shortages across the country are fuelling deforestation through the illegal charcoal trade
The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
Wind speeds of 225km/h to 265km/h occurred in the tornado’s path
The electoral court found that Khumalo was no longer a member of the party, a day after he filed a high court application to claim the right to be sworn in as an MP
Party insiders say it is now up to their negotiators to muster the numbers ahead of the vote on Friday