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Gwede Mantashe defends corruption accused Zandile Gumede’s ANC campaigning
Politics
/ 24 February 2024

Gwede Mantashe defends corruption accused Zandile Gumede’s ANC campaigning

ANC KZN chairperson Siboniso Duma also said the party would support calls for Danny Msiza, who had to step aside over the VBS Mutual Bank heist, to return to the fold

By Lunga Mzangwe and Lizeka Tandwa
The Fiscal Cliff | Political chaos as fiscal policy
Opinion
/ 22 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | Political chaos as fiscal policy

Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome

By Songezo Zibi
MPs vote to remove judge president Hlophe from the bench
National
/ 21 February 2024

MPs vote to remove judge president Hlophe from the bench

There was 15 years of legal to and fro before the first judge in post-apartheid South Africa was impeached

By Emsie Ferreira
It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day
Politics
/ 20 February 2024

It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day

The election comes at a time when the governing ANC is at its weakest since 1994

By Paddy Harper
ANC internal polls show Cyril Ramaphosa still more popular than party
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC internal polls show Cyril Ramaphosa still more popular than party

ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli believes the president’s approval rating provides an advantageous platform for campaigning

By Lizeka Tandwa
The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis
Business
/ 18 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis

In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s ultra-high unemployment rate and austerity

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate

The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet

By Emsie Ferreira
Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’
The Green Guardian
/ 14 February 2024

Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’

If allowed to pass the Vaal River Barrage, the plant has access to a journey of about 1 000km of the middle and lower Vaal river, the Bloemhof Dam and then into the Orange river

By Sheree Bega
South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

By Lizeka Tandwa
Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order
Politics
/ 12 February 2024

Concourt denies ANC leave to appeal cadre deployment order

The court’s decision means the ruling party remains compelled to hand over its deployment records to the Democratic Alliance

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramokgopa: High levels of load-shedding to last until Wednesday
The Green Guardian
/ 11 February 2024

Ramokgopa: High levels of load-shedding to last until Wednesday

By Wednesday this week, load-shedding is projected to ease to lower stages

By Sheree Bega
Ramaphosa’s Sona was high on electioneering but low on accountability
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Ramaphosa’s Sona was high on electioneering but low on accountability

The president promised that load-shedding would soon be under control and that service delivery would be improved. Again

By Raeesa Pather
EFF says barring its senior officials from parliament this month will disrupt its 2024 plans
Politics
/ 7 February 2024

EFF says barring its senior officials from parliament this month will disrupt its 2024 plans

The suspension prevents party leader Julius Malema and five other MPs from attending this week’s Sona and the budget speech later this month

By Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa expected to announce election date at Sona
Politics
/ 6 February 2024

Ramaphosa expected to announce election date at Sona

Political parties say that uncertainty about the date has left them in limbo

By Lunga Mzangwe
ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter
Politics
/ 5 February 2024

ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter

But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter

By Mandisa Nyathi
Elgar makes a plea for Test cricket
Sport
/ 4 February 2024

Elgar makes a plea for Test cricket

In an interview with Drew Forrest, the Test opener insists our first-class game cannot be fixed using another, entirely different, format

By Drew Forrest
The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure
Business
/ 1 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

By Philip Machanick
Clouds part for global economy, but SA’s prospects remain gloomy
Business
/ 31 January 2024

Clouds part for global economy, but SA’s prospects remain gloomy

The International Monetary Fund has slashed South Africa’s 2024 growth forecast as the country’s economy grapples with logistics constraints

By Sarah Smit
Déjà vu as Multi-Party Charter unveils economic plan
Opinion
/ 30 January 2024

Déjà vu as Multi-Party Charter unveils economic plan

In trying to provide an alternative to the ANC, the new political grouping has fallen into old traps

By Sarah Smit
The NPA’s Kelly Khumalo problem
Analysis
/ 29 January 2024

The NPA’s Kelly Khumalo problem

According to a legal expert, the singer should have been charged alongside the five accused

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Researchers help safeguard unique kelp forests
The Green Guardian
/ 27 January 2024

Researchers help safeguard unique kelp forests

The forests are found nowhere else in the world and stretch along about 1 000km of the coastline from the Cape into Namibia

By Sheree Bega
Reserve Bank sticks to its guns, keeps interest rates on hold
Business
/ 25 January 2024

Reserve Bank sticks to its guns, keeps interest rates on hold

Governor Lesetja Kganyago suggested the central bank will look for the inflation rate to fall within its target before it administers relief

By Sarah Smit
Inflation slows again, but interest rate cut is probably still off the table
Business
/ 24 January 2024

Inflation slows again, but interest rate cut is probably still off the table

After the release of the December inflation data, Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop said the Reserve Bank is likely to remain hawkish amid upside risks

By Sarah Smit
Ramokgopa: Load-shedding helps Eskom not to overspend its diesel budget
The Green Guardian
/ 23 January 2024

Ramokgopa: Load-shedding helps Eskom not to overspend its diesel budget

Diesel is used to run the open cycle gas turbines which have been used to reduce the higher stages of power cuts

By Mandisa Nyathi
Woman due in court over Joburg building fire that killed two
National
/ 22 January 2024

Woman due in court over Joburg building fire that killed two

A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday

By Umamah Bakharia
The clash of the Numbers gangs
National
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

By Eunice Masson
Eskom rejects Mozambique’s power offer
The Green Guardian
/ 18 January 2024

Eskom rejects Mozambique’s power offer

High tariffs have turned the power utility away

By Mandisa Nyathi
City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding
National
/ 17 January 2024

City of Joburg still waiting for Bree explosion to be declared a disaster to get funding

Businesses struggle to survive as progress in the R196m reconstruction of the street remains at a standstill

By Umamah Bakharia
Political parties want Ramaphosa to announce election date in February State of Nation address
Politics
/ 16 January 2024

Political parties want Ramaphosa to announce election date in February State of Nation address

The parties say a delay in announcing the date prejudices their preparation efforts

By Mandisa Nyathi
NSFAS announces R3.8bn for ‘missing middle’ students
Education
/ 15 January 2024

NSFAS announces R3.8bn for ‘missing middle’ students

Minister’s statement comes amid kickback allegations against himself and the fund’s chairperson

By Umamah Bakharia
ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism
Analysis
/ 13 January 2024

ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism

It also provides opportunities to learn and to advance the profession

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
SA at The Hague: ‘There is no justification for genocide’
Politics
/ 11 January 2024

SA at The Hague: ‘There is no justification for genocide’

South Africa told the International Court of Justice that Israel is deliberately trying to destroy the Palestinian people living in Gaza

By Lyse Comins
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