A month from its elective conference, the apparent forces of change within the ANC are attempting to discredit Zuma’s re-election campaign.
The SACP’s proposed "insult law" has been lambasted by critics, but archaic forms of a similar law exist in many countries.
Kgalema Motlanthe’s inability to break the party line and openly campaign against Jacob Zuma for the presidency is damaging his chances at Mangaung.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has dismissed apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele’s criticism of the ruling party as opposition politicking.
A R200-million local taxi assembly plant has been launched in Springs, Ekurhuleni, and is expected to create at least 500 jobs in the first phase.
Indications are that Jacob Zuma will secure another five-year term as ANC president – but what will this mean for our politics, asks Nickolaus Bauer.
Fourteen government ministries and connected entities have violated the Public Finance Management Act by failing to pay a total of R160m to suppliers.
The past year has seen the axe fall on a number of controversial characters. The Mail & Guardian looks at 2012’s high-profile job losses.
President Jacob Zuma may face court action over the financing of upgrades at his rural residence in Nkandla if the Democratic Alliance gets its way.
It remains unclear if President Jacob Zuma will accept letters from Limpopo school children demanding he address problems in the education system.
One of South Africa’s foremost cyclists, David George, has tested positive for the banned EPO drug and faces a charge of doping.
Venus and Serena Williams have arrived in South Africa to raise funds and awareness around the inaugural Breaking the Mould initiative.
The debacle surrounding the spy tapes has reached Parliament after Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota was ejected for questioning Jacob Zuma’s tardiness.
The ANC has called for Swaziland to be "liberated" as part of the outcomes of an International Solidarity Conference the party hosted last week.
The DA has announced a plan to uncover alleged impropriety related to the upgrades on President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla.
The ANC has poured water on the DA’s plan to uncover alleged impropriety related to the upgrades on President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla.
Clashes between SAPS, miners and trade unionists show the political standoff developing in the North West’s platinum mining belt will deepen.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan remains guarded about public works’s decision to use state funds for upgrades to President Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.
Pravin Gordhan has offered some optimism for SA’s economic outlook, despite his mid-term budget signalling plans for a rise in government debt.
Pravin Gordhan has defended SA’s hosting of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, claiming it would not overburden the treasury in strained economic times.
The Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg says it has proof of corruption in the management of the city’s ANC-linked liability redemption fund.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan may be facing his toughest balancing act to date as he presents his medium-term budget policy statement in Parliament.
Some industry experts say President Jacob Zuma’s latest proposal for equitable land reform will need to be refined before it can be implemented.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has laid into President Jacob Zuma, labelling him "politically bankrupt" and saying he "thrived on corruption".
While Cosatu has supported President Jacob Zuma’s idea of a pay freeze, many senior executives need more convincing after Zuma’s own 5.5% increase.
Proposals unveiled by President Jacob Zuma – intended to quell economic turbulence – have been slated by analysts and politicians for lacking detail.
President Jacob Zuma has moved to restore confidence in South Africa’s economy by unveiling a wide-ranging plan to address ongoing labour unrest.
Labour unrest in the mining sector has hit where it hurts. So what does South Africa’s first credit downgrade in nearly two decades mean?
Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his co-accused Themba Tshabalala have been found guilty on four counts of murder and two of attempted murder.
As the labour crisis in the mining sector escalates, all eyes have turned to the government to take the lead in preventing financial and job losses.
Africa’s future will hinge on the continent’s citizens taking a proactive role in governance, and not individual leaders alone, says Jay Naidoo.
Widening talk of the dispute over pay issues escalating into a ‘crisis for capital’ is raising serious questions about who is behind it all.