On his first day as chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, along with other judges, faced housing issues head on
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/ 15 September 2011
Ekurhuleni has defended its attempt to remove residents from the Bapsfontein informal settlement without a court order, claiming it was an evacuation.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has learnt from sources within the JSC that voting went in favour of supporting President Jacob Zuma’s nomination.
Despite the initial swagger of the only contender for the chief justice title, a flurry of JSC jabs has left Mogoeng bruised (but still standing).
Chief justice contender Mogoeng Mogoeng has traded blows with acting title-holder Dikgang Moseneke in the first round of his JSC bout in Cape Town.
Factions in the SACP and the Young Communist League claim the parties are trying to silence dissident members in the run-up to elect new leaders.
The state has charged several top ANC officials in a fraud and corruption case involving Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.
Sandile Ngcobo’s demeanour might have been aloof but his contribution to jurisprudence is uncontested.
The state has lost its case against the Abahlali baseMjondolo members accused of fomenting violence in a Durban settlement two years ago.
Elders of Pondoland allege mining is at the heart of the dispute over its chieftainship.
From swaggering cricketers to nervous chefs and serial killers, there’s a lot to see at the Durban film festival.
There was much on-stage flailing of hair, crashing about and mayhem at Fruits and Veggies’ launch of <i>Ndaa</i>, the Afro-punk-ska outfit’s debut.
Political tension is ratcheting up in KZN after police confirmed that a task team had been set up to investigate the murder of Sbu Sibiya.
Leaks to the media about the imminent arrest of two high-ranking politicians in KwaZulu-Natal have heightened concerns in the ANC.
The sun finally emerged on Saturday, the penultimate day of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, writes <b>Niren Tolsi</b>.
<b>Niren Tolsi</b> is not sad that this year’s National Arts Festival is drawing to a close.
Away from the tree-lined avenues of Rhodes University and the middle-class town centre, unemployment in the townships stands at between 70% and 80%.
<i>Niren Tolsi</i> speaks to National Arts Festival committee chairman Jay Pather about this year’s festival’s shortcomings and successes.
At the National Arts festival, the blur of deadlines, interviews, shows and discussions leaves little time for considerate reflection.
In Grahamstown the Madeline cake tastes like red wine and cigarettes. But a student past that began in 1994 jars with the present.
The frontline of journalism is a dangerous trench, where putting one’s health and sobriety on the line is an occupational hazard.
Provincial and regional party leadership structures of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal are facing revolt, writes <b>Niren Tolsi</b>.
At this year’s National Arts Festival, a young director tackles a history that spans generations.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday morning announced the replacement of two beleaguered leaders in strife-torn Msunduzi.
A year after hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup South African taxpayers are still shelling out money for stadiums.
Soaking in the crowd singing the chorus to his hit <i>Neria</i> at Swaziland’s Bushfire festival, Zimbabwean artist Oliver Mtukudzi paused…
Paging through copies of the South African <i>Playboy</i> magazine seemed a titillating opportunity to skive off work, writes <b>Niren Tolsi</b>.
The production of maize, a staple for millions of South Africans, is predicted to plummet by 35% by 2030.
As horse trading over coalitions to run at least 19 KZN municipalities continued, there was the distinct smell of decomposing horse meat on the table.
The National Freedom Party strategists ascribe the three-month-old organisation’s successful début to little else but the commitment of its members.
The beleaguered IFP’s control of 32 of KZN’s 61 municipalities was under serious threat as results from the local elections rolled in.
The new NFP party in KZN has surprised even itself by gaining a share of the province’s votes big enough to trigger some frenetic horse-trading.