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/ 4 February 2024

Zuma vs Cyril is the neverending Chinese movie

The former president is hoping that it will be third time lucky for him in this election round of their battle

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 19 January 2024

Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits

ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture

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By Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper

Opinion

/ 3 January 2024

No credible opposition to a sclerotic ANC

As the ANC’s standing and support sink to new lows, there is no emancipatory alternative ready to take to the hustings

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By Richard Pithouse

Cabinet Report Cards 2023

/ 22 December 2023

Department of Health

The department has tried to turn the health system around but it’s plagued by inefficiency, staff shortages, dismal leadership and governance failures

By Chris Bateman

Africa

/ 25 May 2023

Is Ramaphosa’s South Africa still a player on the continent?

The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance

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By Emsie Ferreira and Lizeka Tandwa

Opinion

/ 9 March 2023

Reshuffle: Ramaphosa forced to play a game of thrones

The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures

By Mcebisi Ndletyana

Opinion

/ 7 March 2023

Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma is now minister of youth. Enough said about Ramaphosa’s much anticipated reshuffle

Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities

By Ron Derby

Politics

/ 6 March 2023

Who Patel and Godogwana could make way for, as cabinet reshuffle speculation continues

ANC insiders are almost certain that Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will not remain the cooperative governance minister for long

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By Lizeka Tandwa

National

/ 28 February 2023

Hospitals exempt from load-shedding as new disaster regulations take effect

Government departments will be compelled to introduce power saving measures and to move to alternative energy sources

By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 14 February 2023

State of the Nation address debate opens 2024 election season early

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

By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 10 February 2023

Democratic Alliance court challenge to Eskom disaster declaration is ‘quite confusing’, says presidency

The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]

By Paddy Harper

Opinion

/ 18 December 2022

Phala Phala vs. Digital Vibes: As the voting kicks off, its anybody’s ANC presidency

Zweli Mkhize has closed the gap between himself and Cyril Ramaphosa in the days leading up to the leadership vote

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By Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 18 December 2022

Ramaphosa loses North West to rival Zweli Mkhize

Cyril Ramaphosa and his allies cruised through the ballot for presidential nominations with an almost 55% lead over Mkhize, but on the eve of the nominations, North West switched its allegiance.

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 15 December 2022

Dlamini Zuma faces ANC disciplinary hearing over section 89 vote in parliament

The party’s top six agreed that the would-be presidential contender committed misconduct by voting with the opposition against the ANC party line

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By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper

National

/ 19 April 2022

KwaZulu-Natal floods ‘the worst we’ve ever seen’

More than 40 000 KwaZulu-Natal residents have been left homeless after more than 300mm of rain fell in a single day

By Kimberley Schoeman

Opinion

/ 24 March 2022

Mr President, you have been warned

If President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the state of disaster again, it’s time to lawyer up and bring out the freaks.

By Paddy Harper

National

/ 22 March 2022

State of Disaster extension – ‘It’s an incompetency-fuelled power grab’

Medical experts and political and economic analysts have slammed the latest extension to the Covid-19 State of Disaster as a “power grab”

By Lyse Comins

Opinion

/ 18 March 2022

National Disaster extension is reminiscent of garlic and beetroot days

Even though other countries are letting people bare their faces, we are clinging on to the State of National Disaster

By Paddy Harper

Coronavirus

/ 13 August 2020

Say hello to lockdown lite

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

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Politics

/ 11 June 2020

Councils skint but officials get pay rise

The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more

By Paddy Harper

Coronavirus

/ 5 June 2020

Don’t take the bait, Dr Killjoy

I’m going fishing on Friday. Watch the sun rise, smoke a spliff, tangle a line in the sea. Unless NDZ is tempted to do a level U-turn

By Paddy Harper

Business

/ 5 June 2020

Cigarette sales ban battle looms

Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Politics

/ 28 May 2020

Where is the deputy president?

David Mabuza is hard at work — it’s just not taking place in the public eye. The rumblings and discussion in the ANC are about factions in the ruling party, succession and ousting him

By Paddy Harper, Athandiwe Saba and Sabelo Skiti

Opinion

/ 23 May 2020

The past can guide the present

The government has consulted widely on measures to restrict the spread of Covid-19, but rule by selective committees such as the National Coronavirus Command Council requires vigilance

By Klaus Kotze