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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ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture
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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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The department has tried to turn the health system around but it’s plagued by inefficiency, staff shortages, dismal leadership and governance failures
The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance
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The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities
ANC insiders are almost certain that Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will not remain the cooperative governance minister for long
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Government departments will be compelled to introduce power saving measures and to move to alternative energy sources
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
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 […]
Zweli Mkhize has closed the gap between himself and Cyril Ramaphosa in the days leading up to the leadership vote
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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.
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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More than 40 000 KwaZulu-Natal residents have been left homeless after more than 300mm of rain fell in a single day
If President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the state of disaster again, it’s time to lawyer up and bring out the freaks.
Medical experts and political and economic analysts have slammed the latest extension to the Covid-19 State of Disaster as a “power grab”
Even though other countries are letting people bare their faces, we are clinging on to the State of National Disaster
After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations
The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more
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
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
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
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
The Democratic Alliance’s court case is about much more than an esoteric question of constitutional law
Allowing companies to sell products online will help them to stay afloat during the lockdown
No break for the smokers and drinkers from Prez Pozi and Dr No, but we’re still zolling …
The lockdown has interrupted public consultations on ward demarcations, while 37 by-elections around the country are on hold
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
Read the amended national lockdown regulations
Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Ronald Lamola will brief the nation on regulations pertaining to the extension of the lockdown
The police and people roving empty streets are intimidating, it’s difficult to replace stock and business has dropped