The UN says South Africa lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to implementing measures to keep private information safe from governments and corporations
Liberty is just the latest in a growing list of targets, heightening the urgency to protect information
The parliamentary opposition perceives Mashinini as being too close to the president and thus finds his appointment worrying.
The IEC’s plans to have its lease deal set aside has those familiar with the details of the deal divided: will they succeed or incur further costs?
After the public protector found a procurement process "grossly irregular", a company is suing the IEC for damages for not being awarded the contract.
Tlakula’s successor must be committed to placing the interests of the country ahead of personal or partisan considerations.
Facts about Pansy Tlakula’s role in the botched IEC lease deal spun wildly out of control. Tlakula clarifies the facts in this exclusive interview.
Pansy Tlakula has handed in her resignation over a botched leasing deal, leaving a vacuum at the top of the Independent Electoral Commission.
The Independent Electoral Commission has not groomed a successor to Pansy Tlakula and the parties want someone who can be trusted to be objective.
Forget the botched lease deal. This is the story of the botched career of a woman who could have been great, writes Verashni Pillay.
IEC chairperson Pansy Thakula has applied to the Constitutional Court against her proposed dismissal, which followed a public protector report.
President Jacob Zuma has granted IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula’s request for a special leave of absence.
The Electoral Court has recommended that the National Assembly should remove Pansy Tlakula from her position due to misconduct.
Judgment in the case against IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula has been reserved after the court heard she made an "honest mistake".
Five political parties calling for the removal of Pansy Tlakula say the track record of the IEC chairperson could make her inapt for her position.
IEC chair Pansy Tlakula’s counsel has argued that she cannot be punished for misconduct before her appointment, but the prosecution has disputed this.
Unfazed by a decline in voters, ANC president Jacob Zuma expressed delight that the majority of South African have returned the party to power.
IEC chair Pansy Tlakula has announced that 13 parties won seats in the National Assembly in this year’s elections with the ANC taking 249 seats.
The perception of the IEC as honest and trustworthy is all-important, Pansy Tlakula’s predecessors have warned following the leasing deal scandal.
The Economic Freedom Fighters have said IEC chair Pansy Tlakula should resign before election day, and accused the ANC of trying to foil EFF rallies.
Pansy Tlakula has expressed relief at a court decision to delay an investigation into her fitness to hold the office of IEC chair.
Thanks to a series of manoeuvres, the embattled head of the Independent Electoral Commission gets to preside over one more election come Wednesday.
The inquiry to oust IEC head Pansy Tlakula is unlikely to be resolved before elections, but some applicants say they expected this.
An urgent application has been lodged with the electoral court seeking to postpone the May 7 elections and suspend all IEC commissioners.
The Electoral Court has ruled that a full inquiry will be heard in an application seeking the resignation of IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula.
As part of a group of parties calling on Pansy Tlakula to resign, Agang SA’s leader has criticised the IEC chairperson as well as Jacob Zuma.
Several measures have been put in place to ease tensions at the violence-plagued KwaMashu hostel in KwaZulu-Natal, but some believe it’s not enough.
Opposition parties have filed an urgent application in the electoral court to force IEC chairperson Pansy Tlakula to resign.
Minor parties are creating a stink around Pansy Tlakula to cast doubt around the elections when they perform poorly as expected, say their critics.
The IEC has rejected objections to President Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for Parliament, saying there is no evidence that he isn’t suitable.
A company that should have been shortlisted for providing new headquarters for the IEC is claiming R7.5-million from the embattled organisation.
Following reports that IEC workers threatened to strike if its chairperson didn’t resign, the commission says employees are barred from protesting.