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/ 13 December 2024

Bela accord still possible

It can be achieved through the regulations the education minister must draft

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By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 13 December 2024

Ramaphosa to announce decision on Bela Act after GNU clearing house concludes discussions

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the contentious law after months of deliberations and consultations

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 12 December 2024

SACP calls against an ANC and uMkhonto weSizwe party coalition

The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 9 December 2024

Lesufi on Bela Act: Friday the 13th ‘liberation day’ for education

The Gauteng premier has called for the full Implementation of Bela Act despite threats of a court challenge by the Democratic Alliance and the Solidarity union

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 28 November 2024

ANC Gauteng provincial committee might face the chop — but KZN could survive

Sources said the party’s national executive committee is set to finalise the possible dissolution of the two provincial bodies at its next meeting in two weeks

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By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 28 November 2024

Lesufi’s anti-DA stance is paying off with ANC alliance partners

The Gauteng premier’s name is among those which are being thrown around for the ANC presidency in 2027

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Education

/ 24 November 2024

Township school trains learners to be drone pilots, engineers

By focusing on scarce skills, the Katlehong schoolchildren are being primed to have a competitive edge in the job market

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 12 November 2024

Rand Water reveals 2.5 billion litres of water is lost daily by Gauteng municipalities

With the City of Johannesburg losing 40% of its water, the government has advised residents to get tanks and capture rain water to ease the burden

By Lunga Mzangwe

Opinion

/ 10 November 2024

The mayor-go-round must stop

The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments

By Ian Siebörger

Politics

/ 5 November 2024

ANC and DA had secret talks on forming a coalition ahead of elections, SACP says

Solly Mapaila has accused ANC leaders of publicly lying about consulting the party’s alliance partners on the government of national unity

By Lunga Mzangwe

National

/ 1 November 2024

Lesufi ‘sat on’ dignity pack fraud report

The project was meant to supply dignity packs to girls and women at no-fee schools and colleges

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 30 October 2024

It keeps me awake at night, Panyaza Lesufi says of dismal efforts to curb crime

However, the Gauteng premier praised the coalition government’s achievements in addressing socio-economic challenges

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 28 October 2024

Ramaphosa: ANC members who failed to appear before the integrity commission over state capture to face disciplinary action

Changes to the integrity commission hope to reaffirm it as the custodian of the ANC’s values, ethics and organisational discipline

By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 26 October 2024

Helen Zille is a ‘problem’ for the GNU and undermines John Steenhuisen as a leader, says ANCYL’s Collen Malatji

The ANCYL president says they will remove president Cyril Ramaphosa if things don’t improve

By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 25 October 2024

Succession fuels Gauteng coalition woes

Strain over the ANC coalition with the EFF in Ekurhuleni seems linked to leadership battles

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By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 22 October 2024

Mbalula targeting Lesufi in ‘proxy battle’ ahead of 2027 ANC conference

Sources say Gauteng chair Panyaza Lesufi is not a threat to the ANC secretary general, but could be collateral damage

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By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 18 October 2024

ANC infighting threatens GNU more than tensions with DA

Strains are evident, but a cabinet ‘clearing house’ will offer the unity government a way of dealing with disputes

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By Emsie Ferreira, Paddy Harper, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 18 October 2024

Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption

The premier said he had released the report into the matter, but would not say when or where

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 15 October 2024

Ramaphosa asks South Africans to rekindle their ‘love’ for ANC

The president said he believed citizens were still enamoured with the party but that it had work to do regarding renewal and rebuilding

By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 15 October 2024

Cabinet ‘clearing house’ will meet this week to resolve GNU partner disputes

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will chair the dispute resolution committee

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By Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 1 October 2024

ANC hits back at DA claims it is split over ousting of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink

ANC insiders insist Lesufi played no part in removing the Democratic Alliance’s Brink from his position last week

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By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 15 September 2024

Use state power and deliver services in Gauteng to regain votes: former president Thabo Mbeki

ANC chair Panyaza Lesufi says the party has to respond to its electoral losses

By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 12 September 2024

DA the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal by-elections,

The Democratic Alliance and Inkatha Freedom Party retained all their wards in the province, while the MK party took one off the ANC

By Lunga Mzangwe

Politics

/ 10 September 2024

ANC national leadership to decide whether its worth toppling DA in ‘broke’ Tshwane metro

The ANC chief whip believes the party might be punished in the local government elections over failed services in the capital if it takes power now

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By Lunga Mzangwe

National

/ 22 August 2024

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

By Des Erasmus

Politics

/ 16 August 2024

Opposition parties dismiss Gauteng premier Lesufi’s economic plans as pie in the sky

The Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga points to rampant crime and unclear policies as major hurdles to investment and creating jobs

By Mandisa Nyathi

Columns

/ 5 August 2024

Blue lies: Police killings must always be carefully interrogated

South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse

By Richard Pithouse

National

/ 12 July 2024

Gauteng ignored finding of ‘corrupt’ relationship with Life Healthcare

The social development department and the company are accused of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 12 July 2024

The great unplugging: ANC prepares to cut EFF loose in Gauteng metro councils

Regional leaders want the relationship with the Red Berets to end

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By Lunga Mzangwe, Mandisa Nyathi and Paddy Harper

Politics

/ 11 July 2024

Gauteng legislature elects ANC deputy speaker after Democratic Alliance rejection

The ANC has re-elected Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela as deputy speaker after the Democratic Alliance’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe resigned

By Mandisa Nyathi

Politics

/ 10 July 2024

ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’

Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the coalition

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