The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19
The lockdown has interrupted public consultations on ward demarcations, while 37 by-elections around the country are on hold
We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty
The violence in Cabo Delgado province by al-Shabaab (the youth) can be linked to jihadist influence, the continued marginalisation of Muslim people, and the lure of income from trafficking natural resources
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
Sabotage and infighting threaten the water supply of 750000 South Coast residents
She has the political experience and spirit to lead the Democratic Alliance along a new path
The judicial system alone and appealing to miscreants has not stopped attacks on women
The former DA leader says his new political movement can bring change to South Africa
The municipality turned a deaf ear to residents’ cries — until they united and took it to court
In this essay novelist Yvonne Vera let
us in on her writing process
To celebrate the year of 2020 Gus Silber imagined asking a cross-section of famous South Africans for their views on what the future holds.
Polarisation is defining society; we need honest conversations and bridges built amid differences
Unless it’s centred on egalitarianism. And
the political left can’t guarantee equality either
The DA’s John Steenhuisen is reasonable but he shares Helen Zille’s ‘race doesn’t matter’ mantra
The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated
When someone with such a magnificent name, and holding such an impressive position, tells you something, you have to believe her
Getting women into politics is only half of the challenge. The second half is to make sure that women are not only seen, but also heard
As the sixth administration begins settling in, a new frontier for power is opening up at local level.
Saturday’s brazen raid on Bayede News appears to have been about keeping the newspaper off the streets
Is there sufficient rigour to update the existing literary canon and infuse it with new voices that will themselves become canons in decades to come?
After China released a video to show that an imprisoned poet is alive, family members of other missing Uighurs call for more of the same.
The politicisation of such an important element of democracy leaves residents frustrated and angry
UK politician Carl Sargeant was found dead just days after resigning over misconduct allegations
Eusebius McKaiser writes about the right to privacy for public figures but also discusses the ‘grey areas’ when it comes to public interest
People must choose: solve problems through democratic dialogue or intolerant violence, writes Vishwas Satgar.
If women are to play a central role in Somali politics, they will have to forge the path themselves, opines Stephanie Carver.
We hate having our most deeply held beliefs challenged or falsified. Can we learn to disagree?
League president Collen Maine said because the document was ‘very thick’ they were only concerned with the remedial action recommended by Madonsela.
The current developments in national politics are curious enough to make anyone question their sanity.
Crunching numbers and meticulous planning has vaulted the once tiny party into the pound seats.
Theresa May’s appointment as Britain’s prime minister is a feat for women globally. But she has been handed a poisoned chalice.