Political experts say fragmented opposition politics and worsening municipal governance will define South Africa’s first post-GNU local elections and that it’s not looking good for the ANC
Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue to undermine basic rights and deepen inequality
Ratepayers have raised concern that proposed property rates, electricity and water tariff hikes present an affordability crisis
Last month, protestors angry over constant electricity blackouts torched a car
Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable
What do the outcomes of the local government polls portend for the general elections in 2024?
We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government
The suspended secretary general’s arch-nemesis Mxolisi Dukwana said the Magashule you see now is not the Magashule he knew then
How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy
Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”
Protest action in the Sol Plaatje municipality has been attributed to the mayor’s imposition of a R260 electricity tariff
Address the clear shortcomings at the local government level, starting with simplification, accountability and an appropriate workforce
Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.
Three families in too little space: "We literally fight for this room."
In the same week the UN was looking into claims that coloured people were gatvol, rioting erupted.
The government’s consistent failure to deliver basic services timeously, and its failure to communicate effectively, sets the course of protests.
Policy decisions such as public policing are based on misinterpreted data, skewing budget allocations.
Municipal IQ, a body that collects data on protests staged against municipalities says the number of demonstrations are worrisome.
South Africa has been engulfed in a cacophony of contestation as anger bubbles to the surface of our unequal society.
The big question is: Will people vote for another party, or will it be protests and strikes as usual?
When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back, writes William Gumede.
Who is responsible for the backlash? A research paper unravels the nexus of land ownership, traditional authority and mining elite interests.
The ruling party has admitted it failed to follow its own advice – but now there’s a real sense of urgency as people’s patience wears thin.
Trade unions should learn that destroying property doesn’t achieve the most desired living wage.
The Northern Cape, with its abundance of unpaved tracks, is riddled with disputes over the awarding of lucrative infrastructure contracts.
Lootings, shootings and blockades of burning tyres show the mounting frustration in North West townships over poor service delivery.
The real problem between black and white South Africans is not white people’s attitude, but the government’s desertion of black people.
Mohlakeng residents say their march for improved service delivery was peaceful, and claim the mayor instructed police to shoot rubber bullets at them.
Ahead of elections and President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address, the ruling party has admitted it messed up and broke many promises.
The voters’ patience is waning, even turning violent.
Party members have been accused of setting municipal buildings in Mohlakeng alight as protesters stoned motorists and barricaded the N4 near Mooinooi.