Politicians benefit from ignorant citizens ‘because then they can fool the people’, says community activist
South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
Businessman Bokang Mosala has, from a young age, chased financial independence. In high school, he sold sweets and at university he embarked on various business ventures that failed. This led him to a career in the banking sector
With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
Vearey’s defence seeks advantage from suspension cloud hanging over police head Khehla Sitole
Hung municipal councils, most crucially in several metros, mean the ANC will have to find partners to be able to govern
IEC rejects claims local government elections results are late, despite promising to finalise them by Wednesday
The prosecution in Magashule’s corruption trial said Moroadi Cholota refused to cooperate with detectives sent to the US to interview her and she now faces extradition
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
With such a low voter turnout, government legitimacy is stretched to breaking point
The research council’s study found that 80% of non-voters are dissatisfied with the country’s political system and democracy
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
The Investigating Directorate said the former MP failed to disclose earnings of R28-million, some of it paid in apparent exchange for using his political influence to secure planning authorisation for a golf estate
Northern Cape leads in the vote counting with 89% of its results already completed
The party is struggling to get its base out to vote, despite having a strong presence online and at rallies
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal
Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
Afrophobia is an imported anti-African sentiment that internalises colonialism because current state borders never existed in African societies
The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches
The projections suggest that the two biggest parties — the ANC and the DA — will be eating a huge piece of humble pie as both the broad church and the blue party will see a significant drop
Calls to end production at Rheinmetall Denel Munition after yet another blast rocks the Somerset West area, the fifth since 2018
Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in their wards
Youth unemployment is not often discussed in all its complexities. Like a game of snakes and ladders, this crisis is the result of compounding roadblocks and U-turns that young South Africans face. Solving it requires coordinated action
The electoral commission acknowledged tech hiccups, but said the biggest problem was the limited time frame it had in which to organise the elections
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
The Denis Hurley Centre has helped restore the franchise to 250 homeless people living in Durban’s ward 28
A government statement on Monday said millions of South Africans had already heeded the call to cast their vote and that the vibrant atmosphere at voting stations around the country “is encouraging”
Durban’s Denis Hurley centre is assisting homeless people to register and to vote
A poor election result, on top of concerns over his leadership style, may see John Steenhuisen follow in Mmusi Maimane’s footsteps