Recent calls to nationalise South Africa’s mines are economically illiterate — but may gather popular support.
School holidays bring a surge in fatal circumcisions at unlicensed Eastern Cape initiation schools.
The debate in the media on who really runs the country has caused unnecessary consternation and much teeth-grinding among some in the ruling elite.
The fact is that prices remain high because they are not acknowledged as the direct, if unintended, outcome of policy choices in the past 15 years.
Rental services run by real estate companies ahead of 2010 have taken off.
Nationalising mines is not a government priority, a member of President Jacob Zuma’s executive has told the Mail & Guardian.
The North West committee has been notable for standing up to national leaders, including Cabinet ministers.
Kevin Davie looks at the difference a woollen hat can make to your electricity bills.
The sidelining of Congress of the People (Cope) president Mosiuoa ”Terror” Lekota drove Lynda Odendaal out of the party.
The principles of a national health insurance (NHI) are simple — access to healthcare for all and everyone pitching in to pay for everyone.
South Africa is failing on the most basic international measures of poverty and healthcare, especially regarding infant and maternal mortality.
Détente between the judiciary and government was in the air this week after nearly half a decade of battles about the nature of transformation.
I drive past the Soccer City construction site twice every weekday, and I am a chief critic of the progress, or the lack thereof, that takes place.
General Motors SA (GMSA) would not seek a government loan as it was debt-free and building up cash, MD Steve Koch said on Friday.
ANCYL president Julius Malema refuses to apologise for his comment about the woman who laid a rape charge against President Jacob Zuma.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has commended labour and Safcec for their efforts to end a strike that has halted work on World Cup stadiums.
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has informed the minister of justice that he intends to return to work after the current court recess ends.
The national leadership of Cope gathered at its headquarters on Friday to tackle the problems facing the fledgling party.
Julius Malema has distorted the facts of the Zuma rape case, sexual violence expert Lisa Vetten testified in his Equality Court hearing on Friday.
Axed SABC CEO Dali Mpofu is still looking for reinstatement — but neither the new acting SABC board nor the politicians want him.
The SABC has canned the respected environmental series 50/50, apparently for financial reasons — although critics are not convinced.
Dance is suggestive of physical energy, of a body in continuous and rhythmic movement. Poetry operates in much the same way.
The public broadcaster’s excessive spending ‘borders on criminal conduct’, say unions.
SA’s mix of English and Dutch law needs to be ”Africanised” to make it more relevant, Cape Judge President John Hlophe said on Thursday night.
There is now an opportunity to start afresh. The lessons of recent history are all too clear, if only those who control the process are prepared to learn.
White squatters are refusing to be relocated from a caravan park by the Mogale City council. Monako Dibetle reports.
What caused the once-profitable SABC to become a financial basket case?
The issue of the vuvuzela once again caused an uproar during the Confed Cup last month.
Julius Malema has admitted making comments about a woman who laid a rape charge against President Jacob Zuma, but denied they constituted hate speech.
Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile says Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers should watch his mouth, it was reported on Thursday.
The country’s gold output fell 10,5% in May 2009 compared with the same month last year, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
Strikes at 2010 World Cup stadiums will continue countrywide on Thursday as opposing parties prepare for another round of wage talks.