Submissions to the inquiry into elections under Covid-19 call for local government polls to run as scheduled, or move online
Because the government ignores legitimate complaints and softer forms of protest, and only protest action yields results, we have learned that power trumps the law, despite what the constitution claims. A human rights court could be an answer
Three women are said to be at the top of the candidate list to replace Job Mokgoro
For all the excitement generated by the news of an mRNA vaccine hub being established in South Africa, the country is still going to need help making Covid-19 jabs
The Zondo commission says the Constitutional Court sentence vindicated the rule of law and the authority of the courts
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.
Having taken on the form of a spectral apparition, many of us have stopped watching Cyril Ramaphosa’s speeches
The judgment seeks not only to punish Zuma for failing to heed the court’s order that he testify before the Zondo commission, but also for his egregious efforts to impugn the courts
The judgment seeks not only to punish Zuma for failing to heed the court’s order that he testify before the Zondo commission, but also for his egregious efforts to impugn the courts
Former president’s supporters say they reject his custodial sentence
The Electoral Commission has asked the high court to postpone nine by-elections
The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
But the deputy minister of state security told the Zondo commission he did not consider the debt reason to quit
The court said it was not in the public interest to put the credibility of the state capture inquiry at risk by forcing it to conclude its work in a rush
The brutal murder of an Eastern Cape ANC member puts political killings in the province, and in the country, into sharp focus just before the local government elections
Deputy minister of state security said he received the loan because of his financial difficulties
North West interim leaders are adamant that Supra Mahumapelo’s suspension remains, after the NDC ruled that his matter be referred back to the province
And now another strict lockdown poses a new threat to businesses that struggled to keep going last year
SA’s lockdown regulations are tightening to better curb the spread of Covid-19, amid concerns that the Delta variant could drive a surge of infections
As the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly across the country, government places South Africa on an adjusted level 4 lockdown
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
A community resists as an exploratory Chinese coal mining project
on Dinde ancestral land forges ahead
South African scientists’ contracts were allegedly not renewed because of a funding gap
The local bourse has been criticised for failing to stop a spate of delistings
The 2020 lockdown meant tourism took a dive, but according to Libstar subsidiary Cape Herb & Spice, many people chose to ‘travel via their taste buds
Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range
The land reform minister bans Ingonyama Trust chair from taking court ruling on appeal
Precious Banda appears to have used another woman’s ID number to secure a spot on the ANC’s youth structure
The structure will consider taking the ANC to court if it does not agree to its demands on disbandment, says MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe
Party secretaries have beefed up security as tensions at branch general meetings rise