The choice of Dr Mvume Dandala as the presidential candidate of the Congress of the People seems to have sparked a religious war with the ruling party
No prizes for guessing the real identity of the main character in MacBeki, which opens this Friday at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre.
Church members, mostly in their twenties and thirties and in their Sunday best, hug one another as they file into the vibey, charismatic church.
The decision to drop charges must be scrutinised rigorously and openly, using all the legislative and constitutional instruments at our disposal.
Black business is going into this election more politically diverse than it has been since the end of apartheid, writes Ferial Haffajee.
Rapule Tabane puts 10 tough ones to the leader of the Independent Democrats, Patricia de Lille.
The ANC seems just as reluctant to reveal its funding sources as ever. Different donors, maybe; same secrecy.
There has been distrust between Luthuli House and the North West provincial leadership since the PEC was elected in May last year.
Sources said while he pretended in public that he was over the shock, his anger is still being felt in Cope.
‘Modise had the most to gain fom Hani’s assassination,’ says RW Johnson in his new book.
His overt association with Cope raises serious issues about the conduct of leaders in public institutions.
Helen Zille has received so many death and bomb threats in the past three weeks that her security changes her car regularly.
Instead of coming up with an original strategy for selling Cope to the voter, Mlungisi Hlongwane brought ”a carbon copy of the ANC’s elections manual”
End is in sight for the health minister who dared to challenge government’s view on Tibet.
Minister: that South Africans are in the dark about crime statistics must be blamed on the agenda of the opposition Democratic Alliance.
Despite gender protocols, women are seldom in the postition to redirect resources towards solving problems, writes Jessie Duarte.
The only party that will win my vote is the one that is willing to stand up in public and tell me the truth about itself.
Time to move past war cries and into real equality and a culture of human rights, says Pregs Govender.
Jacob Zuma’s visit to Rhema goes beyond politics — it’s about forgiveness.
Rapule Tabane asks UDM president Bantu Holomisa 10 tough ones.
There is no doubt that the Judeo-Christian narrative has influenced the ANC’s political outlook.
Libya, Angola, China and India’s ruling parties boost election chest, writes Mandy Rossouw.
An internal ANC survey predicts the ruling party can kiss the Western Cape goodbye.
There is space in the electoral market. The only question is whether any opposition party can exploit the opportunity.
Bringing you the must-have gossip in the run-up to the ballot.
To look at the lampposts in the Western Cape as elections loom ever closer, you might think even the spin doctors are forging their degrees these days.
Tragically, the good people among us assisted this by remaining silent.
Hearing about the state of the economy is no fun. Especially when you get experts and politicians in the same room. Tanya Pampalone reports.
Cope has beefed up its election machinery by appointing new organisers, including outgoing South African Tourism chief executive Mooketsi Mosola.
Rapule Tabane posed 10 tough questions to
DA leader Helen Zille
If the nation feels slightly unreal at times, this may be because it’s all acting. Nothing is set in stone or stable.
In between juggling a campaign trail and two stage shows, Pieter-Dirk Uys makes time for breakfast with Percy Zvomuya.