Mathews Phosa, the man likely to lose control of the ANC’s purse strings come Mangaung, is now one of the proponents of party funding reform.
There seems to be scant will to rectify mistakes or to hold accountable those responsible for a litany of financial transgressions in municipalities.
Fishing group Oceana admitted guilt to the Competition Commission for a long list of price-fixing and agreed to pay a fine of nearly R35-million.
It is cause for real concern when the National House of Traditional Leaders proposes that protection of gay rights be removed from the Constitution.
The security establishment in South Africa has turned into a circus, with news breaking each week about serious evidence of wrongdoing.
The South African National Defence Force has been in a mess for some time, with discipline levels low and the kit outdated, among other issues.
In terms of budget allocations and intent, the government has tried to correct the problems in urban communities but is failing via performance.
News of Robert Mugabe’s demise might not be the best thing for Zimbabwe, as it might lead to more repression.
There seems to be no end to the disputes at the SABC, especially over editorial independence as chief executive and head of news clash yet again.
Prices hikes for everything have put the poor and middle class under strain and they are going to have to make some adjustments.
The ConCourt faced a difficult job when it was asked to consider whether Cape Judge President John Hlophe should get leave to appeal a court ruling.
The department of international relations and cooperations says government can’t be bought but recent reports have contradicted this statement.
Today we have quoted extensively from, and published in full on our website, a secret crime intelligence report about the abuse of police funds.
President Jacob Zuma’s urge to curtail the courts’ powers could have disastrous consequences
The South African Social Security Agency risks not fulfilling its mandate by getting caught up in the messy business that it is "tenders".
A trend has emerged where state intelligence resources are being used in ANC succession battles, especially leading up to elective conferences.
Retired Judge Chris Nicholson says that Cricket South Africa administrators are corrupt and has also recommended that the Gerald Majola be suspended.
The journey to Mangaung has come across a few stumbling blocks.
A new report now shows much more profound ways of understanding why, every year, violent student protests erupt around the country.
Our tough anti-corruption legislation compels those in the know not to sweep bribery under the carpet.
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/ 10 February 2012
State intervention in natural resources looking likely.
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/ 3 February 2012
Ruling party’s participation in the hearings of the Press Freedom Commission comes as a surprise.
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/ 3 February 2012
Zuma looking to China for infrastructure development.
Although we would miss Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in Cabinet, the <i>M&G</i> feels she is the perfect candidate for the chair of the African Union.
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/ 20 January 2012
The chaotic series of reversals that have delayed the tolling of Gauteng’s gleaming new highways must be very much open to question.
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/ 13 January 2012
If it is true that history is written by the victors, then the African National Congress is uniquely positioned.
The system over which Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga now presides is far more stable.
The ANC is at war with itself and faces challenges that include its failure to entrench political education and revolutionary discipline.
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/ 15 December 2011
Did South Africa do enough to prevent the execution by Chinese authorities of Janice Linden?
The bum-kissing pledge by Gwede Mantashe to support Zanu-PF during Zimbabwe’s polls next year has justifiably raised the ire of everyone.
A scaled-down analogue of the eurozone crisis is unfolding within the borders of South Africa.