MPs challenged him on skewed spending, saying the poor suffered while billions went to protecting politicians
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’
The party said its deputy president had been taken in Cape Town on Tuesday while driving to the airport
UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party
Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The time for sod-turning and ribbon-cutting is nearly upon us
Growth in next year’s election will kill off any threat to the EFF president’s hold on the party
The minister argues the ruling compelling him to keep the lights on at hospitals, schools and police station is vague and impossible to implement
Our shameless president and ministers went to court to deny responsibility for the power crisis proving that the people no longer come first
At the 2021 local government elections, neither of the two biggest parties got a mandate to govern alone in Johannesburg
National executive committee members are at odds over a coalition with the EFF, with some vowing to lobby party leaders against the arrangement
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
The government is in talks with Eskom to keep water pumps going during blackouts, the president told MPs
It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights
The utility’s reasoning in papers before court showed, if true, that the timeframes in its Generation Recovery Plan cannot be met, applicants in a constitutional challenge say
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said
The maligned former Eskom CEO challenged the notion that it was foolish to shut ageing power stations and focus on procuring more renewable capacity
Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Public enterprises minister raises complexity of issues involved in response to a letter of demand from parties planning to sue the state
Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional
The Democratic Alliance says the 18% electricity price hike is unconstitutional, while other parties are likely to file a wider challenge on the power crisis
A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
A panel has found prima facie evidence that the president broke the law in receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment
The Patriotic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters ditch the Democratic Alliance during the election of council chairpersons
Advocate Nazreen Bawa said the calls for her to step aside were spurious and based on false allegations made by Barnabas Xulu, the some time attorney of Judge John Hlophe
Parties are bringing the motion in response to the Phala Phala scandal, two months after tabling another for his impeachment on the same grounds
We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished