The world tends to think of the hardened mother of the nation who always had her fist in the air, but she was so much more
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule used Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy to prop himself up but it was all public relations, with no substance
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The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
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The Eastern Cape premier has been granted a temporary reprieve from the public protector’s remedial action, but the fight is far from over
A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft
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Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela allegedly used a portion of state funds for struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s commemoration for their own benefit
In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.
Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him
The ANC in the Eastern Cape wants Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela to submit themselves to the provincial integrity committee after a scathing report by the public protector.
Public protector finds that money that was meant to celebrate the struggle icon was used to benefit senior politicians
Veteran broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom talks to Denvor de Wee about her childhood in the rural Eastern Cape, the day her neighbour Chris Hani was murdered and the secret to her ageless beauty
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The EFF has made bold promises to root out corruption in ailing municipalities and redistribute land to the poor ahead of this year’s local government elections.
It was the state witnesses’ turn to take the stand as Malema and Ndlozi appeared in court on Tuesday for charges of assault dating back to 2018
A Window on Soweto by Joyce Sikakane-Rankin provided insight during apartheid censorship
The case of assault against EFF leader Julius Malema and member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been postponed because the court in Randburg did not allow the media to broadcast the case
Latest twist in public works saga suggests minister quashed query into doctored corruption report
A new book draws on the secret archive of NP justice minister Kobie Coetsee to paint a detailed picture of the lead-up to Nelson Mandela’s release. Shaun de Waal spoke to co-author Riaan de Villiers
Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and later represented Marikana miners’ families, has died
Frank B Wilderson discusses ‘Afropessimism’, his memoir that analyses structural violence