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Enoch Godongwana has quit as a deputy minister amid a scandal over missing unionists’ pension funds. We trace his rise and fall in SA politics.
Digital data gives clinic the edge
New management system and text alerts vastly improve services for HIV/Aids patients.
Refugees still fear for their lives
Survivors of the xenophobic attacks say returning to the townships is not a safe option.
Malema in exile: I’ll soldier on, vows defiant Julius
The five-year suspension of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s ANC membership does not mean he will be exiting the South Africa political stage.
Joining the ANC’s out-of-favour list
The embattled leader of the ANC Youth League, Julius Malema, joins a growing list of senior members of the party who have been shown the door.
A worthy example to follow
The judges praised Leap’s efforts in furthering much-needed maths and science education.
Giving the sidelined a voice
The judges were blown away by the Asiye eTafuleni’s approach to complex and common issues in South Africa’s cities.
Mashatile on the march to 2012
Lobbying has already started for Paul Mashatile to become ANC national chairperson at the party’s crucial 2012 elective conference.
Tshwane ANC head clamps down on ‘ill-discipline’
Tshwane’s re-elected ANC chairperson Kgosientso Ramokgopa has vowed to act on ill-disciplined members just hours after he reclaimed his position.
Home affairs gets its house in order
For the first time in 15 years, the home affairs department has been given a clean bill of health by auditor general Terence Nombembe.
Home affairs trumpets its clean bill of health
Cleaning up home affairs might be "like climbing a greased pole", but with its first unqualified audit in years, the department says it’s back on top.
SABC drawn into NUM, Numsa feud
Tensions between Cosatu’s National Union of Mineworkers and the National Union of Metal Workers of SA have now spilled over to the SABC.
Lenasia residents take up Thembelihle’s cause
Thembelihle residents have joined forces with their Lenasia neighbours to continue the fight for better services, this time at the negotiating table.
Residents up in arms over shooting
Residents of the Thembelihle are again up in arms following allegations that the police used live ammunition to break up their protests.
‘ANC government protects white privilege’
The state has the power to bring balance to SA, but is instead acting as "a bodyguard of whiteness", Andile Mngxitama told the M&G Literary Festival.