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Lanseria dispute at heart of PIC board probe

A whistleblower complaint before the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) board highlights governance issues, alleged conflicts of interest, and the authority behind a forensic…

Getting Ekurhuleni working again through delivery and accountability

A city that works is a city you can rely on. When roads are maintained, electricity is steady, water systems hold up, and the administration runs without endless delays,…

Coalition Governments Blueprints

As South Africa transitions into an era of coalition governance, moving away from one-party domination, the Dutch model of consensus-based coalition government, with its emphasis…

Maladministration: It is a sad indictment of the brave efforts of the 1976 cohort of students that in 2026, those who come after them have to cross rivers to get to school.

The unfinished business of freedom

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, connecting the struggles of 1976 to contemporary challenges in South Africa, including…

Public commentary:  Many analysts are preferred by some media houses because they are dependable in their framing regardless of the issue under discussion, the analytical trajectory is often remarkably similar. Screen shot courtesy of SABC

Political analysts and the dearth of sound public discourse

Whenever a major political development occurs, audiences are often presented with a familiar cast of commentators. A relatively small group of commentators often appears across…

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking a new Constitution by 2028. Photo: Wainaina Mburu

Tanzania probe into 2025 election violence urges reconciliation and reforms

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking…

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The legal framework governing the National Lotteries Commission

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) was established in terms of section 146 of the Constitution, which provided for a body to regulate national lottery activities and ensure…

Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile’s State of Education address reflects a department under pressure but attempting to demonstrate responsiveness.

Overcrowding, infrastructure failures and school safety dominate Gauteng education MEC’s agenda — but deeper structural pressures remain unresolved

Lebogang Maile warns that the province’s school system faces growing strain

The University of Fort Hare has formally charged its vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu.

Fort Hare council split deepens after VC’s suspension

The University of Fort Hare faces a governance crisis after vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension. Councillors warn of contested authority,…

Former public service director-general Yoliswa Makhasi

Pressure mounts over parliamentary vetting after Yoliswa Makhasi’s appointment

Internal correspondence reveals that parliament is assessing whether due diligence was conducted before appointing Makhasi, as union complaints resurface

Zen Dlamini: Global Head of Public Sector and Infrastructure South Africa Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking
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Infrastructure funding is not the constraint. Governance is.

South Africa does not face a shortage of capital for infrastructure. It faces a shortage of institutions that are structurally ready to absorb it. This distinction is often…

Collaborative governance: The government of national unity had promised stability and accelerated reform. Photo: @PresidencyZA/X

The hits and misses under the GNU

A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad

Uncertainty: Despite party members showing full support for EFF leader Julius Malema in public, party
leaders have said in private that his conviction has unsettled Red Beret supporters. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

EFF to weigh options amid Malema woes

The weekend plenum will tackle leadership succession and priorities, amid growing unease over the party leader’s pending sentencing and its implications for stability and elections

Reverend Musa Xulu

Rev Musa Xulu resigns as chair of Section 22 Committee, alleging state control of religion

Xulu said a draft Christian sector self-regulatory framework released in December had been rushed through meetings presided over by the chairperson of the Commission for the…

Andy Mothibe has been appointed as the new national director of public prosecutions. File photo by Paul Botes

Ramaphosa bypasses shortlisted candidates, appoints Andy Mothibi as new NPA head

The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post

Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Electricity and Energy

SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for…

Ngcukaitobi grills Batohi on disciplinary action against South Gauteng prosecuting head Andrew Chauke

Ngcukaitobi accused the national director of public prosecutions of punishing Chauke for doing his job

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

Six candidates shortlisted to lead NPA when Shamila Batohi’s term ends in January

Interviews for the shortlisted candidates will take place on 10 and 11 December, and the public is invited to submit comments on the nominees

Malawian President Peter
Mutharika

Malawi’s new cabinet stokes fears of a return to impunity

The controversial hirings have unsettled Malawi’s international partners, with funds critical for health, agriculture and infrastructure now at risk of suspension if donors…

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu and Masemola did not get along, says Deputy Police Minister Boshielo

Mchunu and Masemola communicated via letters and were requested to align before meetings with ministers