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Kubayi suspends three IDAC investigators as government launches major overhaul
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced the suspension of three senior investigators from the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption…
Steenhuisen escapes DA disciplinary action
The Democratic Alliance has confirmed it will not initiate disciplinary action against former leader John Steenhuisen, despite internal anger over his public outburst and state…
Controversial Dina Pule returns to cabinet as Steenhuisen is officially demoted
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a significant Cabinet reshuffle, bringing back former Communications Minister Dina Pule as the new Minister of Social Development. This…
Malawi crash probe questions missing reports
Malawi's ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the 2024 military plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima has exposed a significant flaw in earlier probes: none…
South Africa cannot deport its way out of regional crisis
South Africa is hurtling towards a precipice pushed by a toxic mix of economic despair, populist political posturing and systemic state failure that threatens to ignite…
Speaking in tongues: The literary revolution rooted in Sepedi and Setswana
The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels
Infrastructure, governance failures limit growth of agriculture and development in rural areas
The rural economy should not be forgotten in South Africa’s economic growth agenda,
Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping
The government needs to form partnerships with communities, including businesses, which should empower employees to create a shared vision of environmental sustainability
Mbalula: Mchunu to stay in parliament, ANC committee despite suspension
The ANC secretary general said the party backs the inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa into corruption claims against the police minister
The journey to restore morality in South Africa
The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining social cohesion and moral decay
No bailouts for struggling parastatals such as Eskom, Transnet, treasury insists
In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
Use state power and deliver services in Gauteng to regain votes: former president Thabo Mbeki
ANC chair Panyaza Lesufi says the party has to respond to its electoral losses
In Morocco’s drought neighbours battle over water allocation
Severe drought brought a farming village to its knees, but unresolved conflict is its biggest threat
State-owned enterprises to find new homes in line ministries
The proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa is an apparent about-turn from earlier plans that would have seen state firms fall under the control of his office
NSPCA uncovers thousands of dead fish at government-backed fish farm in Mpumalanga
Conditions were ‘atrocious’ and ‘appalling’