A lack of regulation over political party funding was the biggest threat to democracy in SA, political analyst Steven Friedman said on Wednesday.

Many councillors believe it would be political suicide to publicly disclose their HIV status, an Idasa study says.

Aids is killing so many politicians in Africa and is threatening the ability of governments to function properly, a researcher said on Tuesday.

Up to 4 000 Zimbabwean refugees are ”waiting in limbo, undocumented and confined”, in Messina, activists said on Tuesday.

Political analysts are divided over the fate of President Thabo Mbeki ahead of a watershed ANC meeting this weekend.

Idasa and UCT have thrown their weight behind the push for open hearings on the complaint against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

A more nuanced picture of inequalities in school financing is needed, write Doron Isaacs and Yoliswa Dwane.

Claims of huge bribes, fevered meetings between leaders of political parties, angry letters to newspapers: yes, it’s floor-crossing season once more.