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Recouping drive: The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have clawed back roughly R11 billion in state capture-related assets and funds.

What society gained from South Africa's anti-corruption commissions

South Africans watched as corporate captures and systemic greed were exposed by commissions like Zondo and Madlanga. Years later, the question remains: what did we truly gain…

Masondo resigns as PIC chair as Godongwana prepares sweeping board overhaul

Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson David Masondo has resigned as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares a sweeping overhaul of the board of Africa's largest…

Familiar luxury: Sarah Langa says her ambition is to develop what she describes as "an African home" and, eventually, an African design philosophy. Photo: Supplied

Sarah Langa wants African homes to tell African stories

After more than a decade as a pioneering content creator in fashion, Sarah Langa is now making waves in interior design. She's drawing on local materials, traditional…

A decade on, Moseneke legal saga continues

Retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke's family-owned property company, Encha Properties, faces a potential R50 million payout to Firstmile Properties to buy out a…

In time: Ushering the performers into movement is a pulsating percussive soundscape from which the work is grounded and erupts. Photos: Zivanai Matangi

The body remembers what labour takes

Explore 'Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker', a powerful dance theatre production that uses isiPantsula to critique the violence of capitalism and the emotional toll…

Sandy Godlwana was relocated to serve as acting chief director of communications in the department of social development. Photos: Department of Social Development

R670k hotel bill for senior official

The Department of Social Development (DSD) is under scrutiny for spending over R670 000 on hotel accommodation for its chief director of communications, Sandy Godlwana, during…

Johnson admits misleading parliament

Head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Andrea Johnson has conceded that her office received a complaint from National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams,…

Former Scorpions head returns to hot seat

Former senior executives from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and former Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Development appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation…

Food security: 'Children who are healthier and better educated are more likely to complete school, access employment opportunities and become economically productive adults,' says Dr Matshidiso Sello. Photo: File

Growing hunger in Gauteng's classrooms

While fewer children attending low-income schools in Gauteng are suffering from the long-term effects of chronic malnutrition, many more are going hungry in the short term as…

Preparing for El Niño

Scientists are warning South Africa to prepare for an unusually early and strengthening El Niño that is likely to bring hotter-than-normal conditions and raise the risk of a…

Jaecoo's first EV coming to SA finds the sweet spot in the market

Jaecoo's new J5 BEV is poised to disrupt the South African electric vehicle market, offering a compelling middle ground between basic city hatchbacks and expensive mid-size…

Changan Alsvin shocked me...at how good it is

Budget-friendly automatic cars in South Africa often mean sluggish acceleration and frustrating drives. But the new Changan Alsvin 1.5 CE Auto defies expectations, delivering a…

Businessman Kagiso Matjila has threatened the PIC, the Government Employees Pension Fund and PIC chief executive Patrick Dlamini with a R1 billion damages claim in an escalation of the battle over the Lanseria International Airport dispute.

Editorial: Political interference will hurt PIC

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is facing its most serious governance crisis, with the suspension of its chief executive, board resignations, and allegations of political…

Road to success: South Africa needs to drive a long-term shift from land transfer to land activation. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

Measure land reform the right way

The debate around land reform in South Africa often focuses on statistics, but the true measure of success lies in whether land is restored with dignity, activated productively,…

Trust: The legal dispute involving Novo Nordisk and iDexis has intensified these competing narratives.

As it rages, the semaglutide debate exposes public trust deficit in healthcare

The contentious debate around semaglutide in South African healthcare extends beyond its use for obesity and type 2 diabetes, exposing deep-seated issues of access,…

Under pressure: The crisis at Tshilidzini Hospital should not be viewed solely as a provincial healthcare failure, it should also prompt a broader conversation about the governance environment in which public healthcare operates. Photo: X

Hospitals don't create governance failures... they inherit them

Every election, South Africans are promised better healthcare. Yet by the time many patients reach a public hospital, the system has often already begun to fail them—not only…

Foreigners prepare to leave the country in June 2026. Although immigration laws exist, the government has ignored the people's call to address the flagrant disregard of the laws and eradicate illegal immigration. Photo: Lyse Commins

Active citizenry is not xenophobia

The South African Constitution champions a government based on the will of the people, expressed through citizen participation in elections. However, recent protests against…

Missed opportunity: African countries rich in minerals, agricultural land, energy resources and human capital have struggled to convert the assets into prosperity. Photo: Dominik Vanyi

Africa's great untapped wealth

South Africa's debate on undocumented migration often focuses on border control and job competition. This article argues that migration is a symptom of deeper issues,…

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo. (X)

Masondo resigns as PIC chair, warns investigations must not be ‘swept under the carpet’

Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson David Masondo has resigned, becoming the latest senior casualty of the governance crisis engulfing South Africa's largest asset…

IN THE MIDDLE INKOSI MALUSI ZONDI, SANDILE ZUNGU MAIN BACKER IN KZN FLACKED BY LUCAS RADEBE DURING ZUNGU'S SAFA PRESIDENTIAL LAUNCH IN EMPERORS PALACE IN JOHANNESBURG

Electing Zungu to top SAFA post will bolster football economy and revitalise neglected lower tier leagues, says key campaign backers

With the South African Football Association (SAFA) presidential elections a month away, campaigners for businessman and football boss Sandile Zungu assert his leadership will…