This tribute to President Thabo Mbeki on his 84th birthday goes beyond mere praise, focusing instead on his life's work of returning African people to the centre of their own…
There is a trend, uniquely South African, with retired politicians. Unlike retired teachers, retired engineers or retired surgeons, they never seem to retire. They merely…
Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned senior ANC veterans, including Thabo Mbeki, against publicly criticising the party, while defending the ANC’s record during Jacob…
Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and…
Political leaders and mourners gather in Bloemfontein to honour Mosiuoa Lekota, remembered for fierce convictions, humility, and a lifelong commitment to ordinary South Africans
The Congress of the People co-founder was lauded for his principled positions ‘even in the face of criticism and humiliation’ and for being outspoken against corruption
Lekota died in the early hours of Wednesday after a long illness, surrounded by his family, a spokesperson said
Wars unfold in full view of the world with little consequence for the powerful and overwhelming punishment for the weak. To describe this order as functional requires a…
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The ANC Youth League president also warned that removing Cyril Ramaphosa as president would plunge the country into chaos
The party’s secretary general admitted there were some in the national executive committee who wanted to see the president gone
From discontinued insulin pens to overpriced TB drugs, meet the young South African holding drug makers to account on behalf of patients
Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa
Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations
The National Dialogue has not even begun and has already become irrevocably politically tainted
Francois Venter talks about his unorthodox inaugural lecture, his work during the Aids crisis and his shoot-from-the-hip fix of our healthcare system
With respect, your recent statements regarding the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry the tone of pre-hostile rhetoric laced with accusatory language, ethnic…
The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
Cyril Ramaposa showed the world that turning the other cheek does work, but Trump does not have the emotional intelligence to recognise this
