Setumo Stone

Politics

North West ANC succession race takes shape but a struggle could be brewing

23rd August 2026

By midnight yesterday, the lifespan of the ANC’s North West provincial executive committee ran out. By Tuesday, if the timetable holds, the...

Politics

Bid to freeze Andrea Johnson’s pension likely to face legal hurdles

23rd August 2026

A push to freeze former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson’s pension faces a legal hurdle, with government insiders warning that...

Opinion

African clubs must stop selling themselves short

23rd August 2026

If the maxim everything is politics is true – like the air we breathe, the water we drink and the sky we...

News

Mkhwebane gets another shot at R10m payout

16th August 2026

By Setumo Stone Setumo@sundayworld.co.za Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has won the right to take her fight for a R10-million gratuity to...

Politics

The paper trail behind the R60m Prasa security probe

16th August 2026

By Setumo Stone The R60-million Prasa subcontracting allegations now under police investigation arose from a wider Central Line recovery programme aimed at...

Politics

Mokgosi’s power play in reshuffle saves Reds eader

16th August 2026

By Setumo Stone North West SACP leader Madoda Sambatha allegedly survived Premier Lazarus Mokgosi’s cabinet reshuffle after an ANC horse-trading proposal to...

Politics

Stats SA finds migration dip linked to recent crackdown

9th August 2026

By Setumo Stone Deportations and voluntary repatriations of irregular foreign nationals contributed to lower net migration estimates, but the statistics agency says...

Politics

Winnie Mandela dominates youth verdict on liberation struggle

9th August 2026

By Setumo Stone   Young South Africans have ranked Winnie Madikizela-Mandela overwhelmingly ahead of every other South African woman as Africa’s greatest...

Politics

How Brig Hlungwani’s testimony could help Khan

9th August 2026

By Setumo Stone Former Crime Intelligence Brigadier Tiyani Hlungwani has asked the Madlanga commission to hear evidence that he says explains why...

Politics

Meet the intelligence whistleblower Madlanga Commission refuses to hear

9th August 2026

A former senior Crime Intelligence official who managed the police’s secret funds says the Madlanga Commission refused to hear evidence that he...