SA’s communists decry ‘Same aGAIN’ economic plan as inequality festers
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has launched a searing critique of the government’s proposed new economic framework, labelling it the “Same aGAIN”... Read more.
Khomotso Phahlane gets his payday, silences critics with a court gavel
Former top cop Lt-Gen Khomotso Phahlane sued the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) for R350 000 and won, again. Popcru had accused him of corruption,... Read more.
Mayor appeals to Ramaphosa for SIU probe amid corruption allegations
The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality has formally requested President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of... Read more.
How Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni snubbed the ‘Big Five’ cartel
Taxi tycoon Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has demonstrated that he is not an average Joe when he ended his bromance with the late former taxi boss Jothan “Mswati”... Read more.
MK Party whips call out Makhubele’s R1.8m mystery deal and “spousal” favouritism
MK Party chief whip Colleen Makhubele allegedly pushed a R1.8-million contract with the party for a company linked to her “spouse” and sought a job for... Read more.
The DA’s BEE billboard a signpost to coalition danger
The unveiling of a DA billboard on Johannesburg’s N1 highway — proclaiming “BEE made ANC elites rich and left SA poor”— is more than campaign bluster.... Read more.
Justice or just show? The high court’s bail denial in Matlala case
Last Monday, in a judgment that reads like a masterclass in legal gymnastics, the Johannesburg High Court of South Africa’s Gauteng Division—presided over by... Read more.
How Cyril Ramaphosa pitched for Swiss investment amid domestic economic strains
President Cyril Ramaphosa used an address to the Swiss parliament in Bern on Tuesday to make a robust case for Switzerland as a pivotal economic partner, even as... Read more.
SACP accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of pushing foreign-dictated policies
The SACP has launched a blistering attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proposed Growth and Inclusion (GAIN) strategy, accusing it of being a neoliberal blueprint... Read more.
Gwede Mantashe’s “A se mo States” moment against Zondo commission
In a ruling that could have been soundtracked by the Brothers of Peace kwaito classic hit, “O kae molao, ha se mo States mo,” Judge Fiona Dippenaar drew... Read more.
