Analysis | Who blinks first? Ramaphosa, Parliament and the constitutional showdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed one piece on the board: a court application. His opponents have placed another: an impeachment committee. Tomorrow, a judge... Read more.
Makashule Gana vows to fight Ramaphosa bid to halt impeachment inquiry
Parliament’s impeachment committee chairperson Makashule Gana says the committee will ask the Western Cape High Court to reject President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt... Read more.
Northern Cape municipalities lose millions as water disappears in broken systems
Northern Cape municipalities are losing millions of rands through water distribution failures, with oversight findings revealing severe losses caused by ageing infrastructure,... Read more.
Mettler takes Tshwane to court over suspension vote
The legal battle over Tshwane City Manager Johann Mettler’s suspension has shifted from the council chamber to court, with his lawyers challenging the legality... Read more.
How Denel cleared former interim CEO of alleged fraud and dishonesty
A forensic investigation by Denel has found that former interim group CEO Mike Kgobe did not commit fraud or dishonesty by approving a backdated acting allowance;... Read more.
New Bophuthatswana party enters local government race
A new political party drawing heavily on the legacy of former Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope has entered South Africa’s political arena, promising to contest... Read more.
Treasury cuts likened to ‘cutting oxygen’ from struggling municipalities
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi has criticised National Treasury’s decision to withhold funding from struggling municipalities, saying the move would deepen... Read more.
Cosatu warns alliance drift could hand power to opposition
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng has issued one of its strongest warnings yet over the future of the tripartite alliance, saying deepening... Read more.
Case opened against police boss Puleng Dimpane over R48m paid to Vusi Matlala
Acting national police commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane is facing fresh legal scrutiny after civil society organisation Public Interest SA laid a criminal... Read more.
Search for top cops to head Hawks, Ipid begins
Government has formally begun the search for permanent heads of the Hawks and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), two of the country’s... Read more.
