Mixed reactions as seven ex-MECs return to power in Mpumalanga
The return of some of Mpumalanga’s most recognisable political figures to positions of influence has reopened an old debate about experience versus recycling,... Read more.
DA-led Cape Town municipality flagged for failing township residents
The Democratic Alliance (DA)-led City of Cape Town (CoCT) local municipality has been found by Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to have failed to progressively... Read more.
Africa’s richest city hit as National Treasury freezes funding for 69 municipalities
The City of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic engine, is among 69 municipalities whose July equitable share transfers have been temporarily withheld by... Read more.
July 6 deserves to be a public holiday
In any normal democracy, July 6 should be a holiday. Just like Americans light fireworks every July 4 to celebrate the birth of their republic, South Africans should... Read more.
Police avert violence as Bushbuckridge march turns volatile
Mpumalanga police were forced to intervene on Tuesday after an unsanctioned anti-immigration march in Bushbuckridge threatened to spiral into violence, with angry... Read more.
Identity of prominent politician’s husband to be revealed before evening
The identity of the husband of a prominent Free State politician arrested in Bloemfontein on Tuesday is expected to be officially disclosed before the end of the... Read more.
Ramaphosa dumps NUM speech as Phakel’umthakathi vows to deliver memo
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his Tuesday-scheduled address at the NUM central committee meeting taking place at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference... Read more.
Report sparks row over abortion rights, healthcare workers’ beliefs
Women in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape travel up to 300km to access reproductive healthcare services, with many subsequently being denied the right to terminate pregnancies... Read more.
State advised to give anti-illegal immigrant marches the go-head
The government’s peace and security cluster has been advised to allow next week’s planned anti-illegal immigration marches to proceed under strict conditions... Read more.
Royal in-laws’ R18m ‘spending spree’ probed
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s future in-laws have lost control of a valuable communal property association after the Mpumalanga High Court ordered an independent... Read more.
