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Five WC municipalities struggle with Eskom debt

Five municipalities in the Western Cape are experiencing challenges in managing their Eskom debt, with Kannaland and Theewaterskloof municipalities recording double-digit increases. According to Eskom...

Charmza

It was a long walk for the EFF leader Julius Malema and ATM leader Vuyo Zungula to make sure that President Cyril Ramaphosa was...

Two years after George building collapse, no arrests

It has been two years since the devastating building collapse in George, in the Western Cape, which claimed 34 lives. But no one has...

Is it xenophobia? No, it’s the violent consequence of an absent...

On a warm October morning of 2021, four brothers, the youngest six years old, were on their way to school in Polokwane when armed...

‘Pattern of silencing coloured leaders’ – parties rally behind jailed Adams

The arrest of National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams has ignited claims of a “broader pattern of silencing coloured leaders” in...

DA councillor’s year suspension for racism reduced to a mere month

A DA councillor in the Western Cape who was found guilty of posting a Facebook image depicting EFF members as monkeys has had his...

Cyril Ramaphosa ‘turned deaf ear to DA’s pleas for Joburg rescue’

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says since last year, it has been calling on  President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and rescue the City...

Mangaung speaker axes five after ANC conference

The speaker of the Mangaung council and ANC regional chairperson, Lawrence Mathae, also the husband of Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, is accused of...

The Winnie Mandela I knew

Watching Netflix’s The Trials of Winnie Mandela brought back deeply personal memories. The documentary succeeds because it allows Winnie Mandela to speak in her own voice,...

Phala Phala ruling bolsters democracy – Ahmed Kathrada Foundation

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has added its voice to reactions that have been coming from various quarters following Friday's Constitutional Court judgment on the...