Politics

Inside the N Cape’s municipal crisis

Years of audits, intervention programmes and government support have failed to reverse the decline of Northern Cape municipalities, according to a new oversight report...

Zuma’s KZN political machinery malfunction

An internal Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) report has exposed a growing operational crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, the province that forms the backbone of former...

Why Mbalula withdrew ANC candidate selection memo

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula withdrew a memo endorsing councillor candidates after regional leaders revolted against what they viewed as Luthuli House interference – a...

Hidden ownership network behind Gauteng spaza shops exposed

A Public Protector investigation has uncovered what appears to be a hidden ownership network operating inside Gauteng's spaza shop sector, with evidence of business...

MK Party calls for immediate suspension of Idac boss Andrea Johnson

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has called for the immediate suspension of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head, Advocate Andrea Johnson, saying serious...

Trump suggests Russia ready for Ukraine peace deal as battlefield tensions...

US President Donald Trump said once again he believes Russia is ready to reach an agreement to end the conflict with Ukraine, according to...

State pays bulk of Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm court bill

The state is paying most of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal costs in his court bid to stop Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment hearings, the Western...

Why Ramaphosa may lose Phala Phala interdict but keep his right...

If the Wednesday proceedings are anything to go by, President Cyril Ramaphosa may leave the Western Cape High Court with his right to challenge...

MK Party pressed on review right that cannot stop impeachment process

The Western Cape High Court has questioned the value of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s right to review the Phala Phala panel report if Parliament may...

Bench asks EFF if Cyril Ramaphosa is being forced to prove...

The Western Cape High Court on Wednesday questioned whether President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opponents are effectively requiring him to prove his innocence before Parliament’s Phala...