Politics
SAMWU accuses Treasury of ‘sabotaging service delivery’ ahead of national protest
The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) has accused National Treasury of "sabotaging service delivery" by withholding equitable share allocations from struggling municipalities, saying...
SACP joins SAMWU protest as alliance rift over Treasury deepens
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has thrown its weight behind the South African Municipal Workers Union's (SAMWU) National Day of Action, turning Thursday's...
Analysis | Knives out for Tshwane city manager
The fight over Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler has come dressed as accountability. It may yet prove to be that. But in the capital...
Ekurhuleni bigwigs arrested in SAPS overnight swoop linked to Madlanga
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the arrest of four suspects during an overnight takedown operation carried out in various parts of...
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana drawn into Cape Town township funding row
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been pulled into a fresh funding dispute over Cape Town’s townships after Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka found that service-delivery...
Inside Cape Town’s 26 582 sewer complaints
The City of Cape Town recorded 26 582 sewer-related notifications in Langa and Khayelitsha between November 2021 and the end of February 2025, exposing...
Ghana delays South Africa meetings over anti-migrant violence
Ghana has postponed bilateral meetings with South Africa that were planned for next month because of a surge in anti-migrant violence in the country,...
Setumo Stone | ConCourt declares war on apartheid geography
For years, housing debates have been dominated by the question of how many homes the government has delivered. The Constitutional Court has added another...
Landlord locks up MK Party KwaZulu-Natal offices over unpaid rent
Drama seems to be evolving in the MK Party, which has been mired in a leadership crisis that has left the organisation being constantly...
ANCYL fumes after DA government found offside in land access case
The ANC Youth League has slammed the DA after the constitutional court ruled that the DA-led Western Cape provincial government and the City of...
