Politics

Analysis | Julius Malema’s R1m threat — strong in law, but...

Julius Malema’s legal letter to Ngizwe Mchunu follows a well-known path in South African defamation law. It sets out the statements complained of, explains...

Julius Malema gives Ngizwe Mchunu 24 hours to pay R1m or...

EFF leader Julius Malema has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to media personality Ngizwe Mchunu, demanding a public apology and R1-million in damages over explosive...

Patriotic Alliance deals DA blow in fiercely contested Stellenbosch by‑election

The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has emerged victorious in a fiercely contested by-election, defeating the Western Cape’s ruling party, the DA. The results of the by‑elections...

MK Party MP demands urgent probe into R1.6bn school textbooks saga

MK Party MP Siphetho Mkhize has called for an urgent parliamentary meeting to be held over allegations of irregularities in a billion-rand textbook printing...

Fikile Mbalula’s legal retreat exposes crisis of judgment in ANC engine...

The ANC and its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, have filed a formal notice to withdraw from appealing the judgment that halted the Eastern Cape ANC...

South Africa at 32: The Ledger of Freedom mandates a sovereign...

My experience in statistical applications of sixty-five years has consolidated in what has become 2 752 instruments of the Lehohla Ledger. It is a...

Government pours cold water over Freedom Day disruption claims

The government has moved to correct what it calls "misleading reporting" around President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Freedom Day celebrations, saying claims that the event was...

‘Fake News’: Gauteng mayor rubbishes claims of ANC MMC’s arrest

The mayor of Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sipho Radebe, has shot down claims that the MMC of Finance, Hassan Mako, who is also the ANC...

Marco Rubio’s Freedom Day message points to US willingness to keep...

The US has signalled willingness to maintain engagement with South Africa in a Freedom Day message to the country, even as relations between the...

EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine, 20th round of sanctions against...

European Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday that the European Union (EU) has approved a €90-billion ($105-billion) loan package for Ukraine, along with...