Politics

Ekurhuleni sets up dedicated team to track Madlanga commission allegations

The City of Ekurhuleni has set up a dedicated monitoring team to track all allegations before the Madlanga commission of inquiry and is finalising...

Voter apathy deepens as trust in democracy wanes, IEC study reveals

A growing number of South Africans are turning their backs on democracy, with disillusionment over unmet promises and a lack of interest driving voter...

Free State mayor asks court to stop motion of no confidence

The Mayor of Maluti-A-Phofung, Malekula Melato, has approached the Free State High Court. On Wednesday, she filed an urgent interdict against the Speaker, Mandlenkosi...

Eskom judgment blows open the politics of power and money

Monday's Supreme Court of Appeal ruling against Eskom is one of those moments where the law says one thing very clearly, but the politics...

ANC branch goes to court to halt Limpopo conference

One brave ANC member in northern Limpopo has gone to court to block the provincial conference scheduled for this weekend. ANC Branch Secretary, Nhlanhla Mabasa,...

SABC once again defends axing Clement Manyathela show as minister demands...

The SABC is facing intensifying political scrutiny after confirming it will not renew the contract of its flagship current affairs programme Face the Nation,...

DA report reveals how John Steenhuisen hit Deputy President Paul Mashatile...

DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s earnings have been lifted into the same pay league as Deputy President Paul Mashatile after party-funded top-ups...

Nobuhle Nkabane breached parliament’s code of ethical conduct, committee finds

The joint committee on ethics and members’ interests has found that former higher education and training minister Nobuhle Nkabane breached parliament’s code of ethical...

Ekurhuleni fixes ‘manipulated’ billing system as revenue losses exposed

Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza says the city has moved to fix a compromised billing system that contributed to significant revenue losses as part...

‘Rot runs deeper’: Doctor Xhakaza warns of entrenched governance failures in...

Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza has warned that corruption and governance failures in the metro are more deeply entrenched than previously understood, describing the...