Politics
Vavi warns of regression as trade unions lose their grip
South African workers are facing a quiet rollback of hard-won labour gains – longer hours, weaker protections, and a labour movement losing its grip,...
IEC to meet with Jacob Zuma amid Mk Party election gripe
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it will meet with MK Party leader Jacob Zuma and his party's delegation in Nkandla on...
Got a job but still broke
South Africa’s labour market in 2026 is not one economy but two – sometimes three – layered on top of each other and pulling...
NPA insists 10-year fake doctor probe still alive
Nearly a decade after fraud was uncovered, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in KwaZulu-Natal says its investigation into a fake doctor case is still...
EC municipality sues ex-EPWP worker for R2m
The Emalahleni Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has launched what appears to be a rare legal offensive against a former Expanded Public Works...
Mbalula on the ropes over collapse of ANC processes
The ANC finds itself at the centre of a constitutional storm after explosive court papers laid bare the extent to which secretary-general Fikile Mbalula...
CEO post Stokes NSFAS board wars
A clash within the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme over the appointment of a chief executive officer triggered a string of...
Paramilitary forces drone strikes intensify in Sudan capital city
Drone attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified on Friday, with renewed strikes reported in areas south of the capital Khartoum and in...
Donald Trump expresses skepticism over Iran’s new peace proposal
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is reviewing a new peace proposal from Iranian negotiators but warned that resuming strikes in...
Mbalula moves to avoid jail time for defying court
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, along with North West provincial secretary Louis Diremelo and regional coordinator Walter Mabogola, face an urgent application in the Johannesburg...
