Politics

Tempers rise among MK Party top brass as Jacob Zuma wields...

A tense exchange reportedly erupted during a meeting between uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK Party) national officials and the newly established Strategic Presidential Team (SPT) at...

SETUMO STONE | Ramaphosa reform agenda that begins where privatisation begins

The National Water Action Plan begins with a fact nobody disputes that municipal water services are failing. Infrastructure is deteriorating. Non-revenue water is high. Maintenance...

Transnet exec faces suspension demand over R825m Richards Bay contracts

A protest at Transnet’s Richards Bay port has escalated into a demand for the suspension of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) chief executive Jabu Mdaki...

MK Party factional wars: Mahlangu chastises Manyi over media interviews protocol

Factional wars in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party have now entered Parliament, where members are being put on a leash and cautioned against speaking...

IFP calls for transparency in ex-IDAC boss Andrea Johnson’s replacement

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called for a transparent and speedy process to appoint a new head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption...

Setumo Stone | How Zuma, Mkhwebane could have benefitted from Phala...

The Western Cape High Court's majority judgment on Friday granting President Cyril Ramaphosa an interim interdict to halt Parliament's impeachment proceedings has established a...

ConCourt urged to overturn Phala Phala impeachment interdict

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has been asked to urgently overturn a Western Cape High Court decision that halted public impeachment hearings against President Cyril...

Maluti-a-Phofung workers unpaid after Treasury withholds funds

Employees of cash-strapped Maluti-a-Phofung face going without their July salaries after the municipality said it did not have enough money to meet its monthly...

ANC candidate fight sparks violence claims

A police case for assault and intimidation, along with a looming protection order, has overshadowed the ANC ward councillor candidate selection process for the...

Maturing EFF eyes municipal breakthrough

Before balloons drifted into the Thohoyandou sky and campaign songs faded, one question lingered over the EFF’s 13th birthday celebration: can the party finally...