Politics

Despair not, the wheels of justice are finally turning

A cursory glance at social media, or a quick soundbite on talk radio reveals the despair South Africans feel at the malignant, cancerous spread...

Donald Trump assumes dinner shooter is ‘lone wolf’, rules out Iran...

US President Donald Trump was evacuated by Secret Service agents from an annual White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday night after a security incident...

Santu Mofokeng’s iconic Rumours series brought back to life

This year marks 70 years since the birth of one of South Africa’s highly perceptive and significant photographers, Santu Mofokeng. As part of celebrations...

Where police boss Puleng Dimpane stands in divided SAPS

New acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane’s affidavit and testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on alleged police capture read like a careful...

How ANC gave West Rand green light for regional conference on...

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has indicated that the party’s West Rand regional conference should go ahead on Friday after he gave a green light...

ANC versus SACP war reaches boiling point

The cold war between the ANC and its alliance partner the SACP has reached boiling point, with the two more-than-a-century-old organisations billed to host...

China praises blocking of Taiwan president’s Africa trip, Taipei defiant

China heaped praise on Wednesday on three African countries that refused to let Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's aircraft fly over their territories, forcing him...

Gardee family urges Ramaphosa to expand Madlanga inquiry, include new SAPS...

Lawyers for the Gardee family have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging him to expand the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice...

News Analysis | Why ANC’s widening of the net is bound...

The ANC recently announced that it will, for the first time since being voted into power in 1994, go outside its ranks to look...

Nigeria tightens broadcast rules to curb divisive content ahead of 2027...

Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests, or broadcasting divisive political content, warning of sanctions ahead...