Politics

State says transformed judiciary impossible without transformed law firms

South Africa cannot build a judiciary that reflects the country’s racial and gender demographics while major law firms remain structurally untransformed, Adv Zinzile Matebese...

NCC and PA rally behind Fadiel Adams as he heads to...

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams is expected to appear before the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after his dramatic arrest in Cape...

Transformation is non-negotiable, minister’s lawyer tells court in B-BBEE case

A counsel for the minister of trade and industry, Parks Tau, on Wednesday defended the Legal Sector Code in court as a constitutional obligation...

Delays hamper Public Protector’s probe into Senzo Mchunu

The investigation into allegations of political interference, abuse of power, conflict of interest and improper conduct against suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is still...

CETA former executive claims purge for exposing malfeasance

A former acting CFO at the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) has come forward with allegations that he was effectively forced out of...

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...