Politics

ANC ward councillor dumps party ticket after candidate dispute

Sibusiso Promise Dlamini says he will contest the November 4 local government elections under the banner of the Service Delivery Party (SDP) after alleging...

Who lost the R18.2m? Ex-UJ employee appeals NSFAS damages order

A former University of Johannesburg (UJ) senior employee ordered to pay R18.18-million in damages is challenging one of the foundations of the judgment against...

Malema headed for another legal fight with AfriForum over rape comments

The EFF has hit back at AfriForum, which is sponsoring fresh criminal charges against its leader, Julius Malema, over a comment he made against...

DA asks court to curb rivals’ PR strategy ahead of local...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has turned to the Electoral Court in a move that could affect the ability of ActionSA, the Economic Freedom Fighters...

ANC heads to Concourt in next round of IEC registration fight

The ANC has now taken its chances at the Constitutional Court in its battle to restore councillor candidates excluded from six municipal ballots, arguing...

Ekurhuleni mayoral hopeful Jongizizwe Dlabathi drawn into list manipulation claims

African National Congress (ANC) Ekurhuleni mayoral hopeful Jongizizwe Dlabathi has his own nomination under dispute in one ward, while several other candidates who passed...

A treatise on minoritarian politics: the symptom of economic dysfunction

Conventional political science frequently interprets the rise of minoritarian governance, coalition fragmentation, and multi-party proliferation as hallmarks of a maturing, pluralistic democracy. This treatise,...

Lamola warns against erosion of international law

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has warned that the weakening of international law and multilateral institutions poses a wider threat to global...

Who is eating from IDC’s R2,5 billion Tongaat Hulett lifeline?

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has disclosed that it has poured about R2.5-billion into keeping Tongaat Hulett alive, but a trail of correspondence from...

Ramaphosa vows to ‘pull out all stops’ to find Ekurhuleni murderers

African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to “pull out all stops” to find those responsible for the killings of women whose...