Politics

Nepotism storm rocks Plett municipality

Plettenberg Bay’s reputation as a premier holiday destination has been overshadowed by allegations of nepotism and irregular recruitment after a confidential probe implicated a...

How Phala Phala committee defends opposition to Ramaphosa interdict

Parliament’s impeachment committee has been advised to defend its right to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent interdict by arguing that the president himself brought...

Zille faces hard questions on Joburg, migration

DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has warned against turning the city’s migration crisis into a platform for violence. To read this full story, Click...

Pressure mounts to shut down Idac

A campaign to force the disbandment of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) anti-corruption unit has reached the desk of Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, whose...

Indignant Free State mayor ignores suspension, pitches up for work

The ANC in the Free State is battling to force Tswelopele mayor Kenalemang Phukuntsi out of office after she continued reporting for duty despite...

ANC shields Ramaphosa amid impeachment fight

The ANC has moved to join President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court battle against Parliament’s impeachment inquiry, escalating the political stakes in a case that could...

Geordin’s power play rocks the DA

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’ move to trigger a Cabinet reshuffle and demote his predecessor, John Steenhuisen, to a deputy ministry has rattled the party’s...

DA Western Cape by-election candidate gunned down

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has condemned the murder of its Ward 104 by-election candidate and prominent Dunoon community activist, Sinovuyo Dyokwe. In a statement issued...

Jobs were not the Holy Grail for heroes of ’76

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 Soweto students, who teared up against the usage of the Afrikaans language as...

June’s broken promises: How macroeconomic orthodoxy is sabotaging youth employment

As we commemorate Youth Month this June, the national discourse will inevitably overflow with political platitudes about the leaders of tomorrow. Yet, beneath the ceremonial...