Politics

SA’s first black property franchise boss wants to be Joburg mayor

A South African property mogul who made history by becoming the country's first black real estate franchise principal is now seeking to make another...

ActionSA accuses DA of dirty lawfare in PR seats court battle

ActionSA on Tuesday has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of using an Electoral Court battle over municipal candidate lists to restrict the representation of...

WATCH | Mantashe walks out of Cosatu congress over speaking...

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe staged a walkout at the Cosatu reconvened 15th National Congress after refusing to address the congress before the SACP. ANC Chairperson...

ANC can’t pick and choose IEC rules, advocate Motau tells ConCourt

The African National Congress (ANC) cannot selectively challenge the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)'s online candidate nomination requirements after failing to meet the...

ANC argues IEC submission requirement threatens constitutional rights

The African National Congress (ANC) has challenged the legality of the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) electronic candidate nomination process, arguing that a...

Knives out in MK Party over MPL recall and forgery claims

A vicious power struggle has erupted inside the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), with allegations of forgery rocking its national secretariat. At the centre of...

NPA drops Masango’s graft charges … for now

The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn corruption charges against former Eskom executive Abram Masango, but will prosecute him again. The move removed Masango from the...

Rebellion in the Eastern Cape: Fikile Mbalula’s command tested

ANC members heckled three national working committee (NWC) leaders in New Brighton in the Eastern Cape this week, demanding that secretary-general Fikile Mbalula address...

The rise and fall of a star PKTT cop

Before Bonginkosi Anthony Dlamini became a convicted police officer serving 17 years for corruption and defeating the administration of justice, he was an award-winning...

Asylum ruling splits judges as streets burn

A division has emerged in the Gauteng judiciary over the Constitutional Court’s landmark asylum judgment, forcing Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba to freeze release cases...