Politics

New crackdown on corruption includes imprisonment

Public servants who cross the line under the state’s new anti-corruption regime now face a blunt reality: jail time, dismissal and financial clawbacks –...

Documents place ex-Seta CEO in questionable R50m lease decision

A multimillion-rand head office lease at the Education, Training and Development (ETD) Seta, now under forensic investigation and linked to the precautionary suspension of...

Cape Town wonderkid Geordin Hill-Lewis speaks big after being elected DA...

In the moment of jubilation and titanic moment of being announced as a new elected leader of the DA, Cape Town’s wonderkid Geordin Hill-Lewis...

Clash between Mangaung mayor, ANC treasurer takes a legal turn

Businessman and ANC regional treasurer in Mangaung, Sipho Mnembe, has sent a letter of demand to Mangaung Metro mayor and ANC PEC member Gregory...

EFF is the frog Panyaza had to kiss- Cosatu

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has broken its silence on Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s highly criticised cabinet reshuffle, defending the appointment...

Lesufi’s GP executive changes haunt Luthuli House

The political response to changes in the Gauteng provincial executive is continuing, with the ANC top seven expected to discuss the matter at its...

Geordin Hill-Lewis takes over as DA leader

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has elected Geordin Hill-Lewis as its new federal leader, marking a fresh chapter for South Africa’s second largest party. Hill-Lewis, who...

DA diversity claims face test at congress

Claims by outgoing DA leader John Steenhuisen that the party has built a pipeline of black leadership are set to be tested at its...

US-Iran talks end in Islamabad without agreement amid deep divisions

The latest round of peace talks between the US and Iran concluded in Pakistan's capital early on Sunday without any agreement, exposing deep and...

Struck-off lawyer offers ANC R5m settlement for R17m legal debt

A long-running legal dispute has resurfaced to haunt the ANC in North West, exposing a R17-million liability, internal failures and the personal cost of...