What does Zuma’s corruption charge concession mean?
On 14 September, the Supreme Court of Appeal finally heard an appeal which will decide whether the corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will...
Is Our Democracy Losing Legitimacy?
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The commemoration of Youth Day in 2019 comes at an important time for young people of South Africa. The recently-formed 6th Parliament saw...
Fees Must Fall 2021: here are 10 key questions
A shutdown is underway at various universities across South Africa as students ramp up protests that began at several campuses last week. Most of...
Reed dance a front for corrupt tendencies
Last week it emerged that the eThekwini Municipality had set aside R1.6 million for the annual reed dance held at King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Enyokeni...
Al Jama-ah Party: We’ll Tackle Inequality With Islam And Ubuntu
Known in South Africa as the Islamic party, the Al Jama-ah Political Party is contesting in national elections for the second time this year....
Statement: Protesters continue to demand President and Finance Minister implement Basic...
On Tuesday, 18 October 2022, protesters held giant letters spelling out the Basic Income Grant in front of the Union Buildings calling on him...
Xenophobia Permeates All Levels Of South African Politics
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema made news headlines a few weeks ago when he questioned whether former president Jacob Zuma's children Duduzane...
ConCourt puts #SecretBallot decision back in Mbete’s hands
On Thursday the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, has the power to prescribe that voting...
Politics Goes To Church
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More political parties will contest the 2019 national elections than ever before - 48, to be exact. Amongst the crop...
Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act Underpinned By Idea That Rural People Cannot...
by Richard Raber, PhD Student, African History, Indiana University Bloomington
Last week South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act. Some have...
Understanding Policing at a local government level
On September 18, hundreds of people marched in protest against the COVID-19 vaccines, in Seapoint, Cape Town. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said...
Load Shedding: Small Businesses May Shut Soon
"The loss is so great that sometimes we have to throw away some of the dough when it becomes stale due. The sad part...
Is the government really dropping pass rates for grades 7, 8,...
Education experts are sceptical of a department of basic education (DBE) proposal to lower the pass rates for grades 7, 8 and 9 to...
Emergency services in South Africa are overwhelmed: how one community created...
In a medical emergency, the time it takes emergency services to respond could be the difference between survival or death. Ambulance response time is...
Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s The Enemy Within: An Extract
Mpumelelo Mkhabela's The Enemy Within: How the ANC lost the battle against corruption looks at the ruling African National Congress. Mkhabela who is a...
From Fees Must Fall to Zuma Must Fall: what 1.4M tweets...
Over the last few years, Fees Must Fall and Zuma Must Fall protests have mobilised thousands people around the country. Mehul Sangham argues that,...
Fasiha Hassan Argues The Case For The ANC
The African National Congress has been around for 107 years, and in government for 25 of these. Its leadership has been dominated by old...
Mpho Phalatse Apologises For ‘Friends Of Israel’ Comment
UPDATE: Suspended member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for health and social development Dr Mpho Phalatse apologised for controversial comments she made earlier this...
How to become the president of the ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) will from 16 to 20 December hold its 54th national conference, where it will vote in a new president...
Does women’s political participation matter when the policies are still patriarchal?
On Wednesday, France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, caused a wave of excitement when he appointed a cabinet that was made up of 50% of...
