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Former Johannesburg council speaker  Nobuhle Mthembu. (@cllr_mthembu/X)

Nobuhle Mthembu alleges Joburg ActionSA councillors only staying in party for salaries

The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run

On the spot: Democratic Alliance federal chair Helen Zille  is said to have tackled ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula over violations of government of national unity agreements and the axing of the DA’s deputy minister, Andrew Whitfield.

Zille vs Mbalula: How the DA’s ultimatum toppled Nkabane

Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes

Fomer minister of higher education Nobuhle Nkabane. (@Dr_NohbuleN/X)

DA to support departmental budgets after Nobuhle Nkabane’s axing

The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister

The National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) is still in a “legislative review process” after its release was halted in February to address the confidentiality and disclosure clauses that prevent public access, the ministry of justice and constitutional development said

National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says

The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency

Build One South Africa (Bosa) has condemned the South African Police Service (SAPS) for what it describes as “dangerous negligence” after a revelation that less than 0.14% of police officers have been screened against the National Register for Sex Offenders (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)

Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences

The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. (File photo)

Who is our opposition anyway?

South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received…

Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane. (File photo)

BOSA threatens ‘mass action’ if Kubayi doesn’t release sex offenders list

The minister earlier this month said that she would release the list by the end of February

This drone view, taken from the Public Protector’s report, indicates the wetland and 32m buffer taken at the time of the survey, indicating the construction of the platforms and ground dumps in the northern part of the site.

Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school

The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020

Barrier to entry: The IEC and constitutional court remain firm in their decision about proof of support and deposits required for small parties to be able to contest the elections. Photo: Darren Stewart/Getty Images

New parties will have to number the numbers to play the 29 May election game

The electoral commission’s decision will weed out the one-man-and-a-TikTok-account parties clogging up the ballot paper This content is restricted to registered users and…

South Africa’s 2024 political reality is bleak

The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of…

Voter turnout in 2021 was poor at less than 50%. While the Multi-Party Charter seems to be gaining ground, newcomers Change Starts Now may rattle the DA in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal’s uMkhonto weSizwe is set to take votes from the ANC. Photo: Getty

Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?

The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties

Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane.  (David Harrison/M&G)

Mmusi Maimane looks set to join ‘moonshot coalition’

The party leader is one of the participants on a five-day German tour to learn how coalitions are managed in that country

Members of the civil rights movement #NotInMyName hold posters as they march with others in a protest against record blackouts due to troubles at state-owned power utility Eskom and a raise in prices by 18.65 percent in Pretoria on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

Eskom, government face constitutional challenge on load-shedding

Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services

The late minister Pravin Gordhan. Photo: Essa Alexander/Sunday Times

Gordhan asks for more time on legal demands relating to load-shedding

Public enterprises minister raises complexity of issues involved in response to a letter of demand from parties planning to sue the state

DA leader John Steenhuisen. Photo: (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

DA files high court challenge to pending electricity price increase

Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional

Eskom told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts that it was targeting suppliers mentioned in the Zondo report

Build One South Africa has joined the legal proceedings against Eskom and Pravin Gordhan

Coalition seeks to halt the 18.65% tariff increase, end load-shedding, and hold the state accountable for its failure to provide electricity