State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper

The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift

The initial commitment, informed by the constitutional dream of the struggle, has been trundled underfoot by ministers and presidents

South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward

Bold strides have been made in unravelling apartheid’s systems of education but there is still a lot to be done to achieve equality