Politics

Protests called against Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy have been axed

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Brief | 31 March 2017

Seven months without local government in Nquthu

Residents say they are suffering without proper services

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Brief | 15 March 2017

ANC begs councillor to resign

Party had promised voters its councillor for Khayelitsha BM Section would resign after election

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News | 18 November 2016

ANC members tire of waiting for imposed ward councillors to resign

Residents of King William's Town and Qunu protest against councillors

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News | 14 November 2016

Court action to force political parties to disclose their funding

My Vote Counts has approached the Western Cape High Court

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News | 28 July 2016

ANC mayoral candidate’s claims don’t stand up to scrutiny

Allegations about Cape Town's and province's human settlements budgets are false or unsubstantiated

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News | 15 July 2016

ANC election list fraud

Party says its Khayelitsha ward 93 councillor will be made to resign as soon as elected

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News | 28 June 2016

Cosatu expresses support for Didiza to be Tshwane mayor

The federation of trade unions says unemployment is fueling the infighting over councillor positions

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Brief | 24 June 2016

ANC members fear one another after Pietermaritzburg murders

“Political killings have become a habit,” says party member

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News | 23 June 2016

Tshwane protests in photos

Dispute over ANC mayoral candidate

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Photo Essay | 22 June 2016

Residents accuse ANC councillor of starting wasteful project

Councillor defends road drainage plan

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News | 2 June 2016

Both black and white elite must be held to account

While the elites debate race, poverty and inequality persist

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Opinion | 2 June 2016

Colour does not explain today’s South Africa

Black lives are still cheap even though most political leaders and many wealthy business people are black

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Opinion | 20 May 2016

Zimbabwean consular official pelted with plastic bottles

Supporters of the main Zimbabwean opposition party threw plastic bottles at a Zimbabwean consular official today after marching on the consulate to hand over a memorandum.

Bernard Chiguvare

News | 25 November 2015

The debt machine and the politics of 0%

The current wave of student protests in South Africa has been mostly analysed from a national and local perspective.

Achille Mbembe

Opinion | 13 November 2015