Politics
ANC members fear one another after Pietermaritzburg murders
“Political killings have become a habit,” says party member
News | 23 June 2016
Residents accuse ANC councillor of starting wasteful project
Councillor defends road drainage plan
News | 2 June 2016
Both black and white elite must be held to account
While the elites debate race, poverty and inequality persist
By Luke Folb
Opinion | 2 June 2016
Old left’s rainbow nation project offers no way forward
A response to Jeff Rudin
By Brian Kamanzi and Nishal Kotecha Robb
Opinion | 24 May 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
By Jeff Rudin
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
DA’s shadow bill misses the key point
On Wednesday, the Democratic Alliance's (DA) new shadow minister of police, Zakhele Mbhele, will brief parliament's police committee on the DA's Bill to replace the National Key Points Act.
Murray Hunter
Opinion | 3 November 2015