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Zackie Achmat’s voice was one of the loudest when it came to protesting against former president Thabo Mbeki’s Aids denialism in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He now lives in downtown Cape Town and fights State Capture — and broken trains.

Former president Jacob Zuma, who is fighting a number of legal battles, has made himself available for the position of chairperson of the ANC. At the weekend he launched a scathing attack on the incumbent president Cyril Ramaphosa, who he said had not been democratically elected but had triumph...

Just the ANC, DA and IFP's MPs showed up to the virtual meeting, which wasn't quorate, and therefore couldn't take any decisions.

Almost a year after the deal was first announced at COP26 in Scotland, the details of the investment plan underpinning the $8.5-billion multilateral climate finance package to accelerate South Africa’s decarbonisation will be announced in Egypt. This is the story of the genesis of that deal and...

Sydney Kentridge, who never flinched from taking on the state at its venal worst, is widely held to be the greatest advocate and barrister of his age.

‘Professional decorum’ was a repeated phrase in the stern response by Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson to certain ministers taking a swipe at the President in the media instead of confronting him directly.

We welcome the broad reforms that the president has proposed to remedy the gaps in the country’s system of governance. At the same time, we note that the proposed measures to strengthen good governance will not bear the intended results if the entrenched cadre deployment policy is not discontinued. the Zondo report will continue to lack credibility if the president fails to take the country into his confidence regarding the alleged crimes of financial misconduct and defeating the ends of justi...

We, the bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, have noted the President’s implementation plan for the State Capture Report.  We welcome the broad reforms that the president has proposed to remedy the gaps in the country’s system of governance, particularly the appointment process for the heads of law…

While the Head of State’s allies say he has been hard at work dismantling state capture cartels, critics say all they see is a lack of willingness to tackle corruption.

Case against Mosebenzi Zwane and his 16 co-accused has been postponed to January 2023 in the Bloemfontein high court.