The promise of a better life for all is something the ANC itself has proven it is incapable of making a reality.
They cannot simply find comfort in the R350 grant that so many of them have come to rely on.
Taxpayers coughed up nearly R300bn in bailouts for four struggling state-owned enterprises falling under Gordhan.
The importance of this day becomes meaningless when some employers refuse to pay their workers the minimum wage.
The criticism the governing ANC has been subjected to must be seen as a reflection of its track record in government.
Police Minister Bheki Cele continues to give opposition parties enough ammunition to dispel the ANC’s claim of being a caring government with his lavish lifestyle ...
What Steenhuisen and the DA won’t tell you is that the Western Cape ‘success’ they often boast about is only limited to certain areas.
Power in the form of electricity, or the lack thereof, is what haunts the governing party before May 29.
It comes as no surprise that the party is worried about the prospect of losing significant voters in the Western Cape, where it claims it runs a clean government. ...
Had Gordhan disclosed the details of the SAA deal with the same vigour and enthusiasm, perhaps there would be little suspicion about the deal.
The DA’s motion of no confidence in embattled National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe-Mapisa Nqakula will present a true test for the ANC’s much-hyped renewal.
Retired Justice Zak Yacoob’s suitability for this role was bound to raise a lot of questions, and it did.
The unique thing about Gordhan is that his last stint as minister has been one to forget.
Though her nomination comes as no surprise, the possibility of the country having the first female chief justice underscores the great strides South Africa has made ...
Although the SAPS maintains there was nothing wrong with the stunt, it does not help the ANC’s cause.
He has been embroiled in a number of controversies, at times political, that have put him under scrutiny.
Cutting funding for the organisations catering for gender-based violence victims, orphans, homeless people and the elderly, among others, will spell disaster for ...
The story of doctors having to live from hand to mouth should alarm all South Africans.
The country is waiting to hear how the Ramaphosa-led administration intends to make up for the many setbacks that have had far-reaching implications for the economy. ...
NSFAS claims it has been able to settle 9128 allowances out of the 20000, and the remaining 11000, which will now be processed as part of the 2024 normal disbursement ...
The year 2023 has been one of ups and downs with very little to cheer about. Somehow we have survived the hikes in interest rates, fuel prices and the cost of food ...
Its fight against Hamas has nothing to do with attacking hospitals, historic buildings including mosques and schools where victims of its attacks are sheltering. ...
The voters’ choices of who leads this country will have to be determined based on who can tackle the challenges the ANC has either worsened or ignored.
The NPA’s leadership must disclose what evidence it relied on to secure Koko’s conviction and that of others in the R2. 2 billion fraud case related to the Kusile ...
Hospitals housing the most vulnerable have been the daily targets of Israeli bombardments, leading to calls for its leaders to be held accountable for genocide. ...