Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, claimed another thirty lives today when they attacked two villages in the Northeast of Nigeria. The attacks took place near the town of Chibok, where the organisation kidna...
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In a marathon meeting that started at 8:00 am on Monday and lasted until late in the evening, the names of the provincial premiers were put forward by the province for the approval of the National Executive Com...
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The strike by mine workers affiliated to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, which has entered its seventeenth week, looks set to continue amid reports that the employers have resorted to com...
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As is always the case, the aftermath of elections is always littered with political injuries, both minor and profound, and in some extreme cases, political corpses. This will be in everyone’s mind on Mond...
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The abuse of media to drive internal agendas in the DA The Sunday Times today (18 May) makes false claims about what transpired at a meeting of the DA’s Federal Executive (Fedex) on Friday 16 May. Given the i...
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Despite a poor showing, it seems all is not lost for the Economic Freedom Fighters, judging by the response from the party’s supporters in Sandton on Saturday. There was ululating and shouts of praise for...
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As we move away from the elections, many parties are already thinking about parliament and have started putting together their parliamentary lists. Several parties on Friday released lists of those of its membe...
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Shrien Dewani will not appear in court again until the 20th of May, as he has been declared unfit to stand trial for psychiatric reasons. Shrien Dewani (34) has been accused of murdering his Swiss wife, Anni, w...
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The Nkandla saga rages on. If the public thought that the conflict between the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and the government had blown itself over, it appears it has another thought coming. This, after it...
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There were no surprises in Cape Town when the members of the National Assembly were sworn in by the Chief Justice on Wednesday. The proceedings started with the Chief Justice Magoeng Magoeng swearing in the four hundred strong members of parliament. He instructed the members to take their oaths of allegiance to the South African Constitution and faithfulness to the Republic. The first group fittingly comprised Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaposa, Jeff Radebe and Naledi Pandor among ot... Read more »
