14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (343+ words) Excerpts from Mark Swilling’s new book, 1985: The Langa Massacre and the End of White Rule in South Africa, graphically tell the story of 1985 and why it was a historic turning point that many in our increasingly authoritarian world can learn…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1406+ words) If the DA wants to win a majority in Johannesburg, it’ll need to improve in Soweto. The party has pockets of support, but it faces an uphill battle. “I love the DA,” said Protea South resident Seela Phineas Malesa (67), a…...

19+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1619+ words) Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe’s State of the Metro Address – delivered at a gala dinner estimated to have cost ratepayers R235,000 – was boycotted not only by opposition parties but by several of her coalition partners, as the metro battles water,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1069+ words) Before falling ill in court, former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula testified she struggled with EFTs and relied on cash to pay workers during the R1.8-million renovations at her Joburg home. Her legal team says her doctor will advise whether she…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (756+ words) Mapisa-Nqakula says she never asked Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu for money and told the court her husband was ‘unappointable’ for the position he wanted despite serving in the SANDF for almost three decades. Former National Assembly Speaker and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (969+ words) Minutes reveal former apartheid president FW De Klerk told his final Cabinet meeting that an agreement with Nelson Mandela and the ANC on indemnity for apartheid crimes was reached 48 hours before the 1994 election – igniting accountability questions. Daily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (599+ words) Meaningful collaborative governance is not a one-off act of consultation or planning but an ongoing cycle of collective sense-making, action, accountability and learning. Sinazo Nkwelo is a portfolio director at the DG Murray Trust responsible for place-based development, working in…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (637+ words) Polls indicate the MK party is on track to win a majority in eThekwini in the 4 November elections, which would give Jacob Zuma’s party its first metro. Meet the MK party candidate and her rivals vying for power. In the…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1347+ words) Ekurhuleni Finance MMC and ANC Regional Secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi has resigned from his party position for the second time, as tensions with Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza persist and the ANC prepares to finalise its mayoral candidate before the November elections. Dlabathi…...

1+ week, 29+ min ago   (199+ words) The delays around the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill expose government negligence towards local government stability, and raise the threat of coalition-driven chaos extending beyond the November elections. Hlumelo Xaba is a research officer at Civic Root Advocacy. The Department of…...