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The emergence of the MK Party as a dominant force in KZN politics is one of the factors making it difficult to predict what will happen in the local government elections in the province next year.

South Africa has widely been hailed for a successful G20 presidency. Still, critics contend that the people the forum endeavours to empower live their lives far removed from luxury hotels and conference centres

Chris Roper writes that while the affluent are splurging billions of dollars on smart toilets, millions of refugees in Africa and the Middle East don't even have water to drink, let alone use in a bidet

Overall, the consensus view is that Prosus is on a clearer upward path. A leaner, more focused company is emerging. It is increasingly seen as a compelling buy

The mercenary scam of which Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused would take the skulduggery of the father-daughter axis to possibly its most stygian depths of infamy yet

Markups on deliveries are a ‘price premium for the luxury of convenience’, and those who can afford it are mostly willing to ignore them. But there’s no sign that any of that income is trickling down to delivery drivers

CEO Mike Miller is staking his reputation on proving his company is not merely a casualty of market forces, but a target of market predators. The problem is, the evidence is limited

Its mandate is to investigate whether members of the police or NPA were influenced not to investigate or prosecute cases identified by the TRC. The question is whether South Africa is ready to hear the truths it might unearth

Perhaps the most consequential shift in the MTBPS is the localisation of reform: an acknowledgement that national policy alone cannot resolve municipal service delivery failures

The Christian right has had a huge influence on politics in the US and a South African author warns that this country faces a similar threat

As Joburg readies for its G20 close-up, municipal workers say the pageantry masks collapsing infrastructure and deepening inequality, aggravated by poor leadership

The political climate has improved markedly in recent weeks, with the GNU finally beginning to gel to some extent. But deep internal divisions continue to plague both the ANC and the DA

MPs have been on a site visit to the fire-damaged houses of parliament to learn more about the rebuilding project launched earlier this year. Work is supposed to be complete by November 2026.

A local podcaster's comments on China's persecution of its Uyghur minority provides is an example of the insidious nature of disinformation

Jurie Strydom was the bookies’ favourite — but he has his work cut out for him as he faces the need for change at the sick man of South African life insurance