7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (360+ words) In countries governed by strict accountability, Masemola would have been suspended the moment he was served with a summons to appear in court. Yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken his time, fuelling perceptions of hesitation or political calculation. Politics aside,…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (742+ words) Fixed salaries with limited-to-no-growth over the past few years; growing reliance on credit to cover day-to-day basics; and mounting social pressure to maintain a middle-class standard of living. These are some of the things putting pressure on SA's middle class....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (251+ words) Gauteng police are looking for a man who fatally shot a woman selling food on the pavement at Wolmarans and Wanderers streets in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, at the weekend. Tabeth Chidziva's shooting was caught on CCTV footage. Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (401+ words) The charges levelled against Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla and suspended deputy metro police chief Julius Mkhwanazi have exposed new depths of alleged corruption in the metro. Lerutla and Mkhwanazi appeared in the Boksburg magistrate's court yesterday charged with defeating…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (174+ words) Action SA reported this year that GNU ministers and their deputies have spent about R450m on international travel and accommodation within their first 18 months. That points to our government being a globetrotting government. How can the president and his ministers spend…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (495+ words) An Emfuleni municipality accountant and senior clerk suspended seven years ago have so far earned R9m in salaries while at home. The two are among 22 workers from the cash-strapped municipality in the south of Joburg who have earned a combined R23. 9m without…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (262+ words) Former SA Football Association executive Vernon Seymour has asked the association to expedite the arbitration process of four national executive committee members who were suspended for allegedly collapsing last month's meeting. Seymour, an attorney, confirmed to Sowetan he was acting…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (743+ words) Gauteng deputy judge president (DJP) Aubrey Ledwaba has dismissed allegations that he accepted a R2. 5m bribe from alleged underworld figure Katiso "KT" Molefe for allegedly ensuring Molefe was granted bail last year. The allegations first surfaced at the Madlanga commission of…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (179+ words) Orlando Pirates legend Eugene Zwane has backed his son, Samkelo, to bounce back as he continues to struggle for game time at Siwelele since joining on loan from Kaizer Chiefs early this season. The highly-rated 24-year-old Samkelo, who's regarded as…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (193+ words) SA should have had a new history curriculum 30 years ago. The knowledge of one's history is very important for development. It goes without saying, the agents of colonial history in SA will be hostile towards a new curriculum proposal because…...