1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (651+ words) President meant well in protecting Kenyan traders but he sent the wrong message of xenophobia and intolerance witnessed in South Africa. More broadly, it should foster a conversation about our immigration policy and our attitude towards immigrants in general. Being…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (90+ words) news24.com From Chikane to chaos: How factional sabotage cost ANC 51 mayoral candidates - Six-try Springboks outclass All Blacks in Baltimore to seal Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series - Another cold snap looms, with rain and damaging winds on the cards - ‘So many dead…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (905+ words) Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube and the department’s director-general (DG), Mathanzima Mweli, are embroiled in a cold war as Mweli refuses to be subjected to a lifestyle audit by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). This is the latest episode in…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (215+ words) [Daily Maverick] It is possible to turn around our metros with the right people in place, citizens' consistent engagement and a focus on contract and project management, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke and Songezo Zibi, chairperson of parliament's public spending watchdog, the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (269+ words) The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is to be commended for remaining steadfast in upholding the rules regarding the submission of councillor candidates for the November 4 local government elections despite vehement objections by the ANC. Adding to the ANC fiasco…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (347+ words) The ANC says it submitted its candidate names “timeously and validly,” and has blamed the IEC’s online system for the missed filing. According to the party, 181 candidates in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State were affected by the technical…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (468+ words) – September 10, 2026 Report author Terence Corrigan said that the quality of municipal government has a decisive influence on a country’s ability to attract investment, support businesses, and generate employment. In South Africa, municipal dysfunction means that this influence is largely negative....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (230+ words) Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities UA.NEWS Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities Upcoming local government elections in South Africa may provide an…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (333+ words) PRETORIA - The Department of Public Works has announced a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers precinct in Pretoria at a cost between R1.8 billion and R2.2 billion. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (323+ words) PRETORIA - A staggering R2.2 billion taxpayer bailout is now required to fix a colossal government property blunder that has already bled millions from the public purse. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom Towers precinct, a…...