14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (404+ words) South Africa needs roughly 30 000 newly qualified artisans a year to keep its economy running. We're training about 20 000 I'm not writing this to scare you. I'm writing it because there's a door standing wide open a few metres to the left…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (553+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned BRICS countries not to recreate within the expanded bloc the global economic divide that has left Africa exporting raw materials while manufacturing and value addition take place elsewhere. Addressing the BRICS Business Forum Leaders’ Dialogue…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (800+ words) Committees multiply as citizens step in, but neither fixes government's broken machinery President Cyril Ramaphosa governs through a growing web of committees, commissions and councils. Some do real, useful work. Others duplicate a job a minister has. At the same…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1037+ words) This is the central tension of the 2026 contest. On one side stands a businessman and club owner offering commercial expertise, a focus on development and a call for cleaner, more inclusive governance. On the other stands an experienced political operator…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1039+ words) This week Mbalula said he wanted Dlamini-Zuma to retract her claim that he was seen dishing out money at the 2022 conference The court battle between ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and the party's national executive committee member, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1413+ words) Johannesburg's ubiquitous potholes are emerging as a potent political symbol ahead of the 4 November local government elections For Johannesburg motorists, the daily commute can feel less like a journey than an obstacle course, with potholes forcing drivers to weave across…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1366+ words) South Africa has overcome difficult moments before. The lessons from the 2008 xenophobic violence, the #FeesMustFall movement and the July 2021 unrest remind us that ignoring public concerns worsens divisions. Constructive engagement does not mean avoiding difficult conversations. It means creating space…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (817+ words) A year of Madlanga testimony exposes how unchecked power corrodes institutions — and challenges citizens to decide what kind of justice system they will pass on A year ago this month, a police commissioner sat down in front of a commission…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (793+ words) In three months, South Africa votes for municipal leaders. The billboards are coming. They always do. The faces grow larger. The promises grow wilder. The contact with reality shrinks. Fix the potholes. Create jobs. Bring back water. Now here is…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (246+ words) The Survey’s diagnosis is stark: across Grades 1 to 3, only about 30% of learners are reading at grade level in their home language. In some languages, as many as one in four Grade 3 learners cannot read a single word. This represents a…...