Politics
Sona 2026 | Ramaphosa’s frank assessment of SA’s ills
President outlines new measures to tackle organised crime and gangsterism
By Andisiwe Makinana
SONA | South Africa’s water crisis: one of Ramaphosa’s delayed promises
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday outline his government’s bouquet of commitments to citizens. Africa Check assesses what he promised vs what was delivered and which commitments are still in progress.
By Sisanda Mbolekwa
Masemola is part of the problem, O’Sullivan tells parliament
Forensic investigator accuses top cops Masemola, Mkhwanazi and Khumalo of corruption and misconduct
By Innocentia Nkadimeng
Charged up and overcharged: energy guzzlers hope for relief ahead of Sona
The president’s address comes after a sustained suspension of load-shedding but supply constraints have been replaced with crippling price pressure
By Khulekani Magubane
Ipid investigators ‘threatened’ amid EMPD investigation
Madlanga told there’s organised crime within EMPD and SAPS
By Herman Moloi
Behari denies clearing Mkhwanazi amid fraud allegations
Controversy over draft letter addressing Ipid findings
By Herman Moloi
Complaint to NYDA about use of vulnerable people as ‘props’ for ANC celebrations
Tlhogwe said the set-up was disastrous, did not consider the physical needs of the participants and their dignity was disregarded
By Sisanda Mbolekwa
Business piles pressure on Ramaphosa over Eskom’s revised unbundling
Business leaders fear new unbundling plans threaten investment in the national grid
By Kabelo Khumalo
Criticism mounts over ActionSA’s mayoral candidate Khumalo’s sting operation role
His party says it’s not worried about Khumalo’s operations affecting their electoral prospects
By Sisanda Mbolekwa
Botswana apologises to Bridgette Motsepe over terrorism and money laundering claims
Botswana’s president, advocate Duma Boko, has ordered his government to issue an apology to powerful businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe over “false and reckless” allegations she had engaged in money laundering and terrorism financing.
By Thabo Mokone
Dome marquee in Cape Town ready for next week’s Sona debate
National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza said that parliament and the department of public works had no choice but to spend around R25m to revamp the Nieuwmeester Dome after it was ravaged by Cape storms.
By Thabo Mokone
Gauteng health MEC backs ‘best HOD’ despite SIU findings
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko defends controversial department head Lesiba Malotana flagged as high-risk
By Kgothatso Madisa and Lizeka Tandwa
DA leadership race heats up as Steenhuisen exits
Jockeying for a range of leadership positions in the DA is intensifying ahead of the opening of nominations at the end of the month, following federal leader John Steenhuisen’s decision not to seek a third term.
By Thabo Mokone and Kgothatso Madisa
Some patients prefer floor to beds, claims Gauteng health MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko
Gauteng health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has rubbished claims provincial hospitals have an overcrowding crisis, claiming some patients simply prefer sleeping on the floor.
By Lizeka Tandwa
I wasn’t pushed, says Steenhuisen
DA leader John Steenhuisen insists that no outside influence or external pressure forced him to call an end to his six-year run as party boss.
By Andisiwe Makinana
