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Real Politics: ANC mistake breaks decades of political control
The ANC’s failure to register candidates has given neglected communities a rare opportunity to demand more than another political promise, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.
Golden Arrow commuters to pay more for cash trips
Golden Arrow will increase selected cash fares by an average of 4.5% from 28 September, but multi-journey ticket prices will stay unchanged.
Khumo’s heartbreaking goodbye to murdered mother Tsontso
Eight-year-old Khumo Moselakgomo said goodbye to her murdered mother Elizabeth at an emotional funeral as Ekurhuleni communities demanded greater protection for women.
Podcast: Trump’s Fake South Africa
The Trump administration sees a South Africa that does not exist, while several women have been found dead across Ekurhuleni. Rob Rose, Zukile Majova and Patrick Smith examine the stories America is telling and the crime crisis it is ignoring.
AmaXhosa king calls on academics to end centuries of sidelining customary law
AmaXhosa King Vulikhaya Sigcawu has called on academics to help consolidate African customary law, after centuries of being sidelined by colonial legal systems.
ANC loses court battle over excluded candidates, vows to appeal
The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's bid to have 181 excluded candidates reinstated for November's local elections. The party says it will appeal.
KZN government’s fate now rests with the man who ousted Shinga
The Government of Provincial Unity's survival now hangs on Ivan Barnes, after Mbali Shinga was formally removed from the KZN Legislature to make way for him.
Board slammed for carving up land like colonial powers did
The Icamagu Institute has accused the Municipal Demarcation Board of redrawing wards on traditional land every five years without properly consulting traditional leaders.
Real Politics: MK’s money crisis exposes the price of power
Party levies may offer a cleaner form of political funding, but they become a tool of control when parties can remove representatives who refuse to pay, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.
Communists name mayoral candidates, promise to free KZN from ‘Egypt’
The South African Communist Party has announced mayoral candidates for all four uMzinyathi municipalities, promising to free rural communities from years of collapsing service delivery.
Missing Kempton Park runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo found dead
Missing runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo has been identified after her body was found as police investigate several women’s deaths around Kempton Park.
ANC leaders turn to prayer for Mashatile
ANC leaders have asked church members to pray for Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who has cancelled public appearances while on medical leave.