Residents of the six rural towns will vote again on 19 June in KwaZulu-Natal. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Residents of the six rural towns will vote again on 19 June This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our…
The ANC has always ruled in the province, but will the MK party challenge its position? If past provincial, national and recent by-elections, are any indication, the African National Congress (ANC) is poised for another clean sweep in Limpopo. Of…
It might be South Africa’s most threatened endemic bird species but conservation measures to save the enigmatic Botha’s Lark from extinction have started. There are only about 340 individual Botha’s Larks left in the wild This content is restricted to…
Almost all businesses in South Africa rely on electrical equipment, yet exposure to it is one of the leading causes of death in the country. Every year, R7 billion is paid out by the Compensation Fund and Rand Mutual Assurance…
Last week, South Africa pleaded before the International Court of Justice for stronger provisional orders against Israel pending the ruling on the genocide case it has argued. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images) President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the…
The two players and director of rugby are among the nominees, with the winners to be announced on Wednesday. Three South Africans living and working in England have been shortlisted for Premiership Rugby awards, with the winners to be revealed…
Beyond elections, active citizenship is needed. Voting is just one way to take responsibility for the outcomes of our democracy. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) I remember going with my parents to vote on 27 April 1994. It was a Wednesday. I was…
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla said getting her father Jacob Zuma on the ballot was the MK party’s ‘biggest battle’. Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has responded to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling that her father is not eligible for Parliament, by saying…
The statue of Menelik II is encircled with marchers and performers as Ethiopians celebrate the victory at the Battle of Adwa on March 02, 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The day commemorates the victory of Ethiopian forces over Italian invaders…
As parties intensify efforts, expert claims voters unmoved; independents face tough road ahead. With a few days left in the run-up to South Africa’s watershed polls, a top political scientist yesterday said voters could no longer be swayed by mass…