While political parties bicker over who is to blame, the reality is that millions of pupils in public schools will find themselves crammed into even larger classes, vying for the attention of ill-equipped teachers
South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.
Tsakani Maluleke is begging on our behalf, but no one is listening
The party that was marked as the antidote to political stagnancy has become one of its most painful symptoms
A cautionary tale in about the prudence of consulting a lawyer when entering into agreements with your nearest and dearest
We were proud of the country when it went to the International Court of Justice over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, but it fails to speak out about ongoing oppression by Harare
Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes
Imane Khelif has fought on the women’s circuit for years and there is nothing to suggest she identifies as anything other than female
Pensioners and other people told their painful stories of loss after losing their savings in the bank heist
Consumers can get their lives back after going under debt review although the process is not easy
John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions
It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn
South Africa’s newsrooms are being hollowed out right when we need them the most
We expect the new government to work. Ramaphosa has promised that a list of principles will advance “the building of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous nation”
The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.
We can’t tell you who to vote for — or even any party to vote against. Arriving at a considered decision is your democratic duty
An editorial from the M&G’s coverage of the 2009 elections
We issue a plea to incumbent leaders and the loud opposition: for once, let’s put our country and its people first.
US President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza could lose him the all-important student vote
This is one of the great global conflicts of our age. History will condemn us if we recognise that fact too late
A national cannabis master plan has been developed, with the department of trade and industry tasked with its implementation and administration, but the momentum towards turning all of this into a reality, appears to have been lost in the build-up to the 29 May elections
The department of higher education on Friday announced that it would deregister Damelin, CityVarsity, Intec and Lyceum College
We have learned to live with sporadic electricity supply but South Africans will not be as kind to the government if our taps run dry
Homophobia is a plague that must be condemned, vigorously and without hesitation, at home and abroad, in our social values and our legislation
Sewage pollution has harrowing consequences for human health, such as waterborne pathogens like cholera, salmonella, typhoid and hepatitis
Violent crime, unemployment, corruption: South Africans have chosen to emotionally sedate themselves as a form of self-preservation
The mentality of denial and blame shifting has landed us where we are in 2024
The party wants parliament to appoint boards for state-owned enterprises
Bafana Bafana rolled the years back and reached the semi-finals by knocking out African giants Tunisia and Morocco
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
Powerful nations pontificate against human rights abuses when it suits them but funding the war against civilians in Gaza appears to be an acceptable hypocrisy