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With the 4 November local elections just a few weeks away, there is one near certainty – more municipalities will find themselves in a coalition arrangement.

The government is proposing amendments to the Executive Members’ Ethics Act (EMEA) that would address two legal absurdities that have been on the statute books for 28 years: the president receives Public Protector reports about his own conduct, and he can report himself to the Public Protector.

The government is proposing amendments to the Executive Members’ Ethics Act (EMEA) that would address two legal absurdities that have been on the statute books for 28 years: the president receives Public Protector reports about his own conduct, and he can report himself to the Public Protector.

Four teachers recognised at the National Teaching Awards share how they are shaping young minds, from weekend classes to breathing exercises.

Four teachers recognised at the National Teaching Awards share how they are shaping young minds, from weekend classes to breathing exercises.

South Africa’s worsening relationship with the US, and the implications of that discord, were hot topics during a panel discussion at the Sapoa annual convention in Sun City on Wednesday.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury will assess its legal options to deal with SOEs that have repeatedly failed to initiate or participate in the process to blacklist firms flagged for supply chain violations.

A new consortium has just taken over the responsibility of operating and maintaining the Gautrain for the next 15 years. Who are they? How will they change the service? What do we know about the deal at this stage?

Waseem Carrim’s tenure is expected to begin on 1 November. He takes on a battered RAF that has faced allegations of governance failures, financial mismanagement and a culture of fear.

Damian Willemse, among top Boks shielded from the Perth hiccup, looks safer than ever before as the top-pick No 15, says Rob Houwing.

Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the fabulously wealthy 43-year-old Zimbabwean businessman killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, was celebrated and loathed in equal measure.

Chinese cars are extremely popular in South Africa. The Omoda C9 Explore ticks a lot of boxes and scores straight As. But there’s one factor that might be a concern, writes Robin Classen.

The DA’s federal executive erupted into a bitter internal showdown over “bogus doctor” Abdulkader Elyas on Wednesday night, with senior party heavyweights – including federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis – trying to shield him from the full force of a sanction recommended by the party’s own federal legal commission.

The DA’s federal executive erupted into a bitter internal showdown over “bogus doctor” Abdulkader Elyas on Wednesday night, with senior party heavyweights – including federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis – trying to shield him from the full force of a sanction recommended by the party’s own federal legal commission.

Lex Libertas says its new film, Crossed Out: Confronting Persecution in South Africa, is intended to help international audiences understand “what is happening in South Africa, why it is happening and what can be done about it”.

Lex Libertas says its new film, Crossed Out: Confronting Persecution in South Africa, is intended to help international audiences understand “what is happening in South Africa, why it is happening and what can be done about it”.

The Political Killings Task Team has arrested a mayor, a municipal manager, and a chief financial officer of a Western Cape municipality in connection with alleged corruption involving a security contract.

The Political Killings Task Team has arrested a mayor, a municipal manager, and a chief financial officer of a Western Cape municipality in connection with alleged corruption involving a security contract.

Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada being in the Proteas’ Test squad was music to Temba Bavuma’s ears as pace, not spin, has generally been the point of difference in South Africa/Australia clashes in South Africa.

Ethiopia and Eritrea broke diplomatic ties on Thursday, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts as fighting continued in northern Ethiopia.