South Africa’s political landscape is shifting almost by the hour. The gloves are off in a power struggle that pits President Jacob Zuma against a group of reformers, led by finance minister Pravin Gordhan. It is a high-stakes drama that has profound, long-term
If anyone still has any doubts about the severity of our electricity crisis, two recent articles should act as a final wake-up call. The first reported that cabinet had been briefed by Eskom on the risk of a nationwide blackout
The ANC is not in favour of privatising the country’s power system, despite problems with parastatal Eskom, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “Electricity remains a public good and therefore, if you totally privatise
The ANC has won an award for creating the largest political app on social networking site Mxit, the party said on Monday. “To date, the ANC mobile application has received 717 000 downloads and has 430 000 active users,” spokesman Zizi Kodwa
The magnitude of Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s power was revealed this week when cabinet was apparently told that his permanent appointment as SABC chief operating officer was not up for discussion. The Mail & Guardian was reliably told – by sources in government and the tripartite alliance – that a minister
