Ramaphosa defends his decision to attend Mozambique inauguration

Bongani Hans|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has justified his attendance at the inauguration of new Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, whose election was marred by allegations of ...

Lawyers demand independent investigation into Justice minister

Bongani Hans|Published

The Law Society of South Africa has called for Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane to be subjected to an independent investigation, which ...

Zuma files papers to justify firing MPs

Bongani Hans|Published

Former president Jacob Zuma, leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, said he fired 18 MPs from the party because they were either included in the election list ...

DA vows to continue with its ‘opposition role’ in the GNU

Bongani Hans|Published

The DA says there are no strings attached between it and the ANC in the government of national unity and therefore it would continue to play an opposition role by ...

ANC will talk, but not to MKP

Bongani Hans|Published

As political parties gear up for horse trading, the ANC says it would be impossible to go into a coalition government with the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), which ...

DA admits it needs IFP tie-up to unseat ANC in KZN

Bongani Hans|Published

Despite its confidence of having substantial support, the DA in KwaZulu-Natal has admitted that it has lost hope of winning the elections on its own and said it ...

Zuma takes on nation’s top judge

Loyiso Sidimba and Bongani Hans|Published

Former president Jacob Zuma has fired another salvo at his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, as he seeks to overturn Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s appointment as the country’s ...

Samwu accuses municipalities of exploiting the poor with EPWP programme

Bongani Hans|Published

The South African Municipal Workers Union has accused municipalities of exploiting poor people who are employed through the government's Expanded Public Works Programme. ...

Call for government to disband SA Post Office

Bongani Hans|Published

Anti-tax abuse lobbyists have called on the government to either disband the SA Post Office or semi-privatise it as the state has shown itself to be incompetent ...

Robbed at gunpoint in my home

Bongani Hans|Published

Independent Media senior journalist Bongani Hans and his family were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of August 15 … he shares his traumatic experience of the ...

Unions say Standard Bank decision good for Independent Media

Bongani Hans and Manyane Manyane|Published

The unions sympathising with the Sekunjalo Group have welcomed the news that Standard Bank has postponed its decision to unbank the company.

Existential threat faced by Independent Media to impact media freedom

Bongani Hans and Thabo Makwakwa|Published

In fewer than 20 days from now, the Independent Media Group may cease to exist if things go according to Standard Bank’s notice to shut down the company’s bank accounts. ...

Duduzane Zuma cries foul over delayed Electoral Amendment Act

Bongani Hans|Published

Duduzane Zuma has made claims that there is a deliberate political game at play to delay the new Electoral Amendment Act of 2023 in order to stop independent candidates, ...

Magashule needs advice about joining EFF

Bongani Hans and Manyane Manyane|Published

Expelled former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule says he is yet to decide his next political move despite expectations that he will announce the EFF and his new ...

ANC must swiftly ‘set up a state bank’ - Mbalula

Bongani Hans|Published

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has, during his visit to China, learnt that the party should continue with its transformative development resolutions, such ...

SA may face power cuts of up to 32 hours, says Eskom

Bongani Hans|Published

When asked if the country should expect worst-case scenarios such as the possibility of the power grid facing total collapse and the need for load shedding above ...

BLSA mum on Project Ostrich, despite providing R18m in funding

Bongani Hans and Samkelo Mtshali|Published

Business Leadership SA has remained mum on allegations that an apartheid spy was involved in an investigation dubbed Project Ostrich, for which it provided R18 million ...

’Govt not helping youth participate in economy’

Bongani Hans|Published

Most young people are finding it hard to participate in the country’s economy because the government is not there to help them rise to the occasion, says political ...

Boiling point: 11 years and R300m later, solar geyser project fails to see light of day

Bongani Hans|Published

The more than 11-year-old National Solar Water Heating project should have haunted corrupt or incompetent officials of the Department of Energy but, clearly, no ...

Woman’s struggle to claim pension

Bongani Hans|Published

At least 5 million South Africans owed in excess of R85 billion of pension funds and other policies, believed to be sitting with major financial institutions, unclaimed ...

Banks accused of being “racially selective” over distribution of Covid-19 relief funds

Aishah Cassiem and Bongani Hans|Published

The EFF claims the Covid-19 stimulus package was used to protect and bolster the interests of white businesses.

FNB moves to shut bank accounts aimed at assisting public protector pay legal fees

Bongani Hans|Published

First National Bank has shut down the bank account of Democracy in Action, the civil society organisation which has been fund-raising to assist public protector ...

CR17 donor scores R1. 5bn Eskom contract

Bongani Hans|Published

Seriti Resources, whose chief executive Mike Teke donated large sums to the CR17 election campaign, is on the verge of acquiring South African Energy Coal.

Plan needs to be made for youth who left school without a matric

Bongani Hans|Published

For South Africa to turn around the fortunes of its youth, it should find a solution for the plight of 60% of the young people who exit the school system without ...

Nehawu to start nationwide demonstrations

Bongani Hans|Published

Nehawu has vowed to bring the healthcare system and the country to halt during its struggle to protect frontline workers from contracting Covid-19 virus.