Many white South Africans will be forced to leave the country under the current government’s policies, former president FW de Klerk said.

Football enthusiasts and analysts are suggesting that Kaizer Chiefs have become predictable under Steve Komphela’s reign.

Reducing convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius’ sentence from the prescribed 15-year minimum to six “induces a sense of shock”, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Friday.

Outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will be returning to practicing law, as well as channeling her energy towards social activism after her tenure ends in October.

The government clarified President Jacob Zuma’s role in the leadership of state owned companies (SOCs) on Tuesday, amid allegations of state capture where the Guptas use their friendship with Zuma as a way of winning contracts in the critical sector.

Newcomers to the eThekwini Metro council, the Economic Freedom Fighters, sat down as soon as “Die Stem” portion of the national anthem was sung on Tuesday.

The “uncomfortable” issue of race and forgiveness became the topic of conversation during a dialogue with ANC stalwart Ahmed Kathrada at Stellenbosch University on Monday.

Violent protests, pre-election killings, and the selection of the new public protector will be in the spotlight in Parliament this week.

ANC mayoral candidate for Johannesburg Parks Tau says, although he accepts the decision taken by the EFF to support a DA candidate, he believes the party made it in bad faith and will regret it if progress in the city stalls.

Universities have been forced to put their budgets on hold pending the announcement of fee increases for next year, causing serious delays in operational matters.

An almost 25% gain in the oil price this week has put a dent in the rand’s rally, with local currency trading at 0.21% down at R13.41/$ on Friday at 08:30.

The near chaotic first meeting of the new council of Nelson Mandela Bay metro on Thursday was eventually brought to order, after reported attempts by the ANC to stop the meeting from going ahead, followed by the party demanding to be let into the hall.

Former Malawian president Joyce Banda has said that women shy away from entering into politics due to smear campaigns against them.

The EFF donated R1m to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (Amcu) Marikana trust fund, EFF leader Julius Malema announced during the Marikana commemoration in the North West on Tuesday.

Hundreds of miners and Marikana residents were on Tuesday commemorating the shooting of 34 Lonmin workers by police four years ago.

Former sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile has died, the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay said on Monday.

While the ANC is not crying foul about the results of last week’s local government elections, it wanted a better understanding of why things turned out the way they did, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday.

For developing countries to achieve meaningful development, they must rely on their own resources to achieve their objectives. The BRICS Forum and the introduction of the New Development Bank (NDB) are contributing to this independent development, according to Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba.

The interviews for the public protector position got off to a shaky start on Thursday, after EFF chief whip Floyd Shivambu called for the shortlisting process to be re-opened.

Capitec Bank is generally the cheapest bank for the needs of most people, despite strong competition from other banks, according to Solidarity’s 2016 Bank Charges Report.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said the issue of rape culture in South Africa was not exclusive to any one race, adding it was time to tackle the issue head on.

A block of four classrooms was destroyed in a fire in Vuwani, Limpopo, on Tuesday evening, police said.

The ANC Youth League was due to share its thoughts on the local government elections results on Monday afternoon, but postponed at the last minute, citing a clash between the briefing and league president Collen Maine’s diary.

It is not often that local elections can shake up a country’s political landscape. But South Africans used this week’s vote to show that they are ready for change.

The ANC Youth League is expected to brief the media on the results of the local government elections on Monday.