We knew it was a lot, but this is just silly. Billions of ordinary South Africans’ Rands are being spent to pay for a government that’s bigger than the US’, but with more than 250 million people less to govern.

A government proposal to teach sex education to primary and high school students could see condoms being distributed to school children as young as nine.

Government employees are literally becoming overnight millionaires, and we’re paying for it.

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On 12 December pro-porn protesters sat on each others’ faces outside parliament. Take a look at what — and who — went down…

What on earth would make transport minister Dipuo Peters threaten Emirates with grounding and ‘summon’ a United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister to SA for an urgent meeting?

As if the wavering standards, misappropriation of funds and lacking skills in teachers aren’t enough; our Department of Education now has sexual predators to deal with as well.

Minister Radebe was briefing media after Cabinet held its fortnightly meeting, where they noted the misinformation about the various reforms regarding retirement funds.

Well, it certainly took some searching: under the wreckage of the South African executive’s various setbacks, gaffes, scandals and furores, some good was done. Some government departments are broadly functional; a handful are thriving. We look at 10 isolated examples of the country and government we dream of