UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-only events - the opportunity to test new online features first Al ..read more

Phomolong has been spared from load-shedding because of its proximity to critical services This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: - M&G newsletters access - notifications - the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our sub ..read more

South Africa’s debt burden will be relieved, small businesses will be supported to register on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and be exempt from regulatory red tape, while the minimum wage will be frozen to create jobs and boost economic growth, under a new Democratic Alliance (DA) economic plan. The plan presented by DA leader John Steenhuisen on Friday also aims to scrap import duties on business tools, such as small bakkies, while the social relief of distress grant will be converted to a job-seeker’s grant, the child support grant will be raised from R530 to R760, and the the ban on impor ..read more

Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied that he appears to have changed his mind about campaigning for the ANC, having refused to do so since 2007 after the party elected his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, as its president.  Mbeki told journalists while on the campaign trail on Thursday at Jabulani Mall, Soweto, that he had been a member of the ANC for more than 60 years and had an obligation to campaign for the party.  “You must take into account that for all of these years that you are talking about, I have always been a member of the ANC and as a member of the ANC I must take responsibi ..read more

Tracking the progress of South Africa’s 30-year-olds as they navigate education, work, anxiety and hope This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-only events - the opport ..read more

Many of them feel that the promises made at the dawn of democracy have not been met This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-only events - the opportunity to test new on ..read more

The first democratic election was touch and go until six days before the 27 April 1994 poll This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-only events - the opportunity to tes ..read more

Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been beneficial to black people in KwaZulu-Natal This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-on ..read more

But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently. Subscribe Subscription enables: - M&G community membership - independent journalism - access to all premium articles & features - a digital version of the weekly newspaper - invites to subscriber-only events - the opportunity to test new online featu ..read more

Abahlali BaseMjondolo, the mass based movement organising residents of informal settlements, has decided to back the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the 29 May national and provincial elections. The decision is a boost for the Red Berets as Abahlali has more than 120 000 signed up members in the Durban area alone — and has expanded its footprint to informal settlements and farms around KwaZulu-Natal since it was launched in 2005. The movement initially boycotted elections, but backed the Democratic Alliance in 2014, hoping that this would benefit its members living in shack settlements arou ..read more