Lindiwe Sisulu has run a steady ship since being deployed to this challenging portfolio two years ago. During this relatively short period, Sisulu has cut irregular expenditure in the department from a whopping R132‑million in 2013-2014 to R22‑million in the 2015-2016...
The wheels of justice turn slowly. Judicial officials are benefiting from being trained in managing sexual offences, immigration and maintenance. The roll-out of special facilities for sexual assault victims has been a priority and the department achieved a target of...
A leopard doesn’t change its spots — just like Mosebenzi Zwane didn’t change his allegiance once appointed the guardian of R50‑trillion worth of mineral wealth. For years rumours have simmered about Zwane being tight with the Gupta family. A while back, he was said to...
There was a general expectation that Thulas Nxesi would be axed as minister of public works in the wake of the Nkandla saga. In a scathing judgment in the Constitutional Court in March, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng ordered that Nxesi and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko...
Malusi Gigaba scores high for his handling of the proposed visit of homophobic American preacher Steven Anderson earlier this year. Announcing the decision to bar Anderson from South Africa, Gigaba pointed out that “it is a constitutional imperative for organs of...
