BEE SERIES: Proposed amendments to South Africa’s Preferential Procurement framework are under debate

The Helen Suzman Foundation is back in court, this time over who sits on the body that chooses our judges. HSF has filed an application in the Western Cape High Court asking it to force Parliament to consider whether EFF leader Julius Malema is still fit to serve on the Judicial Service Commission.…

What does the unfolding drama with Joe Ferrari’s matter say about the Judicial intergrity

 The state’s case against Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni fell apart in unprecedented fashion when prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba didn’t turn up. A lot more has since happened, some people suspect bribery, some say incompetence. The NPA plans to re_enrol the caseWhat does all of this mean for the NPA and our co…

IDAC has dismissed rumours of a J50 warrant arrest issued against Lieutenant Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

IDAC has dismissed rumours of a J50 warrant arrest issued against Lieutenant Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with crime experts Thabang Bogopa and IRS Forensic Investigator, Chad Thomas.

FOSA - City of Tshwane calls for action against suspended officials who are draining the fiscal, more than 30 million is spent on these suspended officials

The City of Tshwane is calling for urgent action against suspended officials who are draining the city’s finances while sitting at home. More than R30 million a year is being paid to staff who aren’t working, with most of the cost tied to senior managers facing disciplinary cases. Forum For SA Nat…

WHO has declared the Ebola OUTBREAK in Congo an emergency

Dr Jacquline Weyer , Acting Deputy Director for the National Institute for Communicable Diseases speaks to Mondli.

The High cost of recovery - How market politics broke South Africa’s municipalities

South Africa’s political moment is defined by fragility, contradiction and an unmistakable sense of transition.  President Cyril Ramaphosa remains at the centre of power, yet his authority is increasingly shaped as much by survival as by vision. Professor Mccebisi Ndletyana, professor of political …

State of current SA Politics

Contrary to popular belief, municipalities are not underfunded. In 2010, collective municipal revenue was about R154-billion. By 2024 this figure had ballooned to R517-billion, representing an average annual increase of 9%.As of May 2026, South Africa's municipal landscape is in a state of deep cri…

Correctional Services Budget Vote: The department will continue pursuing self-sufficiency despite R683.4 million in budget cuts over the current Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with Minister of Correctional services, Pieter Groenewald.

Correctional Services Minister, Dr Pieter Groenewald, who tabled the department’s Budget Vote in Parliament on Wednesday says, the Department of Correctional Services will continue pursuing its self-sufficiency model in the face of R683.4 million budget reductions over the current Medium-Term Expen…

Transnet expands private rail access as 11 operators to add 24m tons of freight capacity

After 30 years with only Transnet Freight Rail running trains, SA now has 12 operators on the network. That’s real competition in rail for the first time. Mesela Nhlapo, CEO for Railroad Association and Andrew Thorburn, CEO of Galison, a freight Wagon Manufacturer and underground mining equipment…

BCA -Black Conveyancers Association Inequalities in South Africa’s property Market continue to shut Black Conveyancers out of high value transactions,

The BCA was formed in May 2005 specifically because black conveyancers were locked out of the conveyancing industry after apartheid. Right now, their fight is 3 things: Access to government conveyancing work. The problem: Before 2020, government conveyancing work went directly to black firms throug…