Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police

The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates

Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase

The minister also wants to secure capital inflow for Transnet

Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections

The leader of Rise Mzansi said the Democratic Alliance leader was not credible or capable of becoming South Africa’s president

Despite evidence of the dangers and failures of public-private partnerships, the ANC and newcomer Rise Mzansi ignore these concerns

South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy

The elections offer us the choice between the liberal/conservative group that offers no real benefits for the poor and working-class, and a populist, authoritarian form of kleptocratic nationalism