Politics

It is the right of every citizen to be treated with dignity and respect in South Africa. The people are also entitled to receive honorable treatments and excellent services from the public service sector. The 8 Batho Pele principles are the vehicles through which these guidelines are implemented and their implementation is considered compulsory for all departments in public service. The public service sector is expected to render quality...

The President of South Africa is the head of government and head of state under the country's constitution. In South Africa, the President is elected by members of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, and is usually the leader of the largest party in the country, which for some time now, has been the African National Congress. South Africa used to have a prime minister, but the two roles were later merged in the 1983 constitution...

Thabo Mbeki is a former president of South Africa. His dalliance with South African politics started in the dark days of apartheid rule in the country when he joined the African National Congress (ANC) at a young age. Following the end of the apartheid rule in 1994 and the subsequent election of the first black president of South Africa in the person of Nelson Mandela, the name Thabo Mbeki...

Duduzile Cynthia Myeni, a South African businesswoman and public office holder popularly known as Dudu Myeni is currently going through a very rough patch in her life and career since certain revelations were made about her. It recently came to light that since 2009, the former South African Airways chairperson has continued to hold major offices in South Africa without being qualified for them. She's yet to complete her...

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi may still be a very young man, but he has forced himself into becoming a politician to reckon with in South African politics. He is currently years old, but he has been a member of the South African parliament since 2014, when he was 29 years old. Interestingly, his political consciousness was something he had developed since the 1990s in the ending years of the apartheid regime. Even...

Today, he is the president of South Africa. However, President Cyril Ramaphosa has always been interested in political matters since his university days. His interest in politics and legal matters may have inspired him to seek to obtain a first degree in Law when he had the chance to study at the University of the North (now the University of Limpopo). Despite the challenges he faced while in school...

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is one fascinating South African politician who also doubles as a doctor and activist. She is known for her strong stance against the apartheid regime and the ex-wife of former South African president Jacob Zuma. Like most other Zuma family members, she has also attracted several controversies over the years, even though her marriage to the former president ended many years ago. NDZ, as she is famously...

In the past years, the names of many South African political office holders have been linked to corruption. One of such is the former mayor of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, Zandile Gumede. Her case got very dramatic in 2019 when her home was raided by the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit alongside those of her other associates. In the...

Almost everybody is familiar with the name Robert Mugabe. Many know him as the former president of Zimbabwe who held onto his presidential seat for almost four decades while others mostly remember him for his funny quotes that usually bring smiles to people's faces. There are still those who easily remember him for fighting tirelessly against racism, black relegation, and for the total liberation of the people of Zimbabwe....

Jacob Zuma is a former president of South Africa who ruled the country from 2009 when he was elected to 2018 when he resigned. Prior to him assuming the highest office in the land, he had served as Deputy President of South Africa from 1999 to 2005 under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki who dismissed him over corruption allegations. A truly controversial figure, the SA political leader is noted for...

During the struggle to end the institutionalized racial segregation and promotion of white supremacy in South Africa under the apartheid government, the African National Congress (ANC) was the leading political party that championed the movement, much to the detriment of most of its members. By 1994, apartheid became a thing of the past and the ANC rose to become the ruling party as Nelson Mandela was elected as the...

Baleka Mbete is a South African politician who has twice served as Speaker of the National Assembly and then as Deputy President of the country under Kgalema Motlanthe. For about one decade, the African National Congress (ANC) stalwart also served as Chair of her political party, a role through which she was able to orchestrate some of the most historic and controversial moments in SA politics history. Biography of Baleka...

Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African politician, activist, renowned businessman, and President of the Republic of South Africa. Ramaphosa became South Africa's fifth President on February 15, 2018, following the resignation of his predecessor Jacob Zuma and a subsequent vote of the National Assembly. By May 2019, he was elected into his first full term as president. The majority of the people know him for obvious reasons, which are politics...

Women's participation in politics they say has become the key to meaningful and sustainable development, as well as a flourishing democracy. One woman who is a testament to this fact is Lindiwe Sisulu, a South African politician who serves as the country's Minister of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation. Sisulu has made an exceptional impact in the Rainbow nation's political arena, and her resume speaks for itself. Beyond her current...

Alongside Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, and Govan Mbeki among other African National Congress (ANC) members, Ahmed Kathrada was one of the famous prisoners of Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison who were locked up after being sentenced to life imprisonment at the now infamous Rivonia Trial. After gaining freedom in 1990, the former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist served as a Member of Parliament. At his long-time friend’s behest,...

In a government that has been tainted by various scandals from some of its very high political office holders, Malusi Gigaba appears to be no different than his colleagues even though he was once hailed as a breath of fresh air. The South African politician, who has served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Public Enterprises, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Home Affairs of The Republic...

Robert Mugabe was a black nationalist and the former leader of independent Zimbabwe. As a politician, he served as the country's prime minister from 1980 to 1987, and as president from 1987 to 2017. Although his leadership has been full of turns and twists, which made him a controversial figure, it is imperative to note that Mugabe was indeed the nation's icon of liberation. He played a vital role...

One would not be mincing words when they say that the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was the main reason why the African National Congress (ANC) as a political party was able to become the political force it is today; first playing a significant role at the forefront of the anti-apartheid struggle before becoming the ruling party of a Democratic South Africa. In recent times, however, the ANC youth...

Ahead of South African Elections coming up on the 7th of May, 2014 during which the country will elect a new president, a new set of national assembly members and legislators for various provinces in South Africa, various political parties are gearing towards this day and many are hoping that they would produce candidates that would be privileged to win the coming elections and lead the citizens of this...

Do you really need the academic qualification to run a country or head a large organisation? South Africa is a country situated in the southern part of Africa, a multi-ethnic society consisting of people with different religions, cultures, and languages. South Africa has had its own fair share of racial clashes between the white minority and the black majority which lasted for quite some time and will remain in...