Real leadership in the Western Cape water crisis is coming from the Education Department

A mole in the Western Cape government has explained why they think the Mayor cannot stay on

So much excellence here!

The corrupt practices of the rich will severely affect the middle-to-lower classes.

The ill-prepared provincial government stooped to the lowest of lows to fund Madiba’s send off

Shocking report reveals R700 000 bill for a government minister’s new braai area. What a smack in the chops for the SA tax payers.

With the Nuclear energy scandal going on in SA, the US government has just handed the Western Cape a R10 million grant. All in the pursuit of clean energy.

The proposed 7.3% increase likely to be rejected.

The collective plan to hand a memorandum to Parliament this afternoon to demand more support

The Western Cape education Department has raised the alarm bells after drug testing of students revealed truly worrying results. Drugs keep causing chaos.

This Cape Town teacher’s alleged actions have left a mother and her daughter distraught. The Department of Education is now also involved.

The ANC-led province has been looking after itself rather than its people

The damage was extensive.

Three others have been injured during a visit to local schools

Technology together with brilliant young minds.

Slow progress is better than no progress.

Have they gone too far? Or is this what’s needed to deter text-drivers?

A lot of work is needed.

Capetonian or not, these tips can also help save money on your water bills and ensure you do your bit for the planet

Drunk drive epidemic is about to meet its match

The region’s political heavyweights are determined to save future generations from a water crisis like this

That’s 3.4 % with a clean return. How is this the standard?

Michael Mpofu dismissed allegations in the paper as a ‘complete fabrication’

Truly extensive…

The Western Cape cabinet has allocated R75m to deal with the consequences of the Knysna fires, damages caused by the recent storm, and drought relief.

Gang violence rears its ugly head again.

Affected and interested parties have about a week to make submissions on a new land bill that would look to stop non South Africans from owning land.

The Western Cape Premier is giving thanks.

Even our president can’t outrun this storm.

The Western Cape Education Department has released a statement outlining its thought process in closing schools on Wednesday.

Going to school should never mean putting your life at risk.

Premier Zille has spoken, and it’s not good.

The DA has faced large amounts of criticism over the last few weeks.

Of all nine provinces, the Western Cape government spends the least of its budget on its employees.

It’s amazing how something so big can come down so fast.

South Africa has long been described as the “protest capital of the world”. But the protests have largely been confined to black townships and informal settlements.

A Western Cape school principal was brutally stabbed, after receiving death threats meant to stop him from taking disciplinary steps against a student who reportedly shot a 15-year-old from the same school.

Now the province just needs rain…

This is the 2nd hostage situation at this particular school.

These pupils and parents were fed up…

A precedent-setting High Court ruling means South Africans ‘gatvol’ with government can now take care of their own basic service delivery issues and make the state pay for it.

Things in Cape Town are about to get even more expensive…

Population growth together with climate change,it’s causing big problems.

Don’t force Helen Zille into a corner, you might not like what comes next.

fed up with your government? Why not start your own?

Western Cape residents can travel toll free, mostly.

Margaret Thatcher wooed the South African government with promises of a “Marshall Plan for southern Africa” and helped “save” the independence of Namibia, according to newly released papers.

Safely Home’s #BoozeFreeRoads campaign is a little on the grim side, but man is it effective!

What is going on at this school!?

A disturbing clip of a bullying incident at a Stellenbosch school went viral over the weekend, and the Western Cape Education Department is having none of it.

It’s getting to that time of the year when South Africans take to the roads, and what better way to encourage safety than by showing the worst possible outcome. Check it out and buckle up!

As Mamelodi Sundowns are promised a wheelbarrow full of Rand, sports minister Fikile Mbalula has still to back up his grand display of public generosity with the cash for Olympic star.

As the political circus goes on and on, it’s high time this country had its own answer to Armando Iannucci’s genius satire, which lampooned the British political class a decade ago.

A new survey by Ipsos reveals that there has been a sharp decline in South Africans’ optimism about where the country is headed.

This isn’t the first time a member of the Norwegian Government has been caught playing the popular mobile game, then again… when you’re running one of the world’s most successful economies there’s plenty of spare time to go around.

Slow disciplinary processes and backlogs are leading to a number of employees being on paid suspension for a lengthy period.

The Western Cape’s controversial ANC chairman has resigned as a member of the provincial legislature, on the same day a High Court ruling upheld an order for Fransman appear before Scopa for financial mismanagement charges.

The government on Tuesday appealed for calm following violent protests over fee increases at some universities.

The government clarified President Jacob Zuma’s role in the leadership of state owned companies (SOCs) on Tuesday, amid allegations of state capture where the Guptas use their friendship with Zuma as a way of winning contracts in the critical sector.

The near chaotic first meeting of the new council of Nelson Mandela Bay metro on Thursday was eventually brought to order, after reported attempts by the ANC to stop the meeting from going ahead, followed by the party demanding to be let into the hall.

ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed people determined to sink South Africa’s democracy for recent political killings.

A rare example of business and government working together. Love it

The Social Justice Coalition has been fighting for years to have the voices of people desperate for dignity heard amidst what is now termed ‘The Kak Struggle.’

“They spend more than they could possibly make in taxes and then they borrow.” A sobering and incredibly apt explanation of what almost every government does.

We’ll give you a clue… it’s not just millions.

Just a few hours before finance minister Gordhan is likely to announce a tax increase, Zuma announced that government employees will get pay increases… Wait, what!?

Denis Goldberg has added his voice to a growing chorus of criticism against South Africa’s ruling party.

The Western Cape’s minister of education seems to have been spot on in her prediction and every student that passed in the province has done so with access to higher education… pretty neat!

The New Year will see the first biometric testing to establish if the correct people are living in houses supplied to the poor by the South African Government.   

A total of 40 786 respondents were interviewed, both telephonically and in face-to-face interviews between April and May 2015 for the study.

In response to questions by the EFF’s Floyd Shivambu in parly, the minister of public works had to cough up some answers about how much is actually spent on el presidente.

We knew it was a lot, but this is just silly. Billions of ordinary South Africans’ Rands are being spent to pay for a government that’s bigger than the US’, but with more than 250 million people less to govern.

A government proposal to teach sex education to primary and high school students could see condoms being distributed to school children as young as nine.

Government employees are literally becoming overnight millionaires, and we’re paying for it.

If you are a high net worth individual looking to settle in the UK, the Tier 1 Investor route might be the best option

On 12 December pro-porn protesters sat on each others’ faces outside parliament. Take a look at what — and who — went down…

What on earth would make transport minister Dipuo Peters threaten Emirates with grounding and ‘summon’ a United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister to SA for an urgent meeting?

As if the wavering standards, misappropriation of funds and lacking skills in teachers aren’t enough; our Department of Education now has sexual predators to deal with as well.

Minister Radebe was briefing media after Cabinet held its fortnightly meeting, where they noted the misinformation about the various reforms regarding retirement funds.

Well, it certainly took some searching: under the wreckage of the South African executive’s various setbacks, gaffes, scandals and furores, some good was done. Some government departments are broadly functional; a handful are thriving. We look at 10 isolated examples of the country and government we dream of