Sisanda Aluta Mbolekwa is a political reporter for the Sunday Times and TimesLive. She holds BA Media and Politics and BA Honours in Journalism degrees from Wits University. She has a keen interest in the governance and politics of the country, with a focus on local government, service delivery, youth and gender-related current affairs.
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Despite past oppression we move forward with optimism: Ramaphosa
PoliticsThe task of national reconciliation embarked on in 1994 was as much about liberating white South Africans from the ...
Gauteng, IEC's biggest voting bloc, says it is ready for the polls
PoliticsThe IEC in Gauteng, which boasts the highest number of registered voters for the May 29 general elections, says it's ...
Independent Louis Liebenberg says his entry into politics 'is long overdue'
PoliticsA diamond dealer, Liebenberg launched his political campaign as an independent candidate in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on ...
'It's not easy but fear will not deter me,' says Anele Mda on contesting elections
PoliticsIndependent candidate Anele Mda acknowledged the difficulties of competing against established parties but she's ...
Security agencies will safeguard elections, IEC says ahead of May 29
PoliticsThe Electoral Commission of South Africa says it is confident law enforcement and security agencies will safeguard the ...
Rise Mzansi launches 'Tsoga Gauteng plan'
PoliticsRise Mzansi launched its election manifesto for Gauteng on Monday, kickstarting its campaign and revealing its plan for ...
‘Despite challenges, our democracy is in good health’ — Ramaphosa
PoliticsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's democracy is in good health despite challenges more than a month before ...
EFF lambastes Gauteng for failure to pay Nasi iSpani beneficiaries while government ...
PoliticsMore than 300 beneficiaries of Gauteng's Nasi iSpani jobs scheme allege they have not been paid, with some saying the ...
Fortnight before elections, local and foreign Muslim bodies rally behind ANC
PoliticsThe ANC stance on the Gaza conflict and Palestinian solidarity seems to have won them support from the Muslim ...