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David Masondo steps down as chair of embattled PIC ‘in the interests of stability’

GOVERNANCE TURMOIL

David Masondo steps down as chair of embattled PIC ‘in the interests of stability’

By Daily Maverick

Azwihangwisi Mufamadi

By Azwihangwisi Mufamadi

Afrophobia — South Africa’s migration crisis is a governance crisis

21 July 2026

PIC management failed to alert board to FSCA requests over whistleblower matter, Masondo says

IN THE DARK

PIC management failed to alert board to FSCA requests over whistleblower matter, Masondo says

By Neesa Moodley

PIC’s structural rot exposed after Lanseria fallout and before pension billions fall apart again

AFTER THE BELL

PIC’s structural rot exposed after Lanseria fallout and before pension billions fall apart again

By Stephen Grootes

Treasury had already called for fresh PIC board nominees before this week’s governance storm

BOARD TURMOIL

Treasury had already called for fresh PIC board nominees before this week’s governance storm

By Neesa Moodley

Civil society leadership protest demands accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Civil society leadership protest demands accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Kyran Blaauw

Why Africa’s terrorism crisis is a governance crisis first

COUNTERING EXTREMISM OP-ED

Why Africa’s terrorism crisis is a governance crisis first

By Odile Bulten and Daryl Swanepoel

RAF accounting fantasy collapses as ASB receipts expose CFO’s testimony and corner Letsoalo

COLLISION ANALYSIS

RAF accounting fantasy collapses as ASB receipts expose CFO’s testimony and corner Letsoalo

By Lindsey Schutters

Former UCT Council chair Babalwa Ngonyama resigns from another board after independent panel report

UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE CRISIS

Former UCT Council chair Babalwa Ngonyama resigns from another board after independent panel report

By Victoria O’Regan

UCT to launch internal investigation into governance crisis after accusations against VC and chair

DARK DAYS

UCT to launch internal investigation into governance crisis after accusations against VC and chair

By Tembile Sgqolana

Only creative destruction can end South Africa’s governance crisis

STATE FAILURE OP-ED

Only creative destruction can end South Africa’s governance crisis

By Terence McNamee