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NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside the Treasury’s moves to rein in rogue municipalities

The government's long-awaited plan to fix municipalities

NATASHA MARRIAN: The murky story of Tshwane’s dirty water

More than investigations are needed to fix water systems

President of Cosatu Zingiswa Losi.

NATASHA MARRIAN: Cosatu’s numbers are dwindling, and so is its relevance

Cosatu's factional battles mask a deeper crisis

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside Ekurhuleni’s coalition quagmire

More pain in store as hung council threat looms

Ronald Lamola and Donald Trump.

Lamola wades through Trumped-up sound and fury

Beyond the bluster, SA-US ties remain resilient

NATASHA MARRIAN: Green ID book’s days numbered as home affairs shifts gear

Schreiber ramps up home affairs digital drive

How to drag the state back from the brink

Criminal intent is the key problem in South Africa's public service

NATASHA MARRIAN: Short list, long game: Election loophole goes to court

DA furious over single-name PR list strategy

Battle of the unions blows up Cosatu congress

Power struggle between industrial and public sector unions collapsed Cosatu's national congress

NATASHA MARRIAN: How the state learnt to do less with more

Perfecting the art of looking busy but doing nothing

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

NATASHA MARRIAN: The messy politics of a maturing democracy

SA’s coalition era is democracy in action

Battle of the blueprints for South Africa’s broken municipalities

The ANC and DA offer starkly contrasting manifestos on how to fix South Africa’s municipalities

ANC, MK Party and EFF in a power struggle. Image supplied

NATASHA MARRIAN: Baloyi bets on MK in Joburg

Bongani Baloyi believes in an MK shake up for Joburg politics

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

NATASHA MARRIAN: ANC’s mayoral deadlock in Joburg worsens

ANC’s Joburg mayoral deadlock worsens as its factions clash

Dysfunction in Joburg.

NATASHA MARRIAN: What it takes to win Joburg

Joburg’s 2026 election could mark a historic DA breakthrough, but winning the city will depend on turnout, voter fragmentation and coalition arithmetic.

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament during the  2026 SONA 


Picture: ParliamentRSA

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside the ANC’s MK dilemma

South Africans may not actually want MK in government, but their economic frustrations are making Zuma’s party increasingly difficult to ignore.

Election 2026: The IEC’s toughest test in 30 years

The electoral commission is gearing up for high-risk local government elections amid declining faith in democracy, political volatility and a surge in disinformation

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament during the  2026 SONA 


Picture: ParliamentRSA

NATASHA MARRIAN: Idac reckoning is Ramaphosa’s test

When it was launched in the aftermath of the Zondo commission to tackle the shocking levels of corruption exposed by that inquiry, Idac was hailed as a potential game-changer.…

Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu; Pexels/Mikhail Nilov; Rawpixel; Currency collage

Action required, Mr President

The Madlanga inquiry has revealed the depth of alleged corruption in policing and justice. Whether it changes anything is up to government