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Jozi’s mission impossible: How to fix a ruined city

Joburg’s long road back from the brink

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

More than investigations are needed to fix water systems

Enoch Godongwana: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the medium-term budget policy statement.

South Africa’s fiscal recovery is real — but is it enough?

Fiscal credibility is back, but the job is far from done

Jolly Mokorosi.

Jolly Mokorosi on prescribed assets and profit

Changing lives can drive good returns, says fund chair

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

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

DA furious over single-name PR list strategy

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

Perfecting the art of looking busy but doing nothing

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago.

Kganyago turns hawkish with unanimous rate hike

Kganyago’s MPC more hawkish than expected

The week ahead: From Madlanga to monetary policy

The news you need to know in the days to come

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago.

Inflation expectations ease, but oil keeps SARB on edge

Oil spike and bond sell-off keep rate hike in play

GDP stumble raises the hurdle for 2026

A GDP contraction has dealt ablow to South Africa's economic momentum, endangering growth targets

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.

inflation rate hikes. Rawpixel/Currency

Economists split on Kganyago's next move as inflation cools

Markets bet on a hike, some economists are seeing a hold next month