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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — The button that saved the ANC

Rob and Zuks agree to disagree

Rob Rose
Zukile Majova

Fikile Mbalula.

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

The court saved the ANC. Polls show it is still doomed

ANC wins in court, but polls point to heavy losses

Vernon Wessels

The six metros sitting on an electoral knife edge

Who will win the battle?

Jonathan Moakes
Paul Berkowitz

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.

Real Politics: Mbalula’s tears and the battle for the ANC’s future

How the ConCourt rescued Mbalula’s ANC ambitions

Zukile Majova

The week ahead: Last-minute scramble for the IEC

Mark your calendars for this week's political and economic happenings

The South Africa Brief

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Zuma’s unfinished revolution

MK Party's future, ANC court battle, Formula One and the Nobel peace prize

Rob Rose
Zukile Majova

Ronald Lamola and Donald Trump.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Lamola wades through Trumped-up sound and fury

Beyond the bluster, SA-US ties remain resilient

Natasha Marrian

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy Paul Mashatile greet the ANC supporters at the party’s 112th birthday celebrations in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, in January 2024.

EDITORIAL: Will the ANC learn from the tender law defeat?

New version of Public Procurement Act will be harder to formulate

CHRIS ROPER: Airbnb’s BnB beef

Airbnb challenges another small business

Chris Roper

South Africa’s laboratory medicine sector scales following hospital infrastructure investment

Hospital expansions in SA are driving big investments

World Health Expo

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

Natasha Marrian