Cyril RamaphosaIn the news

STUART THEOBALD: Why an investment-grade rating is finally within reach

Fiscal discipline could restore credit rating

TIM COHEN: Ramaphosa’s arc from hope to despair

Ramaphosa started out so well, but now …

A poster from the ANC hangs along a road in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Why has Ramaphosa, SA’s most promising president, failed?

The perpetual consensus builder has failed to grasp the nettle of reform

Potholes in Evaton, Ext 11 in the Emfuleni local municipality.

The ANC’s sinkhole

The party’s Zanufication continues apace

Donald Trump.

Bye, Agoa, you were great

South Africa and Rwanda have been ejected from the US programme

New dawn for broken municipalities?

Inside the blueprint for local government reform

DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.

Real Politics: Johannesburg is now or never for the DA

Why Johannesburg is the DA’s biggest test before Gauteng 2029

JUSTICE MALALA: There is another election that matters

The day before South Africans vote US citizens will vote too

Mteto Nyati at The Uncomfortable Truth event in Johannesburg.

ROB ROSE: Nyati’s next task: softening Eskom’s tariff blow

After returning Eskom to profitability, Nyati targets high prices

MICHAEL AVERY: The unresolved problem of the post-1994 political order

DA struggles to turn ANC disillusionment into support

Fuel tank.

LETTER: A fuel-proof solution

Money for a fuel price cut can be found

Luiz Inácio Lula da  Silva.

Bolsonaro gets waxed in a Brazilian paradox

Lula triumphs, markets panic

The week ahead: Final election push

Election countdown and the latest economic signals

JUSTICE MALALA: Fanning the flames of civil unrest

As riots engulf the globe, South Africa is also at risk

Fikile Mbalula.

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

ANC wins in court, but polls point to heavy losses

Blaauwklippen, operated by Newmark.

Global hotel giants scour South Africa for deals

International hospitality giants see fresh opportunities in SA

Martin Kingston.

How long can business afford to play nice with government?

Shouting at the government won't deliver reform

STUART THEOBALD: Why South Africa is still paying the price for greylisting

Our laws are in place. We need prosecutions

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

Former president Jacob Zuma.

JUSTICE MALALA: Expect one more spasm of Zuma chaos

A leaderless MK Party spells trouble