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DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Real Politics: Johannesburg is now or never for the DA

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

  • Zukile Majova
5 min read
ELECTIONS
Audio

PODCAST: Mangaung: The election that nobody saw coming

South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide

  • Nickolaus Bauer
1 min read
ELECTIONS

The week ahead: Final election push

Election countdown and the latest economic signals

  • The South Africa Brief
2 min read
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
4 min read
ELECTIONS

The six metros sitting on an electoral knife edge

Who will win the battle?

  • Jonathan Moakes
  • Paul Berkowitz
10 min read
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.
ANC

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

How the ConCourt rescued Mbalula’s ANC ambitions

  • Zukile Majova
5 min read
ELECTIONS

The week ahead: Last-minute scramble for the IEC

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

  • The South Africa Brief
2 min read
ELECTIONS

The week ahead: ANC heads to court as election clock ticks

News to watch out for in the days to come

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
ELECTIONS

The week ahead: ANC heads to Con Court

News you need to know in the coming days

  • The South Africa Brief
2 min read
ANC

JUSTICE MALALA: Who will lead a skeletal ANC?

The race to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa is wide open

  • Justice Malala
4 min read
ELECTIONS

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

DA furious over single-name PR list strategy

  • Natasha Marrian
5 min read
ELECTIONS

The week ahead: IEC presses print as lists battle heads to court

The news you need to know in the days to come

  • The South Africa Brief
2 min read
Mbali Ntuli.
ELECTIONS

Mbali Ntuli is calling on citizens to defend democracy

Mbali Ntuli is rallying election observers to defend democracy

  • Matthew Hirsch
4 min read
ELECTIONS

EDITORIAL: Democracy doesn’t win from ANC’s unforgiveable own goal

The ANC’s ballot blunder hurts voters

4 min read
POLITICS

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

  • Natasha Marrian
4 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

The week ahead: ANC candidate crisis heads to court

Your political and economic calendar for the days to come

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICA

The week ahead: Politics goes door to door

Your guide to the goings-on in the days to come

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS
Audio

PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — The curious case of the ANC’s missing mayors

Rob and Zuks pick apart the ANC’s election manifesto

  • Rob Rose
  • Zukile Majova
1 min read
SOUTH AFRICA

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

  • Natasha Marrian
7 min read