Fikile MbalulaIn the news

A good week for Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Mkhwanazi tipped for top post; Mbalula trips up in a pothole

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

The ANC’s sinkhole

The party’s Zanufication continues apace

LETTER: Intercape CEO is a South African hero

Why does the state not act against transport violence?

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

Rob and Zuks agree to disagree

Fikile Mbalula.

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

ANC wins in court, but polls point to heavy losses

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

Johann Ferreira.

Intercape: Shot at, shut out and abandoned by the state

Seventeen court orders later, Intercape is still under fire

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

News to watch out for in the days to come

Zweli Mkhize.

Real Politics: Ramaphosa’s KZN fix could be his 2027 headache

The ANC’s best weapon against Zuma could turn on Ramaphosa

JUSTICE MALALA: Who will lead a skeletal ANC?

The race to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa is wide open

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — End of the road for Fikile Mbalula?

In episode 26 of Sharp Sharp, Rob Rose and Zukile Majova explore mounting pressure on ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, inner-city crises.

Ride or die: How SA’s motor industry can make it out alive

The government is planning revival, but the clock is ticking

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Trump’s Fake South Africa

Rob Rose and Zukile Majova are joined by Patrick Smith from Africa Confidential

The rise of muscular centrism over voodoo politics

Zille's is the political playbook to watch, swimming goggles and all

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Beware the death of the ANC

Rob and Zuks talk succession

JUSTICE MALALA: Bring this dark money to light

Dark donations are a threat to South Africa's democracy and electoral transparency

The week ahead: ANC candidate crisis heads to court

Your political and economic calendar for the days to come

TIM COHEN: The ANC needs a tourniquet. The DA needs a ladder

A stable centrist coalition between the ANC and the DA may be the only path forward

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

Real Politics: Ramaphosa faces his Waterloo

Ramaphosa enters the November 4 municipal elections at his weakest yet, with MK surging, the alliance fractured and his Phala Phala battle still unresolved