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POLITICS

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

  • Natasha Marrian
4 min read
Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS/KOPANO TLAPE
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Real Politics: The centre is holding – and must endure

The Didiza vote shows the GNU's centre is holding firm

  • Zukile Majova
5 min read
JOBURG POLITICS

Keep your enemies close: Can a Zille-Mashaba coalition save Jozi?

As the ANC's support crumbles in Johannesburg, the city faces a complex coalition future.

  • Shirley de Villiers
20 min read
Dysfunction in Joburg.
ELECTIONS

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.

  • Natasha Marrian
5 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS
Audio

PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — The white party winning black votes

The typical FF+ voter might not be the oom you think he is, the Ceuta backstory, and Zuma family fun

  • Rob Rose
  • Zukile Majova
1 min read