No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

Elections are looming in the US and South Africa, but investors should stick to their long-term strategy

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

SA’s coalition era is democracy in action

There are risks aplenty to a coalition with the ANC

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

Paralysed by division, the ANC can't even agree on a candidate for Joburg

Bongani Baloyi believes in an MK shake up for Joburg politics

ANC’s Joburg mayoral deadlock worsens as its factions clash

Also: SA’s zama zama crisis and a brewing DA scandal

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

Joburg’s 2026 election could mark a historic DA breakthrough, but winning the city will depend on turnout, voter fragmentation and coalition arithmetic.

As ideological lines between the DA and the ANC become blurred, the real contest will be over credibility: the ANC says it can renew itself and finally implement reforms promised…