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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

Elections redraw South Africa’s risk-opportunity map

South Africa's metros offer a mixed bag for business

PA leader Gayton McKenzie.

Real Politics: The kingmakers holding metros to ransom

Small parties could sway who becomes mayor in SA's commercial hub

JUSTICE MALALA: Fanning the flames of civil unrest

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

The six metros sitting on an electoral knife edge

Who will win the battle?

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

The week ahead: Last-minute scramble for the IEC

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

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Zuma’s unfinished revolution

MK Party's future, ANC court battle, Formula One and the Nobel peace prize

Former president Jacob Zuma.

JUSTICE MALALA: Expect one more spasm of Zuma chaos

A leaderless MK Party spells trouble

TIM COHEN: Something new out of Africa’s debt

Africa launches an indigenous credit rating agency

Ronald Lamola and Donald Trump.

Lamola wades through Trumped-up sound and fury

Beyond the bluster, SA-US ties remain resilient

Real Politics: Zuma’s health throws open MK’s succession

Zuma’s illness leaves MK Party facing its succession test

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

News to watch out for in the days to come

Mbuyiseli Madlanga

JUSTICE MALALA: Why the Madlanga commission could face failure

There is no incentive for good governance and accountability

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

EDITORIAL: South Africa’s long, disastrous experiment with impunity

When crime goes unpunished, the law loses its bite