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NATASHA MARRIAN: The messy politics of a maturing democracy

SA’s coalition era is democracy in action

ANC, MK Party and EFF in a power struggle. Image supplied

NATASHA MARRIAN: Baloyi bets on MK in Joburg

Bongani Baloyi believes in an MK shake up for Joburg politics

EDITORIAL: Business can’t fix what politics won’t

An economy growing at 1.1% cannot simply be willed to nearly treble its pace

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

NATASHA MARRIAN: ANC’s mayoral deadlock in Joburg worsens

ANC’s Joburg mayoral deadlock worsens as its factions clash

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.

Dysfunction in Joburg.

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.

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Joburg ready to dump the ANC

Has the city finally lost its place as the party’s political heart?

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament during the  2026 SONA 


Picture: ParliamentRSA

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside the ANC’s MK dilemma

South Africans may not actually want MK in government, but their economic frustrations are making Zuma’s party increasingly difficult to ignore.