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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

EDITORIAL: Democracy doesn’t win from ANC’s unforgiveable own goal

The ANC’s ballot blunder hurts voters

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

Rob and Zuks talk succession

ANC. Picture: Rawpixel/Currency

STUART THEOBALD: The ANC’s new realism meets an old pledge

But will voters believe it?

The week ahead: ANC candidate crisis heads to court

Your political and economic calendar for the days to come

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — How low can we go?

Of flyovers and failures

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

JUSTICE MALALA: What can a crumbling ANC offer South Africans at the ballot box?

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

Picture: BLOOMBERG/WALDO SWIEGERS

LETTER: Yet another ANC insult for South Africa’s voters

On November 4 there will be a reckoning

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

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — The curious case of the ANC’s missing mayors

Rob and Zuks pick apart the ANC’s election manifesto

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

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

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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?

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EDITORIAL: The ANC’s Joburg descent is the real marker of its decline

The ANC's support in Joburg has fallen to 18%, according to recent polls. This is attributed to poor leadership, weak governance, and service delivery failures.

Pieter Groenewald, Freedom Front leader and minister of correctional services minister, speaks during the budget on February 20 2025. (Photo: Freedom Front Plus website)

Real politics: ‘nangu umlungu’ is a warning to the ANC

A social-media meme celebrating a white minister’s competence is unsettling the ANC. Can performance can outweigh race at the ballot box?

Patrick Dlamini. PIC. Lanseria. Supplied/Public Investment Corporation; lanseria.co.za; Rawpixel; FM

The new PIC board: another ANC chair

Seiso Mohai is named PIC chair after a political fallout unseated the previous board, reviving pressure to depoliticise its leadership

Their last known encounter: Jacob Zuma and an MK Party delegation visit Julius Malema’s family home in Seshego, Polokwane, on March 20 2026 to offer condolences on the death of his aunt. Source: EFF (Facebook)

Real Politics: only an ANC-DA pact can save the metros

The EFF and MK could decide who runs South Africa’s metros after November 4. An ANC–DA pact is the only alternative to coalition chaos.

Helen Zille. Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo

Real Politics: winning Joburg may not be enough for Zille

Helen Zille’s DA could top the poll in Joburg’s November 4 election and still be locked out of City Hall by an ANC-led coalition

Week ahead

The week ahead: Idac under the Madlanga microscope

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come