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

The ANC’s ballot blunder hurts voters

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

SIMON BROWN: Ignore the noise and the fury

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

The rise of muscular centrism over voodoo politics

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

Jacob Zuma.

Real Politics: Pay the party, or pay the price

The MK’s levy ultimatum to its leaders exposes how parties skim taxpayer-funded salaries

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

Rob and Zuks talk succession

JUSTICE MALALA: Bring this dark money to light

Dark donations are a threat to South Africa's democracy and electoral transparency

Can Nelson Mandela Bay keep its engine running?

November elections are make or break for the metro

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

But will voters believe it?

NATASHA MARRIAN: The messy politics of a maturing democracy

SA’s coalition era is democracy in action

Helen Zille

Real Politics: DA dare not forget Zille’s warning 

There are risks aplenty to a coalition with the ANC

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

Battle of the blueprints for South Africa’s broken municipalities

The ANC and DA offer starkly contrasting manifestos on how to fix South Africa’s municipalities

Picture: BLOOMBERG/WALDO SWIEGERS

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

On November 4 there will be a reckoning

The week ahead: Politics goes door to door

Your guide to the goings-on in the days to come

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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

PA leader Gayton McKenzie

Gayton’s green machine takes aim at the DA

The PA’s Western Cape breakthrough is gathering pace