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Making a mark: Tshwane residents cast their votes during the 2016 local government elections.

SANISHA PACKIRISAMY: When the tail wags the coalition dog

How smaller parties shape budgets, delivery and accountability

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside the Treasury’s moves to rein in rogue municipalities

The government's long-awaited plan to fix municipalities

JUSTICE MALALA: What local politicians can learn from Trump

As coalition talks begin, new leaders must focus on delivery

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PODCAST: The future is local

South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide

Cast your votes

The pivot premium and the second election

The real battle for municipal power often begins afterwards, as hung councils give minor parties leverage in coalition talks

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — SA and USA go poll dancing

What the local government elections mean for the Government of National Unity

MICHAEL AVERY: The unresolved problem of the post-1994 political order

DA struggles to turn ANC disillusionment into support

Financial Mail - 29 October 2026

As the November 4 election approaches, Johannesburg faces a pivotal moment to reset its trajectory

The week ahead: Final election push

Election countdown and the latest economic signals

Fikile Mbalula.

The court saved the ANC. Polls show it is still doomed

ANC wins in court, but polls point to heavy losses

Jolly Mokorosi.

Jolly Mokorosi on prescribed assets and profit

Changing lives can drive good returns, says fund chair

Audio

PODCAST: Ekurhuleni — the sleeping industrial giant

South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide

Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube

Ten takeaways from Basic Education’s ‘regressed’ audit reports

Little to cheer in the DBE's latest presentation

Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Blue skies ahead for the DA in Cape Town?

The party is facing growing competition from the PA

A voter casts their ballot.

GHALEB CACHALIA: Politically homeless, constitutionally committed

Ghaleb Cachalia wants a strong state; a free society; no sacred cows

The Constitutional Court.

EDITORIAL: The Concourt is right on refugees. So is home affairs

There's a gap between asylum rights and administrative reality

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PODCAST: Understanding local government

South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide

Mbuyiseli Madlanga

JUSTICE MALALA: Why the Madlanga commission could face failure

There is no incentive for good governance and accountability

NATASHA MARRIAN: Green ID book’s days numbered as home affairs shifts gear

Schreiber ramps up home affairs digital drive

Waseem Carrim.

Carrim takes on the RAF’s unpaid claims

Incoming RAF CEO Waseem Carrim faces the challenge of a R22.18bn backlog