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

Joburg’s decline under Dada Morero makes his return to the ANC mayoral candidate shortlist hard to justify

Upcoming municipal elections face a growing youth trust deficit, with political parties struggling to inspire frustrated and increasingly disillusioned younger voters.

Joburg has no money, but the mayor wants yet more executives to oversee the sinking city. Is it simply beyond saving?

Zille’s Joburg campaign is a bet that voters want working taps and lit streets – not foreign-policy fights. The 2026 local polls will test the wager

Zille’s message resonates because it speaks to residents’ experience. Where trust has been lost, it offers a narrative of restoration

Why let a crumbling city riven by mismanagement stand in the way of a good lecture? Just ask Joburg mayor Dada Morero

The sharp take on South Africa’s political parties, from Malema’s court woes, to the DA’s ‘white guy problem’, and Cyril’s leadership foibles.

Ashor Sarupen says the DA has to lay the groundwork for its 2029 national ambitions by winning big in this year’s local government elections

Patrice Motsepe looks like a shoo-in for the ANC presidency come its electoral conference in 2027 – should he opt to run

The much-loathed VAT hike may be gone, but tensions in the government of national unity may yet torpedo the coalition