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The week ahead: deadline week for ANC electoral candidates

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

  • The South Africa Brief
4 min read
Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images (Julius Malema); Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images (Jacob Zuma); Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images (Paul Mashatile); Laird Forbes/Gallo Images via Getty Images (Geordin Hill-Lewis); Rawpixel; Currency collage
ECONOMIC REFORMS

A post-GNU nightmare: Mashatile, Malema and MK  

Where is South Africa headed politically? The good news is the GNU will hold until December 2027. After that, all bets are off

  • Giulietta Talevi
5 min read
Joburg one-armed bandit with Dada Morero. Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi; Rawpixel; Currency
ANC

State of the city: thoughts and prayers for Joburg 

Dada Morero’s state of the city address was a cherry-picked fantasy of half-truths, in light of Joburg’s broken financial realities

  • Shirley de Villiers
5 min read