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JUSTICE MALALA: South Africans pay a high price for a ‘cold drink’

Business can’t replace the state

Joburg’s finances flash warning signs

Joburg faces an alarming cash squeeze as spending outpaces revenue

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?

A sign at the Rent Control Group meeting in Cape Town last month

Cape Town’s Airbnb showdown

Housing activists campaign for stronger restrictions

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

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

A good week for de Villiers Engelbrecht

Airlink's daring rugby flyby and Joburg mayor shows his colours

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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

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

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PODCAST: The ANC and the Bokke: each snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

The municipal poll is an opportunity to remedy municipal bankruptcy rather than a political event

The week ahead: D-day for candidate lists

Here’s looking at you, ANC, with the IEC’s Friday deadline looming

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PODCAST: UncoveringIT! The great Johannesburg poker game

Giulietta Talevi and Shirley de Villiers discuss the myriad possibilities in this crucial race.

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PODCAST: ‘ListenUP!’ — what’s the word, Johannesburg

The city is due for a reset in November, but for better or worse?

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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.

The case for civic mutiny

Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux says businesses and communities must take over service delivery where the government has failed. It’s a matter of survival.

Election 2026: The IEC’s toughest test in 30 years

The electoral commission is gearing up for high-risk local government elections amid declining faith in democracy, political volatility and a surge in disinformation

Real Politics: The DA’s municipal gamble: same plumbing, new plumber

As ideological lines between the DA and the ANC become blurred, the real contest will be over credibility: the ANC says it can renew itself and finally implement reforms promised…