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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
BLOEMFONTEIN – APRIL 27: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the National Freedom Day Commemoration at Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium on April 27, 2026, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
ANC

Ramaphosa: caught between a couch and a hard place

The Constitutional Court ruling on Phala Phala leaves Ramaphosa on the ropes. Lawfare might be his first option

  • Shirley de Villiers
  • Olwethu Xabanisa
9 min read
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 25: Deputy President Paul Mashatile during day 2 of the African National Congress National Executive Committee at Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre on January 25, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This gathering comes right after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s January 8 Statement, where he laid out the party’s key priorities for the year, focusing on decisive actions to fix local government and transform the economy ahead of the upcoming local elections. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
ANC

Real Politics: Phala Phala ruling opens ANC leadership race

The Constitutional Court’s Phala Phala ruling forces parliament to act and reshapes the ANC succession race, with Ramaphosa’s grip looking tenuous

  • Zukile Majova
5 min read
Nkululeko Dunga, the new Gauteng MEC for finance, and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi at Dunga’s swearing-in cerremony on April 2. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
ANC

Real Politics: the ANC rebels out to kill the GNU

A growing anti-unity government faction inside the ANC is gaining ground and could destabilise national politics before the 2027 conference

  • Zukile Majova
4 min read
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Gallo Images/Darren Stewart
ANC

Behind the economic thinking of Paul Mashatile

How does Deputy President Paul Mashatile believe the economy should be run? Pieter du Toit delves into the question in this extract from his new book

  • Pieter du Toit
6 min read