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MADLANGA COMMISSION

The week ahead: Idac intrigue continues

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

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
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ECONOMY

The week ahead: Monetary policy and Phala Phala

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

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
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ANC

The week ahead: Idac under the Madlanga microscope

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

  • The South Africa Brief
2 min read
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BY ELECTIONS

The week ahead: international relations in focus

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
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BY ELECTIONS

The week ahead: Youth Day at 50

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
4 min read
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks with journalists after meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Real Politics: stuck with a president fighting for himself

The Phala Phala ruling has revived impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa, dragging South Africa back into a politics of scandal

  • Zukile Majova
3 min read
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

The week ahead: Opposition parties deny ANC Phala Phala chair

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
sharp sharp podcast
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
Audio

PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ – eGoli’s meltdown

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

  • Rob Rose
  • Zukile Majova
1 min read
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AFRICA DAY

The week ahead: Kganyago gets set to pull the rates trigger  

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
4 min read
Sisisi Tolashe and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC 5th National General Council on Day 01 on December 08, 2025 in Boksburg, South Africa. Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo
ANC

Real Politics: the ANC can’t afford to lose Ramaphosa

The NEC has closed ranks behind Ramaphosa after the Phala Phala ruling. Not out of loyalty, but because too many ANC careers depend on his survival

  • Zukile Majova
4 min read
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CPI

The week ahead: sharp spike in inflation expected

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
3 min read
sharp sharp podcast
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Audio

PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ – inside Cyril’s couch lottery

A pending impeachment process for Cyril Ramaphosa throws the unanswered Phala Phala questions into sharp relief

  • Rob Rose
  • Zukile Majova
1 min read
Cyril Ramaphosa balancing act. Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images/Photka/iStock /Getty Images Plus/Pexels/Rene Madrid/Rawpixel/Currency collage
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Ramaphosa’s imploding presidency imperils the country

The spectre of the doomsday coalition is back, as the president’s leadership comes under close scrutiny

  • Ray Hartley
  • Greg Mills
8 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
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 08: Legal personnel during the delivery of the judgment on Phala Phala at Constitutional Court on May 08, 2026 (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
ANC

Buffaloed: Phala Phala comes charging back

Phala Phala is back from the dead. The Constitutional Court just revived an impeachment inquiry the ANC thought it had killed in 2022

  • Tim Cohen
6 min read
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

The week ahead: Cyril in the hot seat

Mark your calendar: here is the political and economic news to watch out for this week

  • The South Africa Brief
5 min read