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Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu; Pexels/Mikhail Nilov; Rawpixel; Currency collage

Action required, Mr President

The Madlanga inquiry has revealed the depth of alleged corruption in policing and justice. Whether it changes anything is up to government

Week ahead

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

Idac head Andrea Johnson. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

Prosecutors flip-flop over June 30 ‘threat’

The biggest victim of South Africa’s law-enforcement turf war may be the public’s faith in the rule of law

Crime and business. Getty / Rawpixel / Currency collage

How crime became the biggest threat to South Africa’s economy

Will Ramaphosa meet the challenge posed by a cocktail of police corruption revelations and gun-for-hire hits on lawyers and whistleblowers?

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The week ahead: president in the hot seat

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Cigarette factories BAT. Rawpixel/Currency collage

How South Africa stubbed out an industry

The closure of BAT’s factory is not just about ‘illicit trade’. It’s about a state that lacks enforcement capacity

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The week ahead: South Africa does Davos

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

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The week ahead: Mkhwanazi saga still centre stage

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

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The week ahead: Madlanga commission back in action

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

SAPS police. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Cartels, crime, corruption: SAPS on the spot

The Madlanga commission – established to restore public faith on the police – may be doing the exact opposite, given how deep the rot goes

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The week ahead: Mkhwanazi, trade tensions and more

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the nation on national security matters on July 13, 2025. Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti

Slow clap for South Africa’s president-by-commission

That Ramaphosa has appointed a commission of inquiry to look into the police is a good thing. But you can’t blame the public for being sceptical

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart.

Cyril cools his heels while cops crater

The nation is waiting for Ramaphosa to act on the damning claims of corruption made by KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Sunday