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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: crunch time for Joburg’s Treasury grant

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

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

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)

Real Politics: there is logic in Ramaphosa’s madness

Ramaphosa’s SAPS suspensions look inconsistent, but they’re a calculated bid to hold the centre while structural reform takes hold.

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?

Blue light brigade. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Blue lights burn fuel while SAPS runs on fumes

The R900,000 fuel bill and how blue light brigades cost South Africa tax payers big money, while SAPS run off tiny resources

Week ahead

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

Week ahead

The week ahead: RAF inquiry hits the road

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

Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius

Three days, a thousand shivers: inside Mkhwanazi’s explosive testimony

The KZN police commissioner has lobbed some sticks of dynamite into the national debate. Time will tell how it all plays out

Week ahead

The week ahead: SARB rates decision in the spotlight

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

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

New security laws ‘a total abuse of power’

Amendments to the private security industry regulations have drawn sharp criticism from industry hands and the public alike