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A good week for Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Mkhwanazi tipped for top post; Mbalula trips up in a pothole

A poster from the ANC hangs along a road in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Why has Ramaphosa, SA’s most promising president, failed?

The perpetual consensus builder has failed to grasp the nettle of reform

Potholes in Evaton, Ext 11 in the Emfuleni local municipality.

The ANC’s sinkhole

The party’s Zanufication continues apace

DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.

Real Politics: Johannesburg is now or never for the DA

Why Johannesburg is the DA’s biggest test before Gauteng 2029

MICHAEL AVERY: The unresolved problem of the post-1994 political order

DA struggles to turn ANC disillusionment into support

Helen Zille and Loyiso Masuku on fixing Joburg

Joburg's rescue plans: big promises, hard realities

EDITORIAL: Starlink’s Ukraine problem is South Africa’s dilemma

Promises come with a Musk-sized catch

Fikile Mbalula.

The court saved the ANC. Polls show it is still doomed

ANC wins in court, but polls point to heavy losses

The six metros sitting on an electoral knife edge

Who will win the battle?

President of Cosatu Zingiswa Losi.

NATASHA MARRIAN: Cosatu’s numbers are dwindling, and so is its relevance

Cosatu's factional battles mask a deeper crisis

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PODCAST: eThekwini — the political earthquake waiting to happen

South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.

Real Politics: Mbalula’s tears and the battle for the ANC’s future

How the ConCourt rescued Mbalula’s ANC ambitions

The week ahead: Last-minute scramble for the IEC

Mark your calendars for this week's political and economic happenings

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ — Zuma’s unfinished revolution

MK Party's future, ANC court battle, Formula One and the Nobel peace prize

Former president Jacob Zuma.

JUSTICE MALALA: Expect one more spasm of Zuma chaos

A leaderless MK Party spells trouble

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside Ekurhuleni’s coalition quagmire

More pain in store as hung council threat looms

Johann Ferreira.

Intercape: Shot at, shut out and abandoned by the state

Seventeen court orders later, Intercape is still under fire

CHRIS ROPER: The politics of punching down

When cruelty becomes a campaign strategy

Dricus du Plessis.

A good week for martial arts champ Dricus du Plessis

Dricus du Plessis meets his match; Parks Tau loses in court

Real Politics: Zuma’s health throws open MK’s succession

Zuma’s illness leaves MK Party facing its succession test