MARCH BY-ELECTIONS IFP storms to victory in Zululand wards, PA adds to ANC’s electoral pain in Eastern Cape 10 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
TORN APART The year the ANC broke: Jackie Selebi’s war with Bulelani Ngcuka and Vusi Pikoli 10 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
By Dennis Cruywagen A fractured nation cannot heal while its First People remain unnamed 4 min 0 15 March 2026
THE WEEKEND WRAP ANC bigwig’s state capture sentence, Lekota’s legacy and earthly pleasures 5 min 0 By Daily Maverick
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY From Parliament to prison — Vincent Smith receives seven-year sentence for Bosasa corruption 6 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo
POLITICS How Mosiuoa Lekota challenged the ANC’s rule and changed the course of SA’s democracy 6 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
PARLIAMENT No delays, says Steenhuisen as foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
FRONTRUNNERS As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future 4 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
MUNICIPAL POLITICS Ekurhuleni mayor’s reshuffle triggers political chaos and coalition tensions 6 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
RISING STARS New generation of leaders reshapes the future of South African politics 14 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Suné Payne, Victoria O’Regan and Ferial Haffajee
By Colin Bundy Why Leon Levy’s politics still matter, and what they demand of us 8 min 0 10 February 2026
By Zukiswa Pikoli New beginnings, necessary endings and having the wisdom to leave at the right time 3 min 0 10 February 2026
SAPS IN CRISIS ANALYSIS Dirty politics, ‘rogue unit’ suspicions — the case of convicted ex-Crime Intelligence officer Paul Scheepers 8 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
By Bukelani Mboniswa The battle between the ideology of whiteness and the existence of black statehood in South Africa 3 min 10 8 February 2026
By Mbali Ntuli DA’s Steenhuisen moment was entirely predictable, but its leadership crisis does not end here 5 min 2 4 February 2026
FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS DA edges PA, ANC in Western Cape ward polls, ActionSA delivers more scares in Gauteng 7 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
POLITRIX Most GNU parties hail coalition’s stability in lead-up to big ‘test’ at local polls 8 min 1 By Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan
