NAVAL-GAZING Motshekga orders inquiry into why Ramaphosa’s orders to withdraw Iranian warships from exercise weren’t obeyed 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS Naval-gazing — the SANDF, Iran and the potential threat to SA’s democracy 5 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
ALL AT SEA SANDF apparently defied presidential orders to remove Iran from a joint naval exercise 6 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
FEEL THE HEAT Climate crisis vs job security — how President’s fresh PCC picks aim to calm SA’s just transition jitters 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
‘MUNICIPAL REBOOT’ Ramaphosa vows decisive action in 2026 to revive ailing municipalities or face voters’ wrath 5 min 11 By Nonkululeko Njilo
RECUSAL ROULETTE Stalled apartheid-era prosecutions: Former presidents Zuma, Mbeki try to further delay the process 5 min 1 By Marianne Thamm
ANC STRONGHOLD SLIPS ANC fails to fill rural stadium for birthday bash — 5 things you need to know 7 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo
LABOUR POWER Can the workers of Mzansi find common cause, and what would it mean for SA’s politics? 6 min 2 By Stephen Grootes
Uncooperative Governance Nelson Mandela Bay streetlight probe uncovers fraud, corruption and organised crime, says Minister 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
NDPP SELECTION Legal fireworks ahead as old tensions resurface between lawyer Barnabas Xulu and Hermione Cronje 5 min 1 By Marianne Thamm
Wayne Duvenage Mashatile’s resilience rhetoric rings hollow under ANC’s leadership deficit 3 min 2 30 December 2025
ANALYSIS 2026: From founding ideals to patronage politics, the ANC is at a moment of reckoning 8 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
BENDING THE FUTURE SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026 9 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING The 2025 ‘South Africa S*** Show': the all-stars season 5 min 0 By Malibongwe Tyilo
ANGRY AUTOPILOT Fast-talking Trump rages and rants, but the big speech is thick on claims and thin on policy 6 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
Bhekisisa Mncube Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: A modest Christmas cheer for Green Shoots 5 min 0 18 December 2025
MADLANGA COMMISSION Madlanga interim report stays private, but Ramaphosa greenlights immediate criminal referrals 4 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
Jeff Rudin Can the South African Communist Party’s history be an unwitting source of hope? 9 min 0 15 December 2025
NGC 2025 Ramaphosa will lead the 2026 ANC local government election campaign as plot rumours fizzle 4 min 6 By Ferial Haffajee
