BENDING THE FUTURE SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026 9 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
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
LIQUOR POLICY OP-ED To stop killings at taverns, South Africa needs a national solution 4 min 0 By Maurice Smithers
SUCCESSION BATTLE The race to rule the ANC after Cyril — new numbers, new front-runners 7 min 6 By Ferial Haffajee
ISS TODAY After a decade of delays, it’s time to put the Office of Public Integrity into action 4 min 0 By Colette Ashton
ANC NGC ‘Stop showing off your wealth,’ Ramaphosa tells ANC while party staff picket over pay outside 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
DARK CLOUD Witness D’s murder, kidnappings, threats expand sinister web around SA police capture hearings 8 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
ANALYSIS Nhlanhla Nene's sacking 10 years on — remember, remember the ninth of December 5 min 2 By Stephen Grootes
SCENE-SETTER Will Ramaphosa stay or go? What you need to know about the ANC’s NGC 4 min 1 By Ferial Haffajee
ISS TODAY A triumph on paper, a battle ahead as SA’s Africa-driven G20 faces US pushback 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY
Terence McNamee What is to be done? It’s time for SA to ditch its failed approach to Washington 6 min 7 4 December 2025
Busani Ngcaweni Glitter and grit as SA balances pride and paradox while hosting first African G20 summit 6 min 0 4 December 2025
PARTY POLITICS ‘Ramaphosa’s going nowhere,’ says Mashatile amid reports of ANC factions plotting president’s removal 2 min 2 By Suné Payne
TRADE & INVESTMENT South Africa will take a ‘break’ from G20 under Trump, presidency says 2 min 0 By Reuters
