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Cyril Ramaphosa

Wayne Duvenage

By Wayne Duvenage

Mashatile’s resilience rhetoric rings hollow under ANC’s leadership deficit

30 December 2025

2026: From founding ideals to patronage politics, the ANC is at a moment of reckoning

ANALYSIS

2026: From founding ideals to patronage politics, the ANC is at a moment of reckoning

By Ferial Haffajee

The 2025 ‘South Africa S*** Show': the all-stars season

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

The 2025 ‘South Africa S*** Show': the all-stars season

By Malibongwe Tyilo

SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026

BENDING THE FUTURE

SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026

By Marianne Thamm

Fast-talking Trump rages and rants, but the big speech is thick on claims and thin on policy

ANGRY AUTOPILOT

Fast-talking Trump rages and rants, but the big speech is thick on claims and thin on policy

By J Brooks Spector

Bhekisisa Mncube

By Bhekisisa Mncube

Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: A modest Christmas cheer for Green Shoots

18 December 2025

SA rules out any boycott of Trump's G20

US-SA RIFT

SA rules out any boycott of Trump's G20

By Peter Fabricius

Madlanga interim report stays private, but Ramaphosa greenlights immediate criminal referrals

MADLANGA COMMISSION

Madlanga interim report stays private, but Ramaphosa greenlights immediate criminal referrals

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Jeff Rudin

By Jeff Rudin

Can the South African Communist Party’s history be an unwitting source of hope?

15 December 2025

Ramaphosa will lead the 2026 ANC local government election campaign as plot rumours fizzle

NGC 2025

Ramaphosa will lead the 2026 ANC local government election campaign as plot rumours fizzle

By Ferial Haffajee

To stop killings at taverns, South Africa needs a national solution

LIQUOR POLICY OP-ED

To stop killings at taverns, South Africa needs a national solution

By Maurice Smithers

Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’

SCORPIO

Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh

Has the ANC learnt the lessons of last year’s elections?

ANC NGC ANALYSIS

Has the ANC learnt the lessons of last year’s elections?

By Stephen Grootes

The race to rule the ANC after Cyril — new numbers, new front-runners

SUCCESSION BATTLE

The race to rule the ANC after Cyril — new numbers, new front-runners

By Ferial Haffajee

After a decade of delays, it’s time to put the Office of Public Integrity into action

ISS TODAY

After a decade of delays, it’s time to put the Office of Public Integrity into action

By Colette Ashton

‘Stop showing off your wealth,’ Ramaphosa tells ANC while party staff picket over pay outside

ANC NGC

‘Stop showing off your wealth,’ Ramaphosa tells ANC while party staff picket over pay outside

By Suné Payne

Witness D’s murder, kidnappings, threats expand sinister web around SA police capture hearings

DARK CLOUD

Witness D’s murder, kidnappings, threats expand sinister web around SA police capture hearings

By Caryn Dolley

Nhlanhla Nene's sacking 10 years on — remember, remember the ninth of December

ANALYSIS

Nhlanhla Nene's sacking 10 years on — remember, remember the ninth of December

By Stephen Grootes

Will Ramaphosa stay or go? What you need to know about the ANC’s NGC

SCENE-SETTER

Will Ramaphosa stay or go? What you need to know about the ANC’s NGC

By Ferial Haffajee

A triumph on paper, a battle ahead as SA’s Africa-driven G20 faces US pushback

ISS TODAY

A triumph on paper, a battle ahead as SA’s Africa-driven G20 faces US pushback

By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY

Terence McNamee

By Terence McNamee

What is to be done? It’s time for SA to ditch its failed approach to Washington

4 December 2025