CORRUPTION COMBAT Inside the alleged fight against the clean-up at the Department of Basic Education 7 min 13 By Rebecca Davis
LEADERSHIP CHANGE DA Congress 2026 — can the party articulate a clear message about race? 5 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane takes responsibility for Seta appointment blunders amid ethics investigation 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
DA CONGRESS 2026 Hill-Lewis faces surprise contender for DA top job as ructions rock party leadership races 6 min 5 By Suné Payne
POWER CHAT Watch: Geordin Hill-Lewis — DA leader, Cape Town's Mayor, or both? 1 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
Solly Msimanga Premier Lesufi heeds DA call to decentralise police functions in Gauteng 3 min 0 23 March 2026
FRONTRUNNERS As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future 4 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
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
FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS PA crushes DA to bag its third George seat, IFP sees off ANC to retain uMzumbe ward in KZN 5 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
TAPPED OUT Morero denies Joburg water at ‘national disaster stage’ as DA heads to court 6 min 5 By Naledi Mashishi, Bheki C. Simelane and Reitumetse Pilane
POLITRIX Dear John... You wrote the rules. When the DA decides you’re done, you’re done 9 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
AD HOC HEARING ‘I didn’t leak information’ — DA’s Kohler Barnard on Crime Intelligence building-splurge controversy 6 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
PARTY SHAKEUP After Steenhuisen’s exit, here are the front-runners for the DA’s top job 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
Mbali Ntuli DA’s Steenhuisen moment was entirely predictable, but its leadership crisis does not end here 5 min 2 4 February 2026
PARTY SHAKEUP ‘I have loved leading the DA,’ says Steenhuisen, exiting leadership race under party pressure 7 min 3 By Greg Ardé
John Steenhuisen IN FULL: Read John Steenhuisen’s ‘moonshot mission accomplished’ speech 9 min 1 4 February 2026
