US POLITICS Former SA schoolboy Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first millennial mayor in ‘historic’ elections 6 min 20 By Victoria O’Regan
MEMOIR EXTRACT DA daggers drawn — James Selfe relives brutal battles with Helen Zille 18 min 15 By James Selfe
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Why I take pre-election political polls with a pinch of salt 3 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
US ELECTIONS ANALYSIS Picking a vice-president — version two — the Democrats are about to strike back 6 min 26 By J Brooks Spector
US POLITICS Electoral gains for Democrats, but polls point to Trump as clock ticks down to 20 January 2025 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
TRADE WINDS US Senator Chris Coons proposes immediate review of SA’s Agoa eligibility 4 min 93 By Peter Fabricius
US POLITICS ANALYSIS Aid to Israel and Ukraine distracts a fractious US Congress from the federal budget 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
COMMENTS OVER COMMENTS John Steenhuisen’s ‘roadkill joke’ ignites war of words and debate about his leadership among DA loyalists 3 min 18 By Suné Payne
SINO-US TENSIONS Nancy Pelosi’s Magical Mystery Taiwan Tour – and its global aftermath 15 min 4 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS America is becoming a very bad movie without a Hollywood ending 10 min 0 By Phillip van Niekerk
CAPITOL RIOT January 6 insurrection hearings offer Trump two alternatives — both are horrific for the US 8 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
World Stanley Greenberg's reading of Tea Party leaves: anger, fear, uncertainty 6 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
US ELECTIONS 2020 Joe Biden’s de facto democratic nomination arrives early – now he must defeat the incumbent in the middle of a pandemic 5 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
US 2020 Biden looms large — but will fading Sanders reach across to his adversary? 5 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
US DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES Iowa Caucus: Chaos to the left of me, chaos to the right... 4 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
US DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES Michael Bloomberg — shiny new pebble or fool’s gold? 3 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
UNITED STATES OF PAIN & APPREHENSION After a week of fear and tragedies, Donald Trump once more abdicates his moral leadership duty 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector