LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Politicians’ egos and ideological hang-ups no longer win votes in SA 11 min 0 By Mondli Makhanya
COALITION TALKS MK, EFF, SACP form bloc to drive municipal agendas, with conditional support for ANC 4 min 10 By Naledi Mashishi
ELECTION RESULTS From 47.5% to 32.5% — the ANC’s local government slide, in one chart 1 min 0 By Daily Maverick
14-DAY COALITION COUNTDOWN From service delivery to migration, local elections 2026 underscore what really matters to Mzansi 5 min 4 By Stephen Grootes
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Malema blames GNU cooperation for EFF losing support to the DA 3 min 4 By Lunga Simelane
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 From ActionSA to MK, what Gauteng’s top parties will demand in coalition talks 7 min 2 By Naledi Mashishi
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 The voting is over, meet the power brokers who will negotiate your city’s coalition 4 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 The kingmakers and the chaos awaiting Nelson Mandela Bay’s next coalition 2 min 0 By Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Polls hint Joburg could steady or topple coalitions from Tshwane to Nelson Mandela Bay 4 min 1 By Paul Berkowitz
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Five national polls show DA building momentum in the metros 2 min 1 By Paul Berkowitz
DIVISIVE WORDS ‘We never called for literal killing’ — Malema appeals for farm killings to stop 5 min 4 By Siyabonga Goni
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Ramaphosa admits shortcomings, Hill-Lewis woos Mamelodi, Malema condemns murder while Zuma revenge-rants 8 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane, Reitumetse Pilane, Lunga Simelane, Sikelelekile Pahlana and Naledi Mashishi
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Ten critical questions as South Africa heads into high-stakes poll 7 min 1 By Lunga Simelane and Naledi Mashishi
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Five Tshwane polls give DA an edge in coalition negotiations 4 min 0 By Paul Berkowitz
SPY TRIAL EFF secures Zuma-era SSA spy records as Idac stands by R12m case 6 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
PROJECT MAYIBUYE SSA operation targeting EFF lacked national security basis, court told 6 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Four eThekwini polls show MK’s possible paths to power 3 min 1 By Paul Berkowitz
POLITICS & POLICING From EFF’s Malema to ANC’s Carrim — the politics permeating SA’s cop collusion scandal 9 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate 6 min 2 By Biénne Huisman
MTBPS 2026 Opposition calls Godongwana’s fuel levy cuts ‘a scam’ as GNU offers muted support 5 min 9 By Marianne Merten
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Four national polls show ANC decline, DA growth and MK drift 3 min 3 By Paul Berkowitz
