MANIFESTO DA’s local government plan eyes the private sector, devolving policing 8 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned 6 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
WOMEN’S DAY 1956-2026 2026 marks the shift from glass ceiling to cyberceiling in media 5 min 0 By Glenda Daniels
IDAC AUDIT Government launches six-month rescue ‘reset’ for battered anti-corruption unit 4 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee
WHEELS OF JUSTICE WhatsApp, terror and Zondo — July 2021 unrest accused finally face trial 5 min 8 By Ferial Haffajee
POLICING IN CRISIS Anti-corruption boss Andrea Johnson faces presidential scrutiny over Madlanga Commission no-show 4 min 7 By Ferial Haffajee
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY From potholes to Parliament: How our stories keep the government accountable 3 min 0 By Daily Maverick Reporters
CITY ‘LOVE AFFAIR’ Joburg’s boomtown at the bottom of the pyramid — a guided walk 11 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
PARTY SHAKEUP Inside Hill-Lewis’s purge — Steenhuisen set to pay the price for rupture with farmers 5 min 5 By Ferial Haffajee
IMPEACHMENT Q&A Makashule Gana — the man with President Ramaphosa’s head in his hands 5 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY ‘Where’s the couch?’ ask MPs, accusing cops and police watchdog of Phala Phala cover-up 6 min 5 By Ferial Haffajee
IN THE RED Bankrupt Joburg imperils national economy, warns Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana 5 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
ANALYSIS D-Day looms for Ramaphosa as ConCourt set to rule on Phala Phala scandal 5 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
MUNICIPAL POLL SA faces a low-trust, high-risk election as disillusioned voters seek alternatives 5 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS An ANC-EFF-PA government already has a model — and it’s Joburg 5 min 5 By Ferial Haffajee
NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS Gauteng tests a new coalition playbook: ANC, EFF and possibly MK next 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Anti-corruption directorate arrests 12 police officers over R360m ‘Cat' Matlala contract 3 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
CIVIC COLLAPSE Metro Centre abandoned, costing Joburg billions while officials lease private offices 11 min 7 By Ferial Haffajee
MADLANGA COMMISSION ‘Make a turn, Cat’ — WhatsApp messages tie top police officer to tender kingpin 5 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee
FRONTRUNNERS As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future 4 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee