MUNICIPAL POLITICS Small parties, big stakes – local governance failures set the stage for 2026 8 min 9 By Victoria O’Regan
ANALYSIS BEE — the beginning of a new phase in an old fight thanks to Trump and Ramaphosa 5 min 10 By Stephen Grootes
APRIL BY-ELECTIONS By-elections reveal voter sentiment: DA defeated by MK in eThekwini ward, but holds ground in Randfontein 5 min 6 By Wayne Sussman
MARCH BY-ELECTIONS Saldanha Bay's by-election reveals shifts: ANC struggles as MK emerges as a contender 8 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
INTERVIEW FF Plus constituency ‘very sceptical’ of GNU, says new party leader Corné Mulder 5 min 6 By Victoria O’Regan
THE BUDGET THAT WASN’T How the ANC’s GNU partners revolted after hearing of VAT increase at 11th hour 5 min 41 By Yeshiel Panchia and Nonkululeko Njilo
DECEMBER BY-ELECTION ANC ends 2024 with a bang after sensational ward victories in KZN, Northern Cape 6 min 46 By Wayne Sussman
NOVEMBER BY-ELECTIONS Patriotic Alliance piles pressure on DA, ANC as its growth surge continues in Western and Eastern Cape wards 8 min 5 By Wayne Sussman
ANALYSIS Ahead of Opening of Parliament Address, Ramaphosa finds himself at peak power – possibly not for long 4 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
ANALYSIS Minority government in Gauteng on shaky ground as ANC moves away from EFF 3 min 3 By Queenin Masuabi
NEW ORDER OP-ED GNU promises exciting and inclusive future — don’t squander it for 30 pieces of silver 3 min 0 By Daryl Swanepoel
LEFT FIELD Political pole dance — higher, highest, who has the most puzzling party poster of them all? 4 min 0 By Shaun de Waal
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS Are these MPs way past their sell-by dates or does their experience count? 7 min 16 By Nonkululeko Njilo
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS FF+ manifesto — Cape Exit, guns and community councils 3 min 1 By Ferial Haffajee
ANALYSIS Manifestly uncaring about manifestos — in SA’s political space, personalities and negativity dominate 2 min 6 By Stephen Grootes
SONA 2024 Opposition bays for blood in upcoming elections after Ramaphosa's State of the Nation stump of a speech 9 min 15 By Marianne Merten
OCTOBER BY-ELECTIONS ANC snatches back seats in KZN, Mpumalanga as independent candidate hoovers up votes from an array of parties 8 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
JULY BY-ELECTIONS ANC weathers Mangaung challenge, PA makes inroads in George as IFP exerts dominance in KZN wards 18 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
ANALYSIS Nkandla, we have a problem — Moonshot Pact takes shape, aiming at the ANC/EFF in 2024 5 min 17 By Stephen Grootes
APRIL BY-ELECTIONS Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow 15 min 8 By Wayne Sussman
