Ismail Lagardien ANC looks set to become a staffrider on the money train riding back to 1994 6 min 7 18 January 2026
HOLLOW RING McKenzie’s ‘foreign power’ defence for cancelling Venice Biennale artwork falls flat 7 min 4 By Niren Tolsi
Annchen Bronkowski What the Venice Biennale fiasco reveals about the politics of SA representation 5 min 1 14 January 2026
CANCELLED Goodman Gallery drops artist Gabrielle Goliath after her Venice Biennale selection 5 min 6 By Niren Tolsi
CENSORSHIP Gayton McKenzie pulls the plug on SA’s Venice Biennale submission because it alludes to Gaza genocide 10 min 10 By Niren Tolsi
SOCCER Bafana Bafana survive Zimbabwe onslaught to seal Afcon knockout round berth 4 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
BENDING THE FUTURE SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026 9 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS National Arts Festival 2026 funding ‘still pending’, says McKenzie, as other sponsors step up 4 min 14 By Estelle Ellis
WHAT PROBLEMS? No leadership crisis in South African sports, says Minister Gayton McKenzie 5 min 3 By Yanga Sibembe
BOOK REVIEW The Deal — SA leadership and how it fashioned a GNU born ‘with forceps’ 5 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
ARTS ANALYSIS Gayton McKenzie's broken promises risk festivals collapse and job losses 8 min 8 By Marianne Thamm
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG McKenzie to stay in GNU after Kunene likely returns as Joburg transport boss 4 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee and Nonkululeko Njilo
STAGE FRIGHT Voices from the arts festival front line after Gayton McKenzie's cuts threaten artists’ careers 7 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
Maverick News SA arts festivals call for urgent meeting with McKenzie over funding uncertainty 3 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
ARTS FUNDING CRISIS Gayton McKenzie’s empty promises rally artists and Western Cape government 3 min 3 By Marianne Thamm
ANALYSIS Gayton McKenzie causes chaos in cultural sector, reneging on promises of support 5 min 22 By Marianne Thamm
GROUNDUP Dissolved board claims flawed forensic report led to irrational decision by Minister McKenzie 4 min 0 By Matthew Hirsch
ANALYSIS Gayton McKenzie's repeated use of K-word unlikely to damage his standing within PA 5 min 9 By Rebecca Davis
