CRISIS AND INSTABILITY Municipal polls loom large as Winde delivers Western Cape State of the Province Address 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS PA crushes DA to bag its third George seat, IFP sees off ANC to retain uMzumbe ward in KZN 5 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
Tertuis Simmers Weaponised instability is a growing threat to local democracy 2 min 0 27 January 2026
JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS Ward wipeout: DA hammered by PA in George, gets a big scare from FF+ in Tshwane 6 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY George building collapse - grieving families ‘spitting snakes’ at labour department’s ‘excuses’ 4 min 1 By Marianne Thamm
CONSTRUCTION SITE DISASTER Report on ‘entirely preventable’ George building collapse will form part of police probe — Macpherson 6 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Probe into George building collapse complete, findings to be shared with victims’ families 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
GEORGE BUILDING COLLAPSE George building collapse deaths weren’t ‘in vain’ as probe reveals shortcomings — Simelane 5 min 8 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GEORGE COLLAPSE George building collapse linked to regulatory lapses at building council, allowing contractor to ‘cut corners’ 4 min 14 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
VIDEO Watch – Tamsin Metelerkamp reflects on the tragic George building collapse 1 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
ANALYSIS Buried alive — 2024, the year one of SA’s biggest construction disasters blighted the landscape 4 min 7 By Marianne Thamm
OCTOBER BY-ELECTIONS PA shrugs off challenges to retain key George ward, DA survives big FF+ scare in Tshwane on day of easy wins 8 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
BUILDING COLLAPSE Ramaphosa visits George disaster site, promises support for families of victims 4 min 5 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CONSTRUCTION SITE DISASTER 20 still missing in George building collapse as Public Works’ Zikalala visits site 4 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Velani Ludidi
CONSTRUCTION SITE DISASTER George ‘national calamity’ building collapse death toll rises to 12 — Winde hails efforts of tireless teams 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Velani Ludidi
DISASTER ‘I want my boy out of there’ — agonising vigil for families of those trapped in George building rubble 6 min 12 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Velani Ludidi
TRAGEDY Six dead and 48 missing in devastating George building collapse 5 min 36 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Velani Ludidi
MUNICIPAL POLITICS Knysna’s governing coalition on shaky ground after defection of Garden Route councillor 4 min 3 By Suné Payne
