POLITRIX Dear John... You wrote the rules. When the DA decides you’re done, you’re done 9 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
Mbali Ntuli DA’s Steenhuisen moment was entirely predictable, but its leadership crisis does not end here 5 min 2 4 February 2026
PARTY SHAKEUP ‘I have loved leading the DA,’ says Steenhuisen, exiting leadership race under party pressure 7 min 3 By Greg Ardé
John Steenhuisen IN FULL: Read John Steenhuisen’s ‘moonshot mission accomplished’ speech 9 min 1 4 February 2026
POLITRIX Most GNU parties hail coalition’s stability in lead-up to big ‘test’ at local polls 8 min 1 By Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan
LABOUR POWER Can the workers of Mzansi find common cause, and what would it mean for SA’s politics? 6 min 2 By Stephen Grootes
FOREIGN POLICY SA political parties divided on US military action in Venezuela 9 min 4 By Victoria O'Regan
Terence McNamee An epic act of national self-harm: Letting South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ story die 18 min 6 26 December 2025
Ismail Lagardien Despite scandals and leadership turmoil, DA remains SA’s most stable major party 6 min 0 2 December 2025
Mmusi Maimane GNU’s coalition politics mutating into a dangerous scramble for executive power 4 min 0 21 November 2025
Claudia Pizzocri Hidden struggles of citizenship and how Home Affairs bureaucracy obstructs legal belonging 5 min 0 13 November 2025
William Gumede 'GNU Plus' offers a pragmatic, inclusive approach that could redefine governance in SA 6 min 0 25 August 2025
Claudia Pizzocri Political courtiers return, now dressed in retweets and TikTok reels 5 min 0 20 August 2025
Pierre de Vos National Dialogue will not restore trust in SA’s government, nor fix a dysfunctional, corrupt state 6 min 12 14 August 2025
Mmusi Maimane GNU must take blame for not acting to avert imposition of Trump’s exorbitant tariffs 4 min 21 4 August 2025
Ian Thomson Dear Mzansi, embrace your pride in SA; you’re doing a better job than the US 5 min 0 23 July 2025
Ismail Lagardien The DA remains wedded to the National Party’s playbook of 1994 and 1996 5 min 22 10 July 2025
Mmusi Maimane Latest crime statistics paint a devastating picture of life under the GNU 4 min 3 2 July 2025
