PHALA PHALA Ramaphosa testimony splits impeachment committee — key decisions kicked down the road 5 min 0 By Marianne Merten
30 JUNE DEADLINE Xenophobic unrest — a crisis co-written by March and March and SA’s political class 14 min 11 By Victoria O’Regan, Reitumetse Pilane and Salim Nkosi
By Sam Mkokeli If Steenhuisen goes, the real question is why the DA drove the decision 4 min 1 18 June 2026
DA RESHUFFLE Foot and mouth disease bungle costs Steenhuisen his Cabinet post 3 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan
US-SA RELATIONS US expected to accept Roelf Meyer as ambassador as his appointment widely praised 6 min 6 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O'Regan
MISSING IN ACTION AG finds SANDF can’t keep track of military assets as R823m troop deployment begins 6 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane takes responsibility for Seta appointment blunders amid ethics investigation 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
POLITRIX Dear John... You wrote the rules. When the DA decides you’re done, you’re done 9 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
By 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
By 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
By Terence McNamee An epic act of national self-harm: Letting South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ story die 18 min 6 26 December 2025
By Ismail Lagardien Despite scandals and leadership turmoil, DA remains SA’s most stable major party 6 min 0 2 December 2025
By Mmusi Maimane GNU’s coalition politics mutating into a dangerous scramble for executive power 4 min 0 21 November 2025