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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

African politics and the widening distance between power and consequence

3 August 2026

Fresh EFF bid to have alcohol advertising banned follows years of failed efforts by others

SOBERING REALITY OP-ED

Fresh EFF bid to have alcohol advertising banned follows years of failed efforts by others

By Maurice Smithers

DA is ‘working overtime to reverse the gains of freedom’ – Fikile Mbalula

POLITICS

DA is ‘working overtime to reverse the gains of freedom’ – Fikile Mbalula

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Glenda Gray’s fierce fight for science, the Covid-19 ruckus, and the bathroom row about HIV drugs

SPOTLIGHT

Glenda Gray’s fierce fight for science, the Covid-19 ruckus, and the bathroom row about HIV drugs

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Parliament set for new presiding officers as it faces losing veteran MPs across the floor

ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS ANALYSIS

Parliament set for new presiding officers as it faces losing veteran MPs across the floor

By Marianne Merten

Clear as mud - ministers fly by the seat of their pants on Ramaphosa's fuzzy performance measures

MINISTERIAL REPORT CARD

Clear as mud - ministers fly by the seat of their pants on Ramaphosa's fuzzy performance measures

By Marianne Merten

Thirty years later, the critical question remains — what was Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma really all about?

ANALYSIS

Thirty years later, the critical question remains — what was Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma really all about?

By Stephen Grootes

Dlamini Zuma announces plans to retire, declines ANC parliamentary list interview

ANC@112

Dlamini Zuma announces plans to retire, declines ANC parliamentary list interview

By Queenin Masuabi

ANC removes errant MPs; Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma expected to face disciplinary charges

CRACKING THE WHIP

ANC removes errant MPs; Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma expected to face disciplinary charges

By Queenin Masuabi

Repeat offender — Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s puzzling streak of defiance

ANALYSIS

Repeat offender — Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s puzzling streak of defiance

By Stephen Grootes

ANC Women’s League makes a return to respectability – sort of, maybe

ANALYSIS

ANC Women’s League makes a return to respectability – sort of, maybe

By Stephen Grootes

After the Bell: Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on those dastardly banks and why BRICS is our only saviour

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on those dastardly banks and why BRICS is our only saviour

By Unknown Author

SECTION 194 INQUIRY ANALYSIS

Unanswered questions, Part Three: Seeking clarity on role of ‘legal adviser’ Paul Ngobeni in Mkhwebane’s high-profile cases

By Marianne Thamm

Hell Inc — In 2024, the ANC will have to pay for the local governance mess it created

ANALYSIS

Hell Inc — In 2024, the ANC will have to pay for the local governance mess it created

By Stephen Grootes

King Cyril the Boneless has no magic wand for Eskom or his falling apart Kingdom of WakaBanana

LEFT FIELD

King Cyril the Boneless has no magic wand for Eskom or his falling apart Kingdom of WakaBanana

By Shaun de Waal

New Cabinet gets thumbs up from Tripartite Alliance, while DA slams Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to show backbone’

THE SHUFFLE

New Cabinet gets thumbs up from Tripartite Alliance, while DA slams Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to show backbone’

By Velani Ludidi and Nonkululeko Njilo

Not all hospitals to be spared power cuts – ministers explain ‘inevitable’ new rules

STATE OF DISASTER REGULATIONS

Not all hospitals to be spared power cuts – ministers explain ‘inevitable’ new rules

By Victoria O’Regan

Daily Maverick Readers Speak – Gift of the Givers’ Imtiaz Sooliman for President

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Daily Maverick Readers Speak – Gift of the Givers’ Imtiaz Sooliman for President

By Ferial Haffajee, Sahra Heuwel and Janet Heard

Komani shuts down as residents demand to be heard by Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

SERVICE DELIVERY FAILURE

Komani shuts down as residents demand to be heard by Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

By Tembile Sgqolana

Flooding: disaster warning

NEWS FLASH

Flooding: disaster warning

By Daily Maverick Reporter

Ramaphosa to go for Cabinet reshuffle lite — the power lies in his super Presidency

LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS

Ramaphosa to go for Cabinet reshuffle lite — the power lies in his super Presidency

By Ferial Haffajee