ANALYSIS The amaPanyaza and the rising price of the temptation of populism 4 min 6 By Stephen Grootes
GNU 2.0 Western allies warn US that hostility towards South Africa risks strengthening populists 5 min 7 By Peter Fabricius
DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS Donald Trump — the ‘Day Before’, the ‘Morning After’, and everything in between 4 min 0 By Raymond Suttner
REFLECTION Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right 5 min 6 By Steven Boykey Sidley
ANALYSIS Coalition government’s collective failure to cohesively communicate is a boon for populists 4 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
ANALYSIS Endless defections, lies, distrust and inconsistency undermine SA’s populist parties 5 min 17 By Stephen Grootes
FRENCH ELECTIONS 2024 France votes in parliamentary election with far-right National Rally poised to challenge Macron 4 min 1 By Reuters
CULTURAL SENTIMENT OP-ED Changes in rural social relations during Covid-19 a key driver of political populism 5 min 0 By Leslie Bank
ANALYSIS Rise of populism renders obsolete the old political duopoly of ‘left’ and ‘right’ 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Populism as a winning card — the final weekend speeches point to parties’ pressure points 4 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
OP-ED Staying in power at any cost — Ramaphosa’s pivot to populism 4 min 8 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS The servant-leader and the man on horseback — power and populism in the 21st century 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Why is the unbearable cost of living not an obvious political weapon for 2024 election campaigns? 4 min 33 By Stephen Grootes
PREVIEW Sweating ballots — coalitions, populism and apathy underpin election trends in 2024 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
ANALYSIS ANC and Co are playing with fire — populist politicking will always end in tears 4 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The enduring similarities between presidents Zuma and Trump 4 min 2 By Tim Cohen
TUESDAY EDITORIAL Civil society has been a force for change – but can it change the politics of South Africa? 4 min 7 By Mark Heywood
