SONA 2026 GNU parties welcome Ramaphosa’s water committee but question implementation 7 min 4 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan
SONA 2026 A Sona for (almost) all — Ramaphosa’s masterclass in political crowd-pleasing 7 min 10 By Rebecca Davis
FALL OF GOMA A year later, there’s been no inquiry into the death of 14 SANDF members in DRC 6 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
Tumelo Nkohla Without strategic defence investment, SA’s sovereignty and democratic gains are at risk 4 min 1 30 January 2026
EXPLAINER Who’s who in the SA-Iran naval drill fiasco 7 min 2 By Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius
ALL AT SEA Ramaphosa should fire Motshekga and all top officers involved in Iran fiasco, experts say 5 min 13 By Peter Fabricius
NAVAL-GAZING Motshekga orders inquiry into why Ramaphosa’s orders to withdraw Iranian warships from exercise weren’t obeyed 6 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
WEATHER WOES ‘We Are Trapped’: Floodwaters swallow villages as flooding, heavy rain batter Limpopo 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
ANALYSIS Naval-gazing — the SANDF, Iran and the potential threat to SA’s democracy 5 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
ALL AT SEA SANDF apparently defied presidential orders to remove Iran from a joint naval exercise 6 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
WILL FOR PEACE Iran pulls out of SA’s joint naval exercise amid political tensions 4 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
STRATEGIC RETREAT SANDF backs off from contentious joint military exercise with Russia and China 4 min 14 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN AFFAIRS President Ramaphosa to meet SANDF chief over ‘ill-advised’ visit to Iran 3 min 12 By Peter Fabricius
THE READINESS REPORT Redi Tlhabi on why SA Army Chief’s Iran visit is a diplomatic disaster in the making 1 min 5 By Redi Tlhabi
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Ministers slam SANDF chief for his remarks about solidarity with Iran 5 min 37 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan
FOREIGN RELATIONS Why the US pulled out of planned joint military exercise with SA 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The Budget Battle is over. Long live the Budget Battle! 4 min 0 By Stephen Grootes
MILITARY IN THE DOCK Magistrate casts doubt on evidence against SANDF members accused of murdering Hawks investigator 3 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
