ANALYSIS Economic growth in 2026 is key to survival of the coalition government 4 min 4 By Stephen Grootes
STATE OF CAPTURE Combined crises — Ramaphosa decries 26 murders, while turmoil rocks SA law enforcement 7 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS Ward wipeout: DA hammered by PA in George, gets a big scare from FF+ in Tshwane 6 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
ANALYSIS Does SA have a place in Mark Carney’s proposed middle power world? 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS The burning fires of internal political party tension — before the local elections 6 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
ANALYSIS Instability is the norm in KZN — an MK government would follow the trend 8 min 0 By Cyril Madlala
US POLITICS ANALYSIS Are the first green shoots of rebellion in the US springing up? 14 min 16 By J Brooks Spector
TRC ROULETTE Judge Sisi Khampepe allegedly being illegally monitored by Jacob Zuma, inquiry hears 6 min 4 By Marianne Thamm
POLITICS ANALYSIS What Dion George’s very public resignation means for the DA 5 min 25 By Rebecca Davis
US-SA RELATIONS ANALYSIS Why South Africa shouldn’t reject US Ambassador-designate Bozell’s credentials 6 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Naval-gazing — the SANDF, Iran and the potential threat to SA’s democracy 5 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
CREDIBILITY CHASM OP-ED Eskom’s ‘stayed’ court case shows double game duplicity on electricity trading 5 min 0 By Chris Yelland
TRANSPARENCY TEST President’s NDPP curveball exposes risky power and fuels appointment transparency reforms 5 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
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
NDPP SELECTION Legal fireworks ahead as old tensions resurface between lawyer Barnabas Xulu and Hermione Cronje 5 min 1 By Marianne Thamm
ANALYSIS Why the latest tennis ‘Battle of the Sexes’ felt pointless — and politically loaded 5 min 7 By Rebecca Davis