LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024 6 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
THE WRECKER-IN-CHIEF Trump’s chaos abroad mirrors the damage he’s inflicting on Washington 10 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
US ESCALATION Pretoria puzzled by punitive US travel bans — ‘What more must we do?’ 8 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Hill-Lewis links Ekurhuleni killings to DA’s campaign to empower ‘trustworthy’ metro cops 7 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Five criminal cases later, Ekurhuleni fires Julius Mkhwanazi 5 min 0 By Vincent Cruywagen
Local Elections 2026 ANC election-list war heats up as Eastern Cape secretary threatens to sue Fikile Mbalula 5 min 2 By Lunga Simelane
CORRUPTION TRIAL Ex-defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula grilled over tenders, millions and a wig 4 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 IEC finalises ballot while ANC faces exclusion in six municipalities 5 min 0 By Lunga Simelane
UNEASY ALLIANCE R12m Cosatu National Congress collapses as ANC, SACP divisions split allies 6 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
‘LIFE’S A GLITCH’ ANC to ‘exercise its legal rights’ after Electoral Court dismisses candidate list case 5 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
TRAVEL BAN US not expected to release list of South Africans targeted for visa restrictions 6 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
DEFAMATION CASE Mbalula, Dlamini Zuma legal teams clash in court over vote-buying claims 7 min 5 By Lunga Simelane
ANALYSIS Where is Paul Mashatile, and does the vanishing deputy act threaten his presidential ambitions? 5 min 4 By Stephen Grootes
THE GATHERING 2026 Zille draws coalition red lines as DA targets Joburg majority 6 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
