THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN Ramaphosa’s GNU survived an ANC rebellion, but Joburg will test everything 8 min 4 By Mondli Makhanya
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 ANC abandons plan to name mayoral candidates amid fears of supporter backlash 5 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Fuel relief, Agoa warning and voter anger dominate President’s election briefing 8 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 ‘Who do I vote for?’ Reader questions answered on coalitions, councils and voting 5 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
PRESS FREEDOM Media and civil society fight secret trial of Zuma’s ‘superspy’ Thulani Dlomo 7 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
ANALYSIS The ANC-DA national coalition will survive the elections, and could grow stronger 5 min 2 By Stephen Grootes
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Build your own coalition in Joburg, eThekwini, Tshwane and Cape Town 2 min 0 By Daily Maverick
THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN Sibiya and Selebi — two very different paths to power and disgrace 5 min 1 By Mondli Makhanya
VIDEO Watch — Ngobese-Zuma’s March and March: Tenders, funding and MKP 1 min 0 By Mondli Makhanya and Ferial Haffajee
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Loyiso Masuku promises culture shift in Joburg, says ANC could have done better 8 min 2 By Lunga Simelane
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Mbalula fires DA warning after ANC’s ConCourt victory — ‘Nothing binds us forever’ 6 min 8 By Nonkululeko Njilo
NARROW ESCAPE Centurion home of Dalai Lama’s SA representative firebombed, second time this year 3 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
FORENSIC FAILURE Only 1.5% of SAPS DNA samples are processed within target time 2 min 0 By Vincent Cruywagen
ANALYSIS SA’s lack of a dominant election narrative fractures the national voice before polls 5 min 0 By Stephen Grootes
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Cosatu breaks with exclusive ANC support to back left-wing ‘super pact’ 4 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Frustrated ANC supporters tell Mashatile, back from illness, to ‘act right’ 7 min 4 By Lunga Simelane
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 MK will ‘hoover up’ eThekwini, but race could lead to a shaky coalition 7 min 0 By Greg Ardé
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma reported to IEC for xenophobic smear on Rise candidate Aziz Ally 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
ANC vs IEC ‘Drastic, far-reaching’: ConCourt questions exclusion of 181 ANC candidates 6 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo
COP(PED) OUT Sibiya kills his career: From Scorpions corruption-buster to alleged sex predator to ‘dishonourable’ quitter 6 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
