ELECTION WATCH The IEC’s multifaceted shield against the AI disinformation hurricane 7 min 0 By Janet Heard
ANALYSIS Russia’s failed influence campaign casts pall over Mbalula’s presidential run 5 min 8 By Stephen Grootes
AD HOC COMMITTEE Ramaphosa effectively blocks IGI from testifying on criminal claims against top cops Masemola, Khumalo 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS No ambassador, no problem — SA’s unorthodox approach to the US 7 min 8 By Peter Fabricius
US MIDTERMS ANALYSIS The Iranian election and what it means for Trump’s Republicans 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS US intervenes to defend Israel in SA's genocide case at the ICJ 7 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
BOOTS ON THE GROUND This deployment is different, says Ramaphosa, as SANDF swoops on illegal mining 5 min 1 By Reitumetse Pilane and Suné Payne
COUNCIL RUCTIONS National ANC orders Jongizizwe Dlabathi back to Ekurhuleni as council fights continue 5 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo and Ntokozo Kubeka
ROAD TO 2026 POLLS IEC to tackle AI fakes and social media scams ahead of local elections 6 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
DIVISIVE PLAN Mayor vs Minister: Firoz Cachalia says Cape Town’s N2 wall can’t replace policing 5 min 6 By Suné Payne
POLITRIX Gayton McKenzie’s trump card: Populism winning the day for Patriotic Alliance 9 min 11 By Suné Payne
POLITICS How Mosiuoa Lekota challenged the ANC’s rule and changed the course of SA’s democracy 6 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
SANDF DEPLOYMENT SAPS failure to fight crime is shameful, say MPs as army deployment nears 5 min 0 By Suné Payne
DEEP DIVISIONS Nelson Mandela Bay mayor: ‘My own comrades are plotting my demise’ 6 min 4 By Andisa Bonani
CRISIS AND INSTABILITY Municipal polls loom large as Winde delivers Western Cape State of the Province Address 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
FRONTRUNNERS As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future 4 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
