LIST CONTROVERSY Nomusa Dube-Ncube: a journey from KZN premier to deputy minister amid controversy and challenges 4 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
THE READINESS REPORT Sanctions? Not so fast — Redi Tlhabi on what the US bill really means for South Africa 1 min 1 By Redi Tlhabi
POLITICS Now that the Budget has finally been approved, GNU partners look ahead 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
JULY BY-ELECTIONS Ward poll shocks — Patriotic Alliance smashes DA’s blue wall in Paarl, ANC snatches back Kimberley seat 10 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
KITH AND KEN ‘He would never get involved with murders,’ says Gayton McKenzie after suspending Kenny Kunene 4 min 4 By Nonkululeko Njilo
FUNERAL IN LIMBO Political burial row — former Zambian president Edgar Lungu snubs incumbent from the grave 5 min 0 By Dianne Hawker
PARLIAMENT MPs recommend that ad hoc committee probes Mkhwanazi’s allegations within 90 days 3 min 3 By Victoria O’Regan
PARLIAMENT DA to support Appropriation Bill 'in the national interest' after Nkabane axed 3 min 1 By Suné Payne
BUDGET SHOWDOWN ‘We are talking to everyone,’ says Mbalula ahead of Appropriation Bill vote 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
FORWARD THINKING Norway’s Stoltenberg lauds SA’s meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
JULY BY-ELECTIONS Ward battles — DA, EFF, IFP hold firm in Eastern Cape, Polokwane and Zululand, ANC notches Amathole landslide 9 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
WHO IS FIROZ CACHALIA? Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia to use unreleased anti-corruption report to address police, intelligence failures 2 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee
ANALYSIS Ramaphosa’s test of nerve — SA awaits announcement on Mkhwanazi's explosive allegations 3 min 15 By Victoria O’Regan
VIDEO Watch – Judge Mbenenge on trial: Power, emojis & South Africa’s judiciary reckoning 1 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
JULY BY-ELECTIONS DA swats aside challengers in Tshwane, Free State wards despite ANC test in Sasolburg 5 min 3 By Wayne Sussman
TRUMP 2.0 ‘Still room for engagement’ says Parks Tau as Trump’s tariff deadline looms 4 min 3 By Victoria O’Regan
OBITUARY Political entrepreneur and provincial boss — David Mabuza, the Cat with nine lives 4 min 16 By Ferial Haffajee
VIDEO Watch – Flying too close to the sun(s): Floyd Shivambu, SA’s political Icarus 1 min 2 By Marianne Thamm
JULY BY-ELECTION Nelson Mandela Bay ward poll — ANC retains seat, MK gains foothold in key Motherwell 3 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
ISS TODAY OP-ED Guinea’s return to constitutional order is an opportunity to strengthen women’s political participation 4 min 0 By Aïssatou Kanté