SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS MK party wins KZN ward but falls short in other contests, dominant DA paints polls blue 11 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
ANALYSIS Kamala Harris cleans Donald Trump’s clock in American presidential candidates debate — no debate about it 5 min 74 By J Brooks Spector
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Parliament isn’t buying justice minister Simelane’s defence of 47% interest VBS loan 4 min 39 By Rebecca Davis
LOYALTY SWITCH Party-hopper Bongani Baloyi the latest political leader to join Jacob Zuma’s MK Party 2 min 6 By Queenin Masuabi
PROVINCIAL CRISIS KZN ANC needs to replace ‘wrecking ball’ leadership as Zuma's MK Party triumphs at polls 6 min 3 By Chris Makhaye
COALITION COLLAPSE Tshwane Mayor soon to be ousted as political spats continue 4 min 39 By Nonkululeko Njilo
AMAPANYAZA Some ‘military vets’ in Lesufi’s crime prevention warden programme don’t quite qualify, say insiders 6 min 30 By Takudzwa Pongweni
AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS MK shocks ANC, EFF in Marikana while DA has a night of mixed fortunes in ward polls 18 min 14 By Wayne Sussman
RED BERET BUST UP Malema hardens stance on Shivambu, says EFF members with ‘personal agendas’ should leave too 4 min 35 By Velani Ludidi
POLITICAL MOVES Second time lucky as ANC’s Dada Morero elected as new Joburg mayor 4 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo
RED BERET BLOW Malema says ‘pain’ of Shivambu quitting EFF for MK party like hearing of his own mother’s death 3 min 67 By Queenin Masuabi
AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS ANC, DA sweep wards in Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay, but both get a big PA scare in Kou-Kamma 7 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
TROUBLED KINGDOM Activists call for ‘decisive’ SADC action on crisis-ridden Eswatini ahead of Harare summit 5 min 3 By Victoria O’Regan
MP SHAKE-UP Rogues’ gallery — Brian Molefe, Lucky Montana and MK party family members headed for Parliament 3 min 63 By Velani Ludidi
PRAIRIE POPULISM The epitome of Midwestern values, Tim Walz could be the Democrats’ trump card 7 min 40 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Joburg mayor who wanted to leave now wants to stay until Christmas 2 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
THE CONVERSATION ‘Kamala IS brat’ — an expert explains the Kamala Harris memes flooding the internet 4 min 14 By Caroline Leicht
PARLIAMENT ‘We have nothing to hide’ — Ramaphosa punts accountable Presidency after calls for parliamentary oversight 4 min 8 By Victoria O’Regan
DAILY MAVERICK INTERVIEW Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Zuko Godlimpi (32) ‘doesn’t think much about this age thing’ 6 min 0 By Queenin Masuabi
DAILY MAVERICK INTERVIEW Music icon Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse wants Gayton McKenzie to ditch the ‘skop en donder’ attitude and help artists 6 min 14 By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
DAILY MAVERICK INTERVIEW KZN premier Thami Ntuli faces huge battles - Hitmen, construction mafias, jobless youth 5 min 3 By Chris Makhaye
