FRONTRUNNERS As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future 4 min 1 By Ferial Haffajee
MUNICIPAL POLITICS Ekurhuleni mayor’s reshuffle triggers political chaos and coalition tensions 6 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
PARLIAMENT Ramaphosa slams opposition to BEE in Sona reply — what you need to know 6 min 2 By Suné Payne
SONA DEBATE Joy in Eastern Cape as Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment 5 min 1 By Suné Payne and Kyran Blaauw
CYRIL’S ARMY Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy the SANDF is deeply flawed. Here’s why 5 min 3 By John Stupart
ELECTION COUNTDOWN Zambia’s Hichilema confident his reforms will survive August presidential elections 7 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
SONA 2026 GNU parties welcome Ramaphosa’s water committee but question implementation 7 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan
SONA 2026 A Sona for (almost) all — Ramaphosa’s masterclass in political crowd-pleasing 7 min 17 By Rebecca Davis
LIVE UPDATES ‘We will not be bullied,’ says Ramaphosa in State of the Nation Address 29 min 0 By Daily Maverick
TAP SQUEEZE Ramaphosa deploys ministers before Sona to ‘urgently’ tackle Joburg’s water crisis 4 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan
FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS PA crushes DA to bag its third George seat, IFP sees off ANC to retain uMzumbe ward in KZN 5 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
SONA ASSESSMENT One big win, many hard failures — Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation report card 7 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
POLITRIX New Assistant Secretary of State for Africa: Manager of Trump policies for the continent he hates? 5 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
DA CONGRESS 2026 Dean Macpherson says Steenhuisen would have won DA election but ‘put the country first’ 5 min 1 By Suné Payne
PARTY SHAKEUP After Steenhuisen’s exit, here are the front-runners for the DA’s top job 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
PARTY SHAKEUP ‘I have loved leading the DA,’ says Steenhuisen, exiting leadership race under party pressure 7 min 3 By Greg Ardé
FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS DA edges PA, ANC in Western Cape ward polls, ActionSA delivers more scares in Gauteng 7 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
