UFC FRACTURE Progressive small-party alliance falters, deputy president endorses ANC-led populist coalition 3 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
US-SA RELATIONS US expected to accept Roelf Meyer as ambassador as his appointment widely praised 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O'Regan
Mystery diplomat Ramaphosa has an ambassador to the US, but mum’s the word 6 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
DA CONGRESS 2026 Can the DA transform fear into hope before 2029 elections? 6 min 3 By Nonkululeko Njilo and Victoria O'Regan
CHANGING OF THE GUARD DA’s youthful leadership aims for a political revolution by 2029 5 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
DA CONGRESS 2026 ‘Big blue machine on the ground’ — DA looks to topple ANC in 2029 6 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan and Nonkululeko Njilo
DA CONGRESS 2026 Geordin Hill-Lewis lays out 4-point plan as he becomes DA federal leader at 39 3 min 3 By Victoria O'Regan
COALITION FRICTION Party before country: How secretive ANC ‘study groups’ undermine GNU’s work 8 min 6 By Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Local election watch — Battle for SA’s cities is a battle for its future 5 min 0 By Alize le Roux
NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS Gauteng tests a new coalition playbook: ANC, EFF and possibly MK next 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS An ANC-EFF-PA government already has a model — and it’s Joburg 5 min 5 By Ferial Haffajee
GAUTENG RESHUFFLE Lesufi hands top finance job to EFF in desperate move to save Gauteng coalition 4 min 13 By Nonkululeko Njilo
DA CONGRESS 2026 Underdog vs frontrunner: Sibusiso Dyonase takes on Geordin Hill-Lewis for DA leadership 5 min 4 By Nonkululeko Njilo
ANALYSIS KuGompo, the tactic of political extremism and the shape of things to come 5 min 0 By Stephen Grootes
ANC PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE ‘Get us 90%’ says Ramaphosa as he looks to Limpopo for local elections victory 6 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
SAPS IN CRISIS Cachalia says Ramaphosa will ‘know what to do’ amid calls for Masemola’s suspension 5 min 1 By Suné Payne
PUBLIC FINANCE Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans 6 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan
