US ESCALATION Pretoria puzzled by punitive US travel bans — ‘What more must we do?’ 8 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Hill-Lewis links Ekurhuleni killings to DA’s campaign to empower ‘trustworthy’ metro cops 7 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Five criminal cases later, Ekurhuleni fires Julius Mkhwanazi 5 min 0 By Vincent Cruywagen
Local Elections 2026 ANC election-list war heats up as Eastern Cape secretary threatens to sue Fikile Mbalula 5 min 2 By Lunga Simelane
CORRUPTION TRIAL Ex-defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula grilled over tenders, millions and a wig 4 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 IEC finalises ballot while ANC faces exclusion in six municipalities 5 min 0 By Lunga Simelane
UNEASY ALLIANCE R12m Cosatu National Congress collapses as ANC, SACP divisions split allies 6 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
‘LIFE’S A GLITCH’ ANC to ‘exercise its legal rights’ after Electoral Court dismisses candidate list case 5 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
TRAVEL BAN US not expected to release list of South Africans targeted for visa restrictions 6 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
DEFAMATION CASE Mbalula, Dlamini Zuma legal teams clash in court over vote-buying claims 7 min 5 By Lunga Simelane
ANALYSIS Where is Paul Mashatile, and does the vanishing deputy act threaten his presidential ambitions? 5 min 4 By Stephen Grootes
THE GATHERING 2026 Zille draws coalition red lines as DA targets Joburg majority 6 min 1 By Lunga Simelane
THE GATHERING 2026 Number of local coalitions to rise steeply after 4 November 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN When big parties fail, SA has smaller options — and it’s not a wasted vote 4 min 13 By Mondli Makhanya
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Voters splinter among parties as support for the ANC plunges 9 min 6 By Naledi Mashishi
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 IEC audit trail challenges ANC’s claim of technical problems 7 min 4 By Lunga Simelane
