GEOPOLITICS Ceasefires and future fires — unholy trinity of Iran, Israel and the US presages a murky future 7 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
ANALYSIS Flying too close to the sun(s) — Floyd Shivambu, SA’s political Icarus, whose wings are tied with VBS strings 6 min 6 By Marianne Thamm
GNU COALITION CHAOS Andrew Whitfield returns to Nelson Mandela Bay to coordinate an outright win in the 2026 elections 5 min 6 By Estelle Ellis
NEXT MOVE Floyd Shivambu unveils Mayibuye consultation process, enlisting former EFF and MK leaders for dialogue 3 min 9 By Suné Payne
ANALYSIS Inside the political turmoil: What Whitfield’s dismissal reveals about ANC dynamics 4 min 16 By Stephen Grootes
THE READINESS REPORT Watch – Iran standoff, NYC chooses new Dem candidate – and the media’s role 1 min 0 By Redi Tlhabi
RESHUFFLE DA FedEx to meet after Ramaphosa axes party’s deputy trade and industry minister 2 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
JUNE BY-ELECTIONS Mossel Bay's by-election: Patriotic Alliance surges, DA's stronghold shaken in local politics 7 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
ANALYSIS Floyd Shivambu to step out of the shadow of Malema and Zuma, but his future is uncertain 5 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo
JUNE BY-ELECTION ANC races ahead of EFF, MK to retain grip on Mpumalanga ward 4 min 4 By Wayne Sussman
COALITION GOVERNMENT OP-ED The GNU at one — serial crises and continual turmoil are the order of the day 7 min 1 By Susan Booysen
GNU AT ONE Cabinet clout – the GNU’s best and worst performers, one year in 8 min 9 By Daily Maverick
ZUMA CHRONICLES Jacob Zuma's future looks rocky as court trial looms and MK woes heat up 7 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo
ISS TODAY OP-ED Political agreements alone won’t heal Sierra Leone’s deep social divide 4 min 0 By Sampson Kwarkye for ISS Today
COUNCIL POLITICS EXPLAINED Guns and the National Coloured Congress vs DA — what is happening in Cape Town’s council? 4 min 5 By Suné Payne
MAY BY-ELECTIONS Historic win — Patriotic Alliance takes Sutherland ward off ANC in tight Northern Cape contest 9 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING BATTLE OP-ED Malatsi’s policy ‘workaround’ for Starlink generates more heat than light — a legal fight looms 6 min 0 By Justine Limpitlaw
FREE-MARKET REVIVAL OP-ED Will Javier Milei’s economic shock therapy alter Argentina’s behavioural fault lines? 4 min 1 By Lyal White and Annabel Dennison
