MEMOIR EXTRACT The Mamphela Ramphele and Helen Zille marriage that never got to the church 9 min 2 By James Selfe
RESENTMENT POLITICS OP-ED Crossed Wires: The new normal — the politics of resentment, revenge and bullying 4 min 1 By Steven Boykey Sidley
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Charl Kinnear’s murder may yet haunt police as Madlanga Commission lifts lid on collusion 8 min 3 By Caryn Dolley
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Minister defends controversial Seta appointments claiming they are based on ‘professional competence’ 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS DA surges in Durban ward, strong ANC showing in Limpopo bodes well for national polls 4 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
POLITICALLY AWEH Ferial Haffajee: On hate, hope and holding the line for media freedom 3 min 0 By Politically Aweh
EXCLUSIVE Social development minister’s five-year contract to DG contradicts Cabinet and governance directives 4 min 7 By Rebecca Davis
BOOK EXTRACT Corrupted connections — Mashaba’s EFF deal, Malema’s rent seeking and an elaborate City Power racket 6 min 4 By Micah Reddy and Pauli van Wyk
ISS TODAY Has external support given Central African Republic a false sense of security? 4 min 0 By Romain Esmenjaud
ANALYSIS Charlie Kirk may have fans in SA — but his views are inconsequential here 5 min 92 By Rebecca Davis
VIDEO Watch – From coastal drops to city streets: Inside SA’s deadliest drug networks 1 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS PA claims first Eastern Cape ward, ANC troubles mount in Soweto, Free State and Limpopo polls 9 min 1 By Wayne Sussman
POLICING IN CRISIS Tug-of-war erupts over police commissioner Mkhwanazi's testimony amidst high-stakes investigations 4 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
PARLIAMENT Ramaphosa says he ‘would like’ fewer deputy ministers, but political realities dictate otherwise 4 min 14 By Nonkululeko Njilo
EXTRADITION BID Zimbabwean activist fears SA is colluding with Zanu-PF to send him back home 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Shamila Batohi leaves behind a divided legacy, with search for NPA successor yet to start 9 min 9 By Victoria O’Regan
REFLECTION Crossed Wires: The symbolism, semaphores and snubs of China’s 2025 Victory Day Parade 4 min 0 By Steven Boykey Sidley
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION Joburg clears officials after making U-turn on investigating R1bn tenders 6 min 14 By Nonkululeko Njilo
IPSOS POLL Eight in 10 South Africans think country’s heading in wrong direction, new survey shows 4 min 7 By Ferial Haffajee
STRATEGIC RETREAT SANDF backs off from contentious joint military exercise with Russia and China 4 min 14 By Peter Fabricius
