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Real Politics: Vaal result shows voters are harder to keep
A by-election in Emfuleni, in which the DA seized control of an ANC stronghold, is evidence that voters are demanding delivery over loyalty or…
A post-GNU nightmare: Mashatile, Malema and MK
Where is South Africa headed politically? The good news is the GNU will hold until December 2027. After that, all bets are off…
Totally Volga: South Africa’s Orwellian diplomacy hits a new low
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni channelled the totalitarian leaders of Orwell’s ‘1984’ at a recent event, where ‘doublespeak’ was the order of the day…
Real Politics: stuck with a president fighting for himself
The Phala Phala ruling has revived impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa, dragging South Africa back into a politics of scandal…
Who wants to be Joburg mayor?
Joburg is failing badly. A new mayor needs to come to the party with a crack plan to turn things around…
Real Politics: voters want service delivery, not ideology
Zille’s Joburg campaign is a bet that voters want working taps and lit streets – not foreign-policy fights. The 2026 local polls will test…
State of the city: thoughts and prayers for Joburg
Dada Morero’s state of the city address was a cherry-picked fantasy of half-truths, in light of Joburg’s broken financial realities…
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