Real Politics: the ANC can’t afford to lose Ramaphosa
The NEC has closed ranks behind Ramaphosa after the Phala Phala ruling. Not out of loyalty, but because too many ANC careers depend on…
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Phala Phala is back from the dead. The Constitutional Court just revived an impeachment inquiry the ANC thought it had killed in 2022…
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What does it mean for you and your investments that global public sector debt has now breached the $100-trillion mark?…
Real Politics: these Zulu regiments come with a warning
Zulu Amabutho are marching through the streets with the discipline and force that other anti-migrant groups aren’t showing.…
PODCAST: The tyranny of mediocrity
The consequences of the widening war in the Middle East are hard to predict, but one thing is very clear: we are surrounded by…
Real Politics: there is logic in Ramaphosa’s madness
Ramaphosa's SAPS suspensions look inconsistent, but they're a calculated bid to hold the centre while structural reform takes hold.…
490,000 voters to win Joburg? Inside Sarupen’s grand plans
Ashor Sarupen says the DA has to lay the groundwork for its 2029 national ambitions by winning big in this year's local government elections…
Real Politics: the ANC rebels out to kill the GNU
A growing anti-unity government faction inside the ANC is gaining ground and could destabilise national politics before the 2027 conference…
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