How Zille Can Change Gears to win Johannesburg
By changing gear from demonstrating the ANC’s city failures to fixing these, DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille may crack the code needed to win the city outright
18.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Will and Should Geordin Hill-Lewis Save Cyril Ramaphosa?
More and more business and elite South African actors are placing pressure on Geordin Hill-Lewis to save President Cyril Ramaphosa revealing the extraordinary power the DA now holds over the future of the ANC – it is unclear whether they should.
18.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The Bogus Xenophobia Debate
RW Johnson writes on the issue of xenophobia in South Africa and the growth in the population of African countries.
17.5.2026 |
RW Johnson
Dispatch from Washington
Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.
17.5.2026 |
Richard Tren
Why Ramaphosa Was Forgiven for Failure
President Cyril Ramaphosa has much in common with David Cameron and Justin Trudeau.
17.5.2026 |
Gabriel Makin
Starmer’s Letter to Britain
Simon Lincoln Reader "leaks” Starmer’s unresignation letter to Britain.
16.5.2026 |
Simon Lincoln Reader
The ANC’s Devils or the Deep Blue Sea, Hill-Lewis Can Force a Choice
The ANC is running out of choices on President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Hill-Lewis should not be afraid to force them into one.
14.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Rebuilding US-South Africa Relations Can Begin on a Factory Floor in Pretoria
Daniel Serralde leads a Texas-based public-private partnership proposal with the beleaguered South African state munitions company Denel. Drawing on five years of direct engagement with Pretoria, he explains why the government’s repeated assurances that South Africa is “open for investment” have become increasingly hard to believe.
13.5.2026 |
Daniel Serralde
This Is Why Ramaphosa Is Finished
Regardless of the maths and the delay tactics, President Cyril Ramaphosa is a dead man walking and his value to the African National Congress (ANC) has evaporated.
13.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Filling the Gaps: The Lies by Omission About Malema’s "Kill the Boer" Chant
Ernst van Zyl writes on the history of the “Kill the Boer” chant.
12.5.2026 |
Ernst van Zyl
