PLITICS
The DA is on the Cusp of a Breakthrough Among Black Voters in Johannesburg. Will That Give Zille a Majority?
Data show that the DA, EFF, and ANC are neck-and-neck among black voters in Johannesburg, two months before the local government elections in that city.
9.9.2026 |
Politics Desk
FF+ Challenges Amazon Race Requirements
Amazon says no whites please – FF+ wants to find out why.
8.9.2026 |
Staff Writer
SANDF Gets New Surgeon General
The new head of military healthcare has identified staff development, facilities, equipment, and medical transport as priorities.
8.9.2026 |
Staff Writer
Give Your Money to Cuba, Soldiers Told
South African soldiers are allegedly being forced to donate money to Cubans.
7.9.2026 |
Foreign Desk
Senior Steenhuisen-Era Official Suspended Amid FMD Vaccine Pricing Allegations
Onderstepoort Biological Products has suspended its acting chief executive amid allegations of misconduct over the pricing of foot and mouth disease vaccines.
7.9.2026 |
News Desk
South Africa’s Slide Towards Criminality: Who Watches the Watchers?
The justice minister acknowledges the serious problems in the country’s criminal justice system.
7.9.2026 |
Staff Writer
Far-Right AfD Nearly Wins German State Outright
Anti-migration insurgent party AfD nearly wins Saxony-Anhalt with 50%, a result that will start making many in Europe nervous.
7.9.2026 |
Foreign Desk
How Johannesburg Could be Broken up to be Saved
Imagine your community had its own mayor, answerable only to your, and neighbouring, neighbourhoods, and to people who therefore shared your interests, and who would throw the mayor out if he or she proved useless.
7.9.2026 |
Politics Desk
In the End, Even Cyril Ramaphosa’s Grand Plan to Hold the ANC Together Failed
Cyril Ramaphosa came into office looking to hold the ANC together – he did not succeed
7.9.2026 |
Politics Desk
SA's Failed Foreign Policy and the Increased Risks it Poses
Jaco Kleynhans writes on South Africa's muddled foreign policy
5.9.2026 |
Jaco Kleynhans
