2015: The year the sands start shifting
The political antics of the coming months could set the tone for the next 20 years, writes Richard Calland.
Politics of hope forges a new left
In Spain, traditional approaches and parties are being swept aside to give voters a fresh vision.
Will the Malema-Mbalula twar buff up their brands?
Politics is no different than the dog-eat-dog world of advertising. But similarly, politicians need to move beyond all talk and no delivery.
Hartley: SA politics needs Noakes diet
Times Media editor and author Ray Hartley said SA politics needed more protein or meat, in the form of tough and substantial policy decision-making.
African youth are bystanders in their own economies
The post-1994 dispensation has failed to give young Africans a sense of passion and hope for the future.
Slovo, First biography - Bedfellows of a different feather
Alan Wieder's biography on Joe Slovo and Ruth First focuses on the couple's relationship, their different personalities and opposing views.
Art collecting with Albie Sachs
Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs is bound to art and politics by love and lineage. He chats about this and his years of art collecting.
[Video] Mbeki on Madiba’s legacy
Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba's legacy and whether he would return to local politics.
[Podcast] 'South Africa is approaching its moment of reckoning'
Professor Adam Habib addressed the M&G Literary Festival on South Africa's suspended revolution - past, present and future.
[Video] Meet the woman replacing Tokyo Sexwale
We chat to newly appointed Human Settlements Minister Connie September about her life in politics and her task ahead.
[Podcast] M&G Newsroom: Agang and SA's changing political scene
What would a parliament with Julius Malema be like and does Agang have a fighting chance? Listen to an excerpt on the M&G's weekly radio show.
[Video] Politics need to know: Ramphele launches Agang
Mamphele Ramphela announces her entry into the political world and the Oscar Pistorius case still makes headlines worldwide as he applies for bail.
[Video] Politics need to know: SA mourns Anene Booysen
In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, the M&G wonders whether this issue will get a mention in the State of the Nation Address.
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[Video] Politics: Need to know
Our new weekly video series is a quick guide to everything you need to know about local politics. Featured this week: the FNB/ ANC debacle, Nkandla and more.
[Video] Analysis: Cosatu 2012 - Day One
Senior political reporter Matuma Letsoalo analyses the first day of the Cosatu congress - the unanimous re-election of leadership, JZ's speech and more.
[Video] 'I'm not a lame duck,' says Vavi
Highlights from our interview with Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Did Cosatu fail at Marikana? Will Vavi run for an ANC position? This, and more.
[Podcast] Vavi: 'It's complex, chief'
Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi fields tough questions on the union's lack of leadership at Marikana, running for office in the ANC and more -- full podcast.
[Video] Road to Mangaung: Veiled attacks
Mathews Phosa and Kgalema Motlanthe have finally broken their silence on President Zuma's leadership qualities. So what does it mean as Mangaung approaches?
