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2024 elections

Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits
Politics
/ 19 January 2024

Don’t Thuma Mina: MPs call it quits

ANC veterans have been seconded to help screen those implicated in state capture

By Lunga Mzangwe and Paddy Harper
Will MK Party test the waters in Valentine’s Day by-elections?
Politics
/ 18 January 2024

Will MK Party test the waters in Valentine’s Day by-elections?

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party wants Jacob Zuma back in office despite the Constitution barring this

By Mandisa Nyathi, Paddy Harper and Lunga Mzangwe
It is the ANC that is the threat to its future, not opposition parties
Opinion
/ 17 January 2024

It is the ANC that is the threat to its future, not opposition parties

Regardless of how the 2024 elections end, the ruling party must undergo radical political transformation to survive

By Mzwandile Manto
Political parties want Ramaphosa to announce election date in February State of Nation address
Politics
/ 16 January 2024

Political parties want Ramaphosa to announce election date in February State of Nation address

The parties say a delay in announcing the date prejudices their preparation efforts

By Mandisa Nyathi
Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?
Analysis
/ 5 January 2024

Battle for South Africa: will this be the year of the opposition?

The biggest opposition parties are intent on usurping the ANC’s power by forming alliances with smaller left and right wing parties

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Herman Mashaba says he trusts the PA more than the DA, but isn’t ‘friends’ with either
Politics
/ 4 January 2024

Herman Mashaba says he trusts the PA more than the DA, but isn’t ‘friends’ with either

The ActionSA leader also said he would not be standing as the party’s Gauteng premier candidate

By Lunga Mzangwe
Voters want an ANC they can trust
Thought Leader
/ 2 January 2024

Voters want an ANC they can trust

South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years

By Donovan E Williams
The 30 years of ANC rule: From euphoria and fortification to demolition and desperate revival
Politics
/ 27 December 2023

The 30 years of ANC rule: From euphoria and fortification to demolition and desperate revival

We take a look at presidents Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa and their contribution – or lack thereof – to a democratic South Africa

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
What can fill the centre-left gap?
Thought Leader
/ 23 December 2023

What can fill the centre-left gap?

For all those who would raise their hands for power, they need to ask themselves why and whether they will stand for anything meaningful

By Richard Calland
South Africa: key statistics ahead of the 2024 elections
Politics
/ 19 December 2023

South Africa: key statistics ahead of the 2024 elections

Here is how we’re doing on unemployment, murder, housing, life-expectancy and social grants

By GroundUp
Zuma’s cold shoulder panics ANC
Politics
/ 8 December 2023

Zuma’s cold shoulder panics ANC

The ANC secretary general says they are aware of rumours the former president is forming a new party

By Lizeka Tandwa
Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?
Politics
/ 8 December 2023

Is Steenhuisen out as moonshot pact seeks new front man?

The Multi-Party Charter’s funders are said to be looking for a new figurehead for the coalition’s election campaign

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang set to join businessman Roger Jardine’s political movement?
Politics
/ 8 December 2023

ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang set to join businessman Roger Jardine’s political movement?

The MK veteran said on Friday, however, that he would not join any political party

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Youth in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng might abstain from 2024 elections, study finds
Politics
/ 6 December 2023

Youth in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng might abstain from 2024 elections, study finds

Corruption, lack of employment and empty promises are among the reasons behind young people not wanting to vote

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Concourt eases path to polls for independents
Politics
/ 5 December 2023

Concourt eases path to polls for independents

But the court concurred that there was not sufficient argument to alter lMPs’ contested split between provincial and proportional votes

By Emsie Ferreira
Multi-Party Charter says it didn’t discuss Jardine as  presidential candidate
Politics
/ 5 December 2023

Multi-Party Charter says it didn’t discuss Jardine as  presidential candidate

The MPC has reacted to news reports that the businessman is in talks to lead it ahead of the 2024 elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mandela, the ANC and the loss of servant leadership
Opinion
/ 1 December 2023

Mandela, the ANC and the loss of servant leadership

In our rush to lionise Nelson Mandela we are liable to forget that it was his humanity that made him a great president and statesman

By Donovan E Williams
Mandela and Socrates: Dignified justice from different ages
Opinion
/ 1 December 2023

Mandela and Socrates: Dignified justice from different ages

The revolutionary and the philosopher held values that have stood true for two millennia

By Johann van der Westhuizen
Country goes to the polls under a shadow
Politics
/ 1 December 2023

Country goes to the polls under a shadow

Ten years after South Africans mourned the loss of Nelson Mandela, his legacy still looms large – but is the huge political vacuum he left that affects our lives the most

By M&G newsroom
Madiba would not have tolerated the malaise in South Africa today
Opinion
/ 1 December 2023

Madiba would not have tolerated the malaise in South Africa today

Nelson Mandela stood for something — a claim very few of our politicians could make today

By Richard Calland
Why you shouldn’t support any political party: a philosopher’s perspective
Opinion
/ 28 November 2023

Why you shouldn’t support any political party: a philosopher’s perspective

This is not soccer – the one truth we need to remind ourselves of this election cycle

By Benjamin Smart
IEC: More than 560 000 people register as first-time voters
Politics
/ 20 November 2023

IEC: More than 560 000 people register as first-time voters

The Electoral Commission of South Africa said Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape saw the highest number of voter registrations

By Mandisa Nyathi
Can coalitions stabilise the economy?
National
/ 18 November 2023

Can coalitions stabilise the economy?

With the right amount of planning, political coalitions can work – and even create the environment for better economic solutions

By Sarah Smit
Young people have the power to change the outcome of the 2024 elections
Opinion
/ 17 November 2023

Young people have the power to change the outcome of the 2024 elections

Ahead of registration weekend, the younger generation must remember it can create a just, equal and modern society

By Naledi Ngqambela and Khanya Burns-Ncamashe
Justice delayed is justice denied: The sorry state of South Africa’s crime and justice system
Opinion
/ 17 November 2023

Justice delayed is justice denied: The sorry state of South Africa’s crime and justice system

The upcoming elections are a vital opportunity to return safety and equality to our communities

By Leigh Ann Mathys
DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape
Politics
/ 17 November 2023

DA leaders want to regain coloured votes in Western Cape

The newly elected Democratic Alliance leader, Tertuis Simmers, has dismissed calls for a ‘CapeXit’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Religion is seen as a threat to elections. But is this so?
Opinion
/ 16 November 2023

Religion is seen as a threat to elections. But is this so?

South Africans seem to favour politicians who combine secular and socially liberal policies with religious rhetoric that is inclusive of all faiths

By David Jeffery-Schwikkard
Joburg tactical unit to target violent crimes, Mgcini Tshwaku says
Politics
/ 11 November 2023

Joburg tactical unit to target violent crimes, Mgcini Tshwaku says

EFF leader and Jozi mayoral committee member will go after taverns and bars that break bylaws

By Lizeka Tandwa
Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff
Politics
/ 11 November 2023

Referandum Party for Cape independence to call the DA’s bluff

The Referendum Party wants an independent Western Cape run by the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ekurhuleni finances in the positive, says Malema
Politics
/ 5 November 2023

Ekurhuleni finances in the positive, says Malema

The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure

By Sarah Smit
Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform
Politics
/ 4 November 2023

Explainer: IEC urges voters to use online registration platform

The electoral commission has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform but says about 14 million people have not yet registered

By Mandisa Ndlovu
It would be ‘unwise’ not to vote for ANC, says Zuma
Politics
/ 24 October 2023

It would be ‘unwise’ not to vote for ANC, says Zuma

The former president said the ANC was the only party able to bring ‘real change’ to South Africa

By Clive Ndou
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