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King MisuZulu kaZwelithini has dismissed Inkosi Malusi Zondi from his position as the Zulu kingdom’s royal chancellor alongside Nododile Ndamase, who served as chief director in the king’s private office.
AMAZULU ROYAL HOUSE

Royal house tensions deepen after removal of King Misuzulu’s key aides

KwaZulu-Natal parties warn that turmoil over King Misuzulu’s staff changes and alleged political interference could damage the AmaZulu royal house

  • Sandile Motha
5 min read
Devastation: Distance between white workers and black African workers shows how the racial order graded oppression rather than equalised it. Photo: Supplied
1913 NATIVES LAND ACT

White workers earn 380%  more than blacks

On Workers’ Day 2026, the typical white worker still stands far above the typical black African worker in a labour market built through conquest, land theft and racial rule

  • Gillian Schutte
7 min read
New broom: The DA is grappling with an existential identity crisis, one that stems from its shifting demographics and the increasing presence of black South Africans within its ranks. Photo: DA
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE DA

The DA’s colour conundrum

Can the party construct a narrative that acknowledges its past while speaking to the aspirations of a diverse and changing society? Its ability to do so may depend on its…

  • Mpumezo Ralo
6 min read
Already an also-ran: Sbusiso Dyanase, a Democratic Alliance caucus leader in Sedibeng, is challenging Geordin Hill-Lewis in the leadership race. Photo: DA
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE COPE

Hill-Lewis and the DA’s non-race

Hill-Lewis remains the overwhelming favourite to replace John Steenhuisen as DA federal leader but Dyanase’s candidacy has turned the race into a debate over internal democracy

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Mandisa Makgakga
8 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the SANDF deployment in his 12 February State of the Nation Address.
BORDER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Looking past the SANDF deployment to solve our crime crisis together

It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS…

  • Ian Siebörger
8 min read
ANC

The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance

The president should address this

  • Malegapuru Makgoba
5 min read
Less decibels: No amount of sloganeering will win the ANC the Gauteng province as more and more voters are seeing through the chimera of noise. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ACTION SA

Gauteng not seduced by slogans

Urban voters navigating the daily realities of transport breakdowns, potholes, water outages, electricity instability, crime and failing municipalities are not impressed by…

  • Muzi Zulu
8 min read
Brazen theft: When a political formation that played no role in the armed struggle adopts the MK name and symbols, it is more than confusion, argues the writer. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS AIC

The ANC’s heritage under siege

Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes

  • Cornelius Monama
9 min read
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (Lubabalo Lesolle/Gallo Images)
ACTIONSA

ANC sets its eyes on Tshwane as ActionSA targets speaker positions

The ANC wants to unseat the Democratic Alliance, which has run Tshwane for more than a year with help from ActionSA, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Inkatha…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 25: President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to supporters during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally held at FNB Stadium on May 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa’s national and provincial elections will be held on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Preferential procurement politics: Battle lines drawn between the ANC and DA

A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape.

  • Siseko Maposa
4 min read