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A Town in Political Freefall Knysna has no mayor. It has no mayoral committee. And right now, it has no clear path forward. The Garden Route town has been plunged into institutional paralysis after a council sitting meant to elect…
It started with five demands. In December 2025, the United States formally presented the South African government with a list of five specific “asks” — a diplomatic signal that Washington was running out of patience. The demands covered a range…
Something raw and unfiltered is happening in Johannesburg’s political landscape right now, and Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie is making sure nobody looks away. At a recent PA campaign event in Joburg, McKenzie made headlines by throwing his full support…
For nearly two decades, Leonard Lekgetho has been working quietly inside one of South Africa’s most consequential institutions, building the kind of institutional knowledge that turns complex corruption cases into courtroom victories. Now, as the newly confirmed head of the…
A President Returns Home, Then Goes Quiet It started with a trip abroad. President Cyril Ramaphosa flew to India to attend the BRICS Summit, one of the most significant gatherings on the global diplomatic calendar. He returned to South Africa…
A Leadership Vacuum at the Worst Possible Time South Africa is navigating an uncomfortable political moment. President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from all public engagements due to ill health, just days after returning from the 18th BRICS Summit…
Judge Makamu faces formal misconduct inquiry as pressure grows for him to step asideGauteng High Court Judge Mudunwazi Samuel Makamu is facing one of the most serious forms of scrutiny available under South Africa’s judicial-conduct system after allegations of bribery…
A City at a Crossroads Johannesburg is home to some of the most ambitious young people on the African continent — and some of the most locked-out. Youth unemployment in South Africa sits at a staggering rate that has long…
A Candidate Gone in 12 Days On 28 August, the MK Party stood before cameras and unveiled Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi as its mayoral candidate for eThekwini — the same day nominations officially closed. She was celebrated. A co-founder and CEO of…
South African politics is heating up ahead of the November 4 Local Government Elections, and a major internal ANC dispute has now spilled into the courts. Andile Lungisa, a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, has filed an urgent…
