President Cyril Ramaphosa was ‘looking forward’ to Idac boss Andrea Johnson’s testimony at the Madlanga Commission, which was delayed after she called in sick. The conduct of South Africa’s most powerful anti-corruption czar, the head of the Investigating Directorate Against…

After nine months of canoes, potholes and viral videos, Helen Zille’s campaign is entering a more serious phase. The DA believes 500,000 votes could deliver an outright majority in Johannesburg – but low voter registration and voter apathy may prove…

Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana will chair the impeachment committee that will decide President Cyril Ramaphosa’s future. Here’s an MP with the future in his hands: Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana, who was on Monday elected as chairperson of Parliament’s Section…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will take the parliamentary report on Phala Phala on legal review, which could take up to a year, say experts, and the process could run in parallel with an impeachment committee sitting. Looking confident but stressed, on…

As the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the Phala Phala scandal, the ramifications could redefine President Ramaphosa’s political future and reshape opposition dynamics in South Africa. This Friday, 8 May, is set to be D-Day (or P-Day) for President…

Draped in civic language and national symbols, March and March is reshaping anti-foreigner politics — with carefully staged activism and a leader-centric movement at its core. Suddenly, March and March, the anti-migrant organisation, is everywhere – marching across major cities,…

Across major cities, political entrepreneurs like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Dabula are staging increasingly bold anti-migrant marches, with little pushback from authorities. As António Guterres condemns the surge in threats and violence, South Africa faces mounting pressure to act before…