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Andile Mngxitama

Ridiculous, ridiculouser, but still lucrative – Magashule’s 2024 poll entry and small parties' appetite for power

South Africa

Ridiculous, ridiculouser, but still lucrative – Magashule’s 2024 poll entry and small parties' appetite for power

By Stephen Grootes

Wrong side of truth plus incompetence – documents reveal why Busisiwe Mkhwebane keeps losing in court

South Africa

Wrong side of truth plus incompetence – documents reveal why Busisiwe Mkhwebane keeps losing in court

By Marianne Thamm

Gupta-linked Black First Land First pestered Mkhwebane to complete the CIEX report — inquiry hears

South Africa

Gupta-linked Black First Land First pestered Mkhwebane to complete the CIEX report — inquiry hears

By Marianne Thamm

Leader of right-wing ‘Crusaders’ hate group faces life in jail after terror conviction

Maverick Citizen

Leader of right-wing ‘Crusaders’ hate group faces life in jail after terror conviction

By Vincent Cruywagen

Lwazi Lushaba and his Hitler analogy: The cul-de-sacs and conundrums of ‘competitive memory’

South Africa

Lwazi Lushaba and his Hitler analogy: The cul-de-sacs and conundrums of ‘competitive memory’

By Steven Robins

The highly contested elections are over, but IEC party disputes continue to rage

South Africa

The highly contested elections are over, but IEC party disputes continue to rage

By Jonah Dylan

SA’s biggest electoral losers: Say goodbye to the minnows, outsiders, underdogs and chancers

South Africa

SA’s biggest electoral losers: Say goodbye to the minnows, outsiders, underdogs and chancers

By Rebecca Davis

Curiouser and Curiouser – the strange case of the 2019 elections

South Africa

Curiouser and Curiouser – the strange case of the 2019 elections

By Stephen Grootes

Electoral Court battle: BLF claims a technical knockout as FF+ claims a tactical retreat

South Africa

Electoral Court battle: BLF claims a technical knockout as FF+ claims a tactical retreat

By Lelethu Tonisi

Writing the 2019 election: The rise of the personality cult

South Africa

Writing the 2019 election: The rise of the personality cult

By Ismail Lagardien

In South Africa, true political dynamite still doesn’t come in small packages

South Africa

In South Africa, true political dynamite still doesn’t come in small packages

By Stephen Grootes

Analysis: BLF, Zuma’s new BFF, has its sights set on 2019

South Africa

Analysis: BLF, Zuma’s new BFF, has its sights set on 2019

By Rebecca Davis