Local elections

Shop Support DM Logo

Investigations

Scorpio Our burning planet amabhungane Declassified UK

News & Analysis

Business Maverick Maverick Citizen Sport Newsdeck Maverick News Nelson Mandela Bay Johannesburg

Features

Opinionistas Maverick Life TGIFood Blog Podcasts Webinars Zapiro Cartoons Op-eds

Newspaper

E-edition Subscribe Delivery Queries

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with password
Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Local elections

By-elections reveal voter sentiment: DA defeated by MK in eThekwini ward, but holds ground in Randfontein

South Africa, Maverick News

By-elections reveal voter sentiment: DA defeated by MK in eThekwini ward, but holds ground in Randfontein

by: Wayne Sussman

The year ahead: Identifying critical issues amid the political and economic noise of 2025

South Africa, Maverick News

The year ahead: Identifying critical issues amid the political and economic noise of 2025

by: Stephen Grootes

By-election results – useful, but don’t get too excited

Maverick News

By-election results – useful, but don’t get too excited

by: Stephen Grootes

Better lives for all in South Africa? Still a long way off

South Africa

Better lives for all in South Africa? Still a long way off

by: Stephen Grootes

Garden Route council coalitions in flux as politicians cast an eye to 2026

DM168

Garden Route council coalitions in flux as politicians cast an eye to 2026

by: Suné Payne

Prepare for a political roller coaster ride as parties jostle for positions in municipal coalitions

Politics, South Africa

Prepare for a political roller coaster ride as parties jostle for positions in municipal coalitions

by: Wayne Sussman

Bartering for positions: Horse-trading for municipal council power goes down to the wire

South Africa, DM168, Elections

Bartering for positions: Horse-trading for municipal council power goes down to the wire

by: Greg Nicolson

The ANC’s mid-term reckoning

South Africa, Elections

The ANC’s mid-term reckoning

by: Wayne Sussman

Coalition talks: With five hung metros, ANC needs EFF and DA needs ActionSA

South Africa, DM168, Elections

Coalition talks: With five hung metros, ANC needs EFF and DA needs ActionSA

by: Greg Nicolson

Horse-trading: Politicians, voting with their pockets, try to seal eleventh-hour deals

South Africa, DM168, Elections

Horse-trading: Politicians, voting with their pockets, try to seal eleventh-hour deals

by: Sibusiso Ngalwa

Sorbet Group founder Ian Fuhr believes South Africa has a political leadership crisis

Business Maverick, South Africa, Elections, Webinars

Sorbet Group founder Ian Fuhr believes South Africa has a political leadership crisis

by: Ray Mahlaka

ANC set for worst electoral performance since 1994

South Africa, Elections

ANC set for worst electoral performance since 1994

by: S'thembile Cele for Bloomberg