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NANTERRE, FRANCE - JULY 29: Gold Medalist Tatjana Smith of Team South Africa poses following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
SA Renewal

Tatjana Smith switches to the Netherlands, taking SA’s most decorated Olympian off the team

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Editor BizNews
3 min read
The two-time Olympic champion will chase LA 2028 in Dutch colours but stay based in South Africa, training with her long-time team.
MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 08: President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official release of the results for the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) at Gallagher Convention Centre on November 08, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. The municipal elections were held to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
Jaundiced Eye

WSM: No more kicking the can: CR’s moment of truth after the ANC’s metro thrashing

By
William Saunderson-Meyer
7 min read
Ramaphosa faces a defining choice over coalitions, ANC reform and the party’s future ahead of 2029.
Who is the wonderful Wizard of Oz?
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Who is the wonderful Wizard of Oz?

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
The Wizard of Oz and the timeless lesson of finding strength within ourselves
Sean McLaughlin: View the coalition options in SA's municipalities
Interviews

Sean McLaughlin: View the coalition options in SA's municipalities

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Chris Steyn
20 min read
Coalition options across South Africa after local elections.
Helen, Herman and Hydrogen. Are egos holding a third of SA’s economy hostage?
Leadership

Helen, Herman and Hydrogen. Are egos holding a third of SA’s economy hostage?

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Ron Weissenberg says the Zille-Mashaba feud has outlived its reasons. United, the DA and ActionSA could run Joburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 9: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following the return of Congress after the midterm elections, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on November 9, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Thought Leaders

Ian Bremmer: The midterms won’t change much for US allies

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
The US has flipped power in 12 of its last 14 national elections. Bremmer says that volatility, not just Trump, is why allies are hedging their bets.