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SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 9: Political party ActionSA supporters march in the street in Orlando West on October 9, 2026 in Soweto, South Africa. South Africa will hold municipal elections on November 4, 2026. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
Leadership

Cactus or the next COPE? Why ActionSA’s polls will decide Joburg and Tshwane | Richard Wilkinson

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The Common Sense
5 min read
ActionSA’s polling numbers could determine the DA’s chances of winning Johannesburg and Tshwane.
BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 14: Former President Thabo Mbeki attend the official funeral service of struggle veteran and COPE founder, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick ‘Terror’ Lekota at the Old Grey Sports Club on March 14, 2026 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Lekota, a veteran of the liberation struggle and inaugural Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, passed away on March 4th at the age of 77. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)
Leadership

Mbeki built the Treasury — and the scaffolding for state capture: Prof Anthony Butler

By
The Conversation
5 min read
Mbeki’s mixed legacy of growth and weakened institutions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 07: BRICS leaders pose for a family photo during the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 07, 2025. (Photo by Murat Gok /Anadolu via Getty Images)
Global Citizen

FT’s Gideon Rachman: Are we sleepwalking into World War III? And where does that leave SA?

By
The Financial Times
11 min read
As regional conflicts rage and revisionist powers challenge the established order, warnings of a new global conflagration are growing louder
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 26: Helen Zille speaks at the unveiling of a new Johannesburg campaign billboard on August 26, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026 across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
Leadership

Confidence, not cash, will decide whether Zille can turn Joburg around: Katzenellenbogen

By
Daily Friend
6 min read
Zille’s Johannesburg turnaround depends on restoring confidence.
“I was in the room when the rot started”: ex-councillor on how SA’s municipalities stopped facing consequences
Leadership

“I was in the room when the rot started”: ex-councillor on how SA’s municipalities stopped facing consequences

By
The Common Sense
9 min read
How impunity, political patronage and financial mismanagement cripple South Africa’s municipalities
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