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President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump

WSM: Ramaphosa bet on Trump's short attention span. He lost.

6 hours ago

6 min read

US-South Africa relations strain as Washington demands action and Pretoria resists

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 11: Gayton McKenzie at the Patriotic Alliance (PA) Victory Rally At Athlone Stadium on May 10, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to the Patriotic Alliance, this is the first time in the history of the country that a political rally is attended by registered South Africans voters only. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

The PA paradox: why voters keep forgiving Gayton McKenzie

28 Sept 2026

7 min read

Gayton McKenzie’s populist appeal thrives despite mounting governance failures

Gayton McKenzie, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

Swimming SA suspensions raise hard questions about McKenzie's oversight

25 Sept 2026

6 min read

SSA’s latest crisis raises fresh questions over McKenzie’s oversight and action

Craig Warriner appears in court

Ian Macleod: St Stithians alumni reverse course, expel BHI Ponzi mastermind Warriner at last

26 Mar 2026

7 min read

A wider membership overturns the activist minority that once shielded the convicted fraudster — but reform of the OSA is the next battle.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the dinner for more than 100 hunters, anglers and outdoor industry leaders. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Non-partisan policy advice vs partisan political activism: Ivo Vegter

22 Sept 2026

14 min read

FMF’s US campaign over Afrikaner rights raises questions about identity politics and its non-partisan legacy.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 18: Over a 1000 students at the vigil for the Lives lost to GBVF at Saarah Baartman Hall, University of Cape Town on September 18, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The vigil is in protest to address South Africa's escalating gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) epidemic and also remembers the vulnerable women and children who have been killed. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

Ian Cameron: Mr President, if GBV is a national disaster, show us what changed

21 Sept 2026

7 min read

An open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: JANUARY 04: A general view of the damages caused by the parliament fire on January 04, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to media reports the fire ripped through South Africa’s 138-year-old Parliaments roof of the National Assembly. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan)

Want to know if SA's MPs are actually doing their jobs? ParliMeter lets you do exactly that

20 Sept 2026

4 min read

Hartford: The rainbow fades - how SA’s non-racial dream is giving way to fragmentation and fear

Hartford: The rainbow fades - how SA’s non-racial dream is giving way to fragmentation and fear

20 Sept 2026

6 min read

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 17: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College on August 17, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission to investigate and report on the veracity, scope, and extent of the allegations made on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa’s criminal justice system was compromised. ( Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)

Scrap the Public Protector? A retired brigadier makes the case for a permanent Madlanga

17 Sept 2026

8 min read

Olympiad Man has displaced Davos Man.

Forget Davos — The new global elite won Gold at 17, and SA keeps exporting its own

17 Sept 2026

5 min read

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