Leadership

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 31: DA Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the unveiling of DA's Cape Town Metro Election Battle Bus in Goodwood on August 31, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The blue-branded campaign bus travels across different communities in the Cape Town metro, bringing the DA's message directly to voters. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan)
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Editor BizNews
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Cape Town’s jobs boom shows South Africa can (and should) aim higher.
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrates on stage during an election night event at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater in New York.
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The Economist
5 min read
From Woke politics to class: Democrats’ new populist turn
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Reform UK's Head of Policy James Orr attends as Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesman for home affairs, holds a press conference on employment policy on August 06, 2026 in London, England. Yusuf said his party would propose legislation that company CEOs and directors criminally liable for the illegal employment of migrant workers, even if they were unaware of a worker's immigration status. The policy, which the party has termed the "Deliveroo Law," after the online delivery service, could fine offending companies 10 percent of their global revenues. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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The Financial Times
24 min read
Reform’s policy head is a Cambridge theologian with an enviable contact book and a belief in ‘faith, family and flag’
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 19: DA JHB Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille during the flight of the first national DA slogan posters in Orange Grove on August 19, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Johannesburg poster launch marks the start of the DA's national street campaign for the local government elections. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
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Daily Friend
7 min read
Habib says only Zille can turn the city around, even as he stands by his criticisms of her record elsewhere.
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 22: Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the African National Congress (ANC) official mayoral possible candidates announcement at Sandton Convention Centre on August 22, 2026 in Sandton, South Africa. The announcement provided an opportunity for the ANC to introduce the men and women who will carry the organisation’s mandate of building capable, accountable and responsive local government. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
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Editor BizNews
3 min read
ANC candidate selection faces fresh corruption and rigging allegations
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 25: Wayne Duvengae (OUTA) briefs the media at the Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) press conference at Constitutional Hill on July 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The alliance called for an urgent improvement in basic service delivery, revisiting the tariffs and the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda.
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Editor BizNews
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South Africa is not beyond repair—better leadership and stronger accountability can drive renewal
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