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John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), center, at the first sitting of parliament following the election at the Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 14, 2024. Talks between South African political parties on forming a new government extended late into the night on Thursday.

The late RW Johnson's prescience: Predicting Steenhuisen's political death

02 Dec 2025

9 min read

The late RW Johnson's December 2025 column called Steenhuisen's exit and Hill-Lewis's rise months before it happened. Republished after Johnson's death.

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BN Daybreak: Zille on Joburg's last chance; AI stock warnings; Cape gangs; Civic tech

Asime Nyide

16 hours ago

1 min read

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Sean Peche: SpaceX, Tesla, Alphabet — where smart money goes while everyone chases AI

Alec Hogg

23 Jul 2026

16 min read

Ranmore's Sean Peche on the AI trade's biggest risks, why he's not sold on Tesla and SpaceX, and why Adobe and Tencent are back in his portfolio.

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Parliament faces protest over lagging legislation for a provincial referendum: Heindrich Wyngaard

Chris Steyn

23 Jul 2026

8 min read

Cape Forum's Heindrich Wyngaard backs Cape Town detectives, advocates policing devolution, and discusses gang violence, referendums, and crime solutions.

Interviews

Director’s Cut - Helen Zille: Time is running out for bankrupt Joburg to be saved

Alec Hogg

23 Jul 2026

19 min read

Helen Zille talks to Alec Hogg about Joburg's unspent infrastructure budget, coalition vote-buying, the Steenhuisen lobbying row and the DA's 2026 campaign.