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Martin van Staden on federalism and South Africa's failing centre

Martin van Staden on federalism and South Africa's failing centre

3 hours ago

21 min read

Martin van Staden: South Africa needs federalism, not more power in Pretoria

Sean Mclaughlin: LGEs 2026: 122 councils up for grabs

Sean Mclaughlin: LGEs 2026: 122 councils up for grabs

4 hours ago

16 min read

McLaughlin unpacks key election battlegrounds and coalition scenarios.

Another SA metro in collapse…

Another SA metro in collapse…

4 hours ago

15 min read

Grootboom on Nelson Mandela Bay’s financial crisis and leadership.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 27: A voting station sign is seen at a school in Eldorado Park on May 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections will be held on May 29 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Reading the LGE tea leaves

William Saunderson-Meyer

7 hours ago

6 min read

Local elections could reshape coalitions and weaken ANC power ahead of 2029.

BN Edge | Election eve: Cilliers Brink makes his final case for Tshwane

BN Edge | Election eve: Cilliers Brink makes his final case for Tshwane

8 hours ago

19 min read

Brink challenges polls and outlines plans to fix Tshwane’s service delivery crisis.

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22: In this photo illustration, the app icons for ChatGPT, Meta's Muse and Anthropic's Claude are displayed in a folder labeled "Artificial Intelligence" on a smartphone screen on September 22, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Strong demand for Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) Muse AI assistant has renewed investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence ahead of the company's September 2324 Connect conference, where it plans to showcase advances in AI, smart glasses and virtual reality. (Photo Illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

Global Investing

Dambisa Moyo on BizNews: The spectre of an AI-driven slowdown

8 hours ago

4 min read

The AI boom could fuel a global economic slowdown as debt rises and returns come under pressure.

SYMBOL - 02 October 2026, Berlin: During a vaccination appointment at a pharmacy, a syringe is shown inside a vial containing the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine. (staged scene) Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Another mRNA vaccine? What a melanoma trial tells us about benefit and safety

8 hours ago

5 min read

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 30 September 2009: Eskom signage in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Charles Gallo)

Eskom’s residual demand is collapsing. The MTSAO still assumes it will grow

8 hours ago

5 min read

CLEVELAND, OHIO - NOVEMBER 3: A Vote Here sign is seen outside of a polling station at Old Stone Center before voting starts on November 3, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, where control of the House and the Senate is at stake for the remainder of President Donald Trump's second term in office. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

America votes on Trump today. Major implications for SA - and the Rand

8 hours ago

4 min read

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange words during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Trump signed an executive order in February that claimed white South Africans are the victims of government land confiscation and race-based “genocide” while admitting some of those Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Trump also halted all foreign aid to South Africa and expelled the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US moves to strip South Africa of AGOA benefits from 1 January 2027

10 hours ago

3 min read

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