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ANC pushes to secure Ramaphosa’s re-election ...

Members of the legislative to meet on Friday to usher in the seventh administration and determine SA’s fate

By Hajra Omarjee

Results of bargaining will soon be laid bare

Speaker also expected to be chosen in first sitting of National Assembly

By Thando Maeko, Linda Ensor and Hajra Omarjee
National Editor's Choice

Security chiefs leaving nothing to chance for Friday’s sitting

Law enforcement agencies say they will go all out to ensure the inauguration of parliament goes smoothly

By Hajra Omarjee and Linda Ensor

ANTHONY BUTLER: Horns and hooves are better than vultures

Parties that demonised each other in the past are becoming unlikely GNU bedfellows as rent-seekers circle

JONNY STEINBERG: In this new era, the old mindsets will have to go

The past sitting heavily on everyone is not a strong foundation for what is to come

VIEWS AND OPINION

ANTHONY BUTLER: Horns and hooves are better than vultures

Parties that demonised each other in the past are becoming unlikely GNU bedfellows as rent-seekers circle

EDITORIAL: A hard road for the second republic

This is a time for serious people with an appetite for hard work

JONNY STEINBERG: In this new era, the old mindsets will have to go

The past sitting heavily on everyone is not a strong foundation for what is to come

Opinion Editor's Choice

PETER BRUCE: If DA goes into lion’s den, it needs at least one shield

How about the government not being able to make laws or pass a budget we do not have the money for?

Peter Bruce
Editor-at-large & columnist

IMRAAN BUCCUS: Why the EFF and MK are attacking the constitution

Delegitimising the rule of law is in the opposition parties’ personal interests

By Imraan Buccus

THAMI MAZWAI: Stable, market-friendly alliance would help the most ...

Those who balk at it should acknowledge we all invest our money only when we believe the return is worth it

By Thami Mazwai

EDITORIAL: Tell us what you really stand for, MK

The MK party has said nothing about the bread-and-butter issues that face ordinary people

CARTOON: The MK spoiler party

Wednesday, June 12 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

OSAGYEFO MAZWAI: The way to form SA’s government is clear

Contrary to social media misinformation, ‘the market’ also seeks job creation and a better life for all

By Osagyefo Mazwai

CARTOON: Zondo cracks the whip

Tuesday, June 11 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

STUART THEOBALD: Chance of better government opens door for investors

With the rand and JSE weaker since the election, markets have not factored in a positive view

Opinion Editor's Choice

EDITORIAL: Leaders will be under pressure to deliver

We are entering a new kind of democratic era, but it is unclear if the outcome will turn SA around

PARTIES AND THEIR LEADERS

ANC pushes to secure Ramaphosa’s re-election ahead of parliament sitting

Members of the legislative to meet on Friday to usher in the seventh administration and determine SA’s fate

By Hajra Omarjee
National Editor's Choice

Security chiefs leaving nothing to chance for Friday’s sitting

Law enforcement agencies say they will go all out to ensure the inauguration of parliament goes smoothly

By Hajra Omarjee and Linda Ensor

Malema has a go at Ramaphosa as talks with ANC flounder

The EFF leader lambastes the president for working with the DA as what he called ‘supervisors’

By Hajra Omarjee

NFP to join ANC, DA and IFP in governing KZN

Agreement between parties prevents MK party from being in government despite receiving most votes

Thando Maeko
Political Reporter

Ramaphosa to meet Steenhuisen for final talks

President Cyril Ramaphos is scheduled to meet DA leader John Steenhuisen on Thursday afternoon, highly placed sources ...

By Lizeka Tandwa and ANDISIWE MAKINANA

FF Plus wants ANC to recognise Afrikaner-only Orania

The party says its proposals exclude participation in government, but a position in the ‘accountability ecosystem for ...

Thando Maeko
Political Reporter

Zondo declines request by Holomisa to step in in formation of GNU

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says he appreciates the circumstances around the request but says it is not his mandate to ...

By Sisanda Mbolekwa

Ramaphosa’s fate hangs in the balance as DA confirms no deal with ANC yet

This comes ahead of Friday’s vote in the National Assembly to elect SA's next president

By Hajra Omarjee

SA edges closer to unity in diversity

Voters want parties to co-operate, says IFP as it agrees to back GNU

Thando Maeko
Political Reporter

ANC KZN to support premier candidate of coalition party with most votes

The party will not field a contestant in the first sitting of the provincial legislature, provincial secretary Bheki ...

Thando Maeko
Political Reporter

Party negotiators in race to formalise collaboration details

Over the next 48 hours, the multiparty talks to form SA’s new government are expected to start taking shape

By Hajra Omarjee
Politics Editor's Choice

Minority parties warn of a ‘return of white rule’ and weakened opposition

Al Jama-ah tells ANC it wants no part of a GNU that includes the DA

Sisanda Mbolekwa
Politics reporter

FROM THE FINANCIAL MAIL

Features Editor's Choice

What a GNU means for the economy

The ANC’s decision to form a government of national unity with law-abiding constitutionalists still leaves future ...

Claire Bisseker
Economics writer
Features Editor's Choice

Averting unrest in KwaZulu-Natal

Analysts are concerned about possible violence in KwaZulu-Natal in the wake of the May 29 election. While they don’t ...

By Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya
Features Editor's Choice

GNU scenarios unpacked

All eyes are on the ANC as it seeks to form a government of national unity. But that’s no easy task in a fractured ...

By Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya

EDITORIAL: MK Party’s futile foot-stamping

Zuma’s attempt to use Stalingrad-style tactics to stymie the parliamentary process appears to be all noise and no ...

Features Editor's Choice

How will the cards fall?

The watershed election last week dramatically reshuffled the balance of power — giving the DA a chance to join in ...

By Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya
Features Editor's Choice

Let the party carry on

The DA has retained its outright majority in the Western Cape, with Alan Winde set to serve for another five years as ...

By Matthew Hirsch
News & Fox Editor's Choice

Economy in limbo as parties negotiate

Investors hold their breaths as the new, new South Africa enters gestation

Claire Bisseker
Economics writer
Opinion Editor's Choice

SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: Zuma burning down the house

With its resolve to ditch the constitution and little if any economic nous, Zuma’s MK Party is as much a vehicle to ...

Shirley de Villiers
FM deputy editor & columnist

CHRIS ROPER: Ordure, Honourable Member ...

The election has shown that South African politics is swirling the toilet bowl in much the same way online platforms ...

Chris Roper
Columnist

Mexico, South Africa and India deliver political punch to markets

With most of the big emerging-market elections complete, the US is the crucial vote to watch from now on

By Marc Jones | Reuters
Opinion Editor's Choice

JUSTICE MALALA: An ANC-DA tie-up is not a done deal

What seems like a good idea ignores South Africa’s history and old animosities

EDITORIAL: ANC’s head must rule its heart

The prospect of collaborating with the DA might nauseate many in the liberation movement, but it’s the obvious sane ...

PICTURES

CARTOONS

CARTOON: The MK spoiler party

Wednesday, June 12 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Zondo cracks the whip

Tuesday, June 11 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Rand’s roller-coaster ride

Tuesday, June 4 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: MK’s fixer

Monday, June 3 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Great Xpectations

Thursday, May 30 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: ANC’s ‘track record’

Tuesday, May 28 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: SA voters’ big choice

Monday, May 27 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Ramaphosa redux

Wednesday, May 22 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Election platform felled

Monday, May 20 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: The right stuff

Tuesday, May 14 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: Ramaphosa’s megaphone

Thursday, May 9 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

CARTOON: The Zuma bomb

Tuesday, May 7 2024

By Brandan Reynolds

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