Maverick News By-elections reveal voter sentiment: DA defeated by MK in eThekwini ward, but holds ground in Randfontein 5 min 6 By Wayne Sussman
South Africa The year ahead: Identifying critical issues amid the political and economic noise of 2025 4 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
DM168 Garden Route council coalitions in flux as politicians cast an eye to 2026 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
South Africa Prepare for a political roller coaster ride as parties jostle for positions in municipal coalitions 5 min 2 By Wayne Sussman
DM168 Bartering for positions: Horse-trading for municipal council power goes down to the wire 6 min 1 By Greg Nicolson
DM168 Coalition talks: With five hung metros, ANC needs EFF and DA needs ActionSA 6 min 6 By Greg Nicolson
DM168 Horse-trading: Politicians, voting with their pockets, try to seal eleventh-hour deals 4 min 1 By Sibusiso Ngalwa
Business Maverick Sorbet Group founder Ian Fuhr believes South Africa has a political leadership crisis 3 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
South Africa ANC set for worst electoral performance since 1994 2 min 0 By S'thembile Cele for Bloomberg
Elections Voting Day Monday: Sunny skies and some clouds forecast - with rain in Western Cape 2 min 0 By Sandisiwe Shoba
Elections Decaying Ugu District: Mayor says protests alert municipalities to service delivery challenges in KZN's South Coast 8 min 1 By Des Erasmus
Elections Nomzamo: A ‘cursed’ Soweto community where campaign promises offer little hope 6 min 0 By Bheki Simelane and Michelle Banda
South Africa No water, power, sanitation: Local councils in remote KZN areas might pay at the polls 7 min 0 By Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize
South Africa Ominous intentions: Three questionable campaigns that are harmful to South Africa's interests 2 min 1 By GroundUp Editors
Maverick Citizen Power taking precedence: communities need recognition and devoted service, not rhetoric and broken promises 3 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
Elections Two-horse races: These are battlegrounds where ANC and DA could expect further damage 6 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
South Africa ‘You can’t be in power forever’: Ace Magashule weighs up ANC prospects 4 min 13 By Carien du Plessis
Elections ANC President Ramaphosa pulls out all the stops to woo Cape Town voters 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
