South Africa Western allies warn US that hostility towards South Africa risks strengthening populists 5 min 7 By Peter Fabricius
Op-eds Donald Trump — the ‘Day Before’, the ‘Morning After’, and everything in between 6 min 0 By Raymond Suttner
World Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right 4 min 6 By Steven Boykey Sidley
Maverick News Coalition government’s collective failure to cohesively communicate is a boon for populists 4 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
South Africa Endless defections, lies, distrust and inconsistency undermine SA’s populist parties 5 min 17 By Stephen Grootes
Maverick News France votes in parliamentary election with far-right National Rally poised to challenge Macron 4 min 1 By Reuters
Op-eds Changes in rural social relations during Covid-19 a key driver of political populism 5 min 0 By Leslie Bank
Maverick News Rise of populism renders obsolete the old political duopoly of ‘left’ and ‘right’ 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
Maverick News Populism as a winning card — the final weekend speeches point to parties’ pressure points 4 min 3 By Stephen Grootes
Op-eds Staying in power at any cost — Ramaphosa’s pivot to populism 4 min 8 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
World The servant-leader and the man on horseback — power and populism in the 21st century 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
Maverick News Why is the unbearable cost of living not an obvious political weapon for 2024 election campaigns? 5 min 33 By Stephen Grootes
Maverick News Sweating ballots — coalitions, populism and apathy underpin election trends in 2024 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
Maverick News ANC and Co are playing with fire — populist politicking will always end in tears 4 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
Business Maverick After the Bell: The enduring similarities between presidents Zuma and Trump 4 min 2 By Tim Cohen
Maverick Citizen Civil society has been a force for change – but can it change the politics of South Africa? 4 min 7 By Mark Heywood
