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the DA’s transition also involves a change in its internal balance of power.

A turbulent transition: DA faces a rocky future

Because it’s a blend of political influences the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the opposition party

As the rain lashed down with a final fury before the skies cleared again

Is South Africa seeing a return to the rule of law? More evidence is needed

Steps are being taken to lay charges and seize assets of people and companies allegedly involved in corruption in South Africa.

The SACP is not in a position to mobilise substantial support in the near future. The left is contested terrain and prone to fragmentation.

The SACP strips the ANC of its multi-class ruling party status

The decision to compete in an election against its alliance partner the ANC is a watershed moment for them, with important implications for SA.

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Can Zuma untie Gordian knot after failing to quash corruption charges?

President Jacob Zuma’s loss in the SCA forms part of three milestones in his recent history dominated by corruption and unethical conduct.

Battle lines: Pravin Gordhan and President Jacob Zuma are said to be at odds over the finance minister’s former colleagues at Sars.

How Zuma has used the capture of SA’s state institutions to stay in power

A defining factor of the Zuma era has been the symbiosis between elite police and the NPA.

How does SA score 22 years after freedom?

Has South Africa achieved its targeted values of inclusive politics, reconciliation, human rights and constitutionalism?

Zuma failed to mention Nkandla

#SONA2016: Does Zuma have the courage to do the right thing?

It is unlikely the president will announce structural changes today, despite education in dire need of major restructuring and an economy in decline.