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ActionSA, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP) joined the group March on March in a march through central Durban on 26 March 2026. Photo: Action SA

The left must eschew xenophobia

Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging

Graphic: John McCann

Victims everywhere you look, so no one is a victim

Frustration over the gap between what citizens want and what’s being done is leading to a loss of faith in the future, in South Africa and all over the world

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference, following his first cabinet meeting at Downing Street. (Photo by Claudia Greco-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Labour landslide: But Keir Starmer’s UK win is overshadowed by huge challenges

Labour faces the electorate’s expectations of transformative change amid economic hardship, with the populist Reform Party snapping at its heels

Time ticks for three horsemen of dystopia – Zuma, Trump and Boris

The past week has been a good week. All three have suffered serious setbacks, as they have once again been exposed as the cowards they truly are, for all the bravado

The EFF’s second-in-command Floyd Shivambu has denied ever receiving R10-million. (David Harrison/M&G)

Who is Arron Banks — the bad boy of Brexit?

The other ‘Banksy’ financed a right-wing UK political party and is included in an investigation by the Hawks

My man: Leader of right-wing UK Independent Party Nigel Farage

Financiers cheer shambassador

Brexit’s Nigel Farage parties in the Ritz despite not becoming an ambassador any time soon.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage talks to the media after being re-elected as an MEP in the European Parliament elections.

Brexit provocateur Nigel Farage resigns: ‘I want my life back’

The departure of Nigel Farage removes one of the most effective anti-EU campaigners from the debate about how to sever Britain’s ties with the EU.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage talks to the media after being re-elected as an MEP in the European Parliament elections.

Early results shows Ukip likely winners of Europe elections

Partial results show the United Kingdom’s eurosceptic party has stormed to victory in the European vote with its raised anxiety over immigration.