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Cover to cover: The 13th Kingsmead Book Fair (above), to be held on 24 May at Kingsmead College in Melrose, Johannesburg, has something for everyone, says its director Alex Bouche.

A literary event to bookmark

Kingsmead Book Fair is a celebration of stories, voices and community, where readers of all ages come together to appreciate the magic of books

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC and DA contemplate end of days

Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Ambassador to US: Washington can wait for pragmatic Ramaphosa

The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party

Contest: The DA announced federal chairperson Zille as its mayoral candidate in Johannesburg. Photo:  Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process

Helen Zille. (Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images)

Talks hit the rough over cabinet seats

Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU

DA supporters march to Luthuli House to protest against the energy crisis South Africa is currently facing.  (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?

The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow

Former Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane. Photo: Supplied

The USA, Maimane and the DA: How Mmusi Maimane’s plan to change the DA fell apart

An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen. Photo by Lulama Zenzile/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Steenhuisen hints at Maimane’s exit hurting the DA at the polls

The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”

Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to account

The race elephant lurking in the DA’s ‘laboratory’

Tony Leon’s comments calling Mmusi Maimane an ‘experiment’ have lifted the lid on what disgruntled black leaders describe as insidious racism and a refusal to hold racists to…

Mbali Ntuli hopes to ‘save’ the Democratic Alliance.

Ntuli joins the race to ‘save the DA’

KZN MPL’s letter to members says the DA is in ‘permanent damage control’ and she won’t watch as the party ‘disappears into oblivion’

Announcing her candidacy, Helen Zille said: “In recent months, the DA has been through a period of turmoil and distress.” (John McCann/M&G)

Old and young face off in DA battle

With an internal election weeks away, and increasing leaks and public fights, the party is trying to find a way forward

The DA could be a great example of a political party that transforms gradually to embody the true character of the nation in the elections leading to 2029.

Transformation strides put DA at a crossroads

The Democratic Alliance will either splinter or it will unite and reflect South Africa’s diversity

It troubled Judge Ramon Leon when he was unable to avoid imposing the compulsory death penalty

Tribute: A brave, ‘activist’  judge

In numerous civil and criminal cases, Ramon Leon gave exemplary judgments and was noted for his wisdom, fairness and justice

Ramon’s son

Ramon Leon, Tony Leon’s father, has died

Former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said that his father, retired judge Ramon Leon, had died over the weekend.

?The SABC 8 is a group of journalists who were suspended in 2016 for speaking out about censorship at the public broadcaster. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

[Spike] Ramon Leon, Tony Leon’s father, has died

Ramon Leon passed away over the weekend

“We could not attack in this way last year because we did not have Benjamin Mendy, he is so clever to go up and down,” Pep Guardiola said. (David Klein/Reuters)

Mufamadi distances himself from allegations made in the ‘Winnie’ documentary

​The former Safety and Security Minister has denied that he had reopened a criminal investigation into the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Mail & Gaurdian

Editorial: DA at a critical juncture

‘The DA, you see, has the added challenge of not only believing its own spin but also somehow appearing to be living it’

‘Liberalism

A black liberal is not an oxymoron

The meaning of liberal is lost and, no, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be in Zille’s WhatsApp group

Ill-conceived: Trade and industry directory general Lionel October claims South Africa was naive. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

‘DA pays Tony Leon R500 000 to tell Capetonians it’s not raining’— Cosatu

​While the ANC steals outside the legal framework, the DA "thieves" in the City of Cape Town steal within the legal framework,Cosatu said on Tuesday

Ramon’s son

Tony Leon firm to net R650k for Cape Town drought communication

The firm maintains its lobbying work is entirely separate from its crisis communications work and will not influence City of Cape Town policy.