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Tribute to Comrade Ngawonke Bulala
Bamanye Matiwane remembers Ngawonke Bulala: SASCO cadre, student leader, pharmacist, youth organiser and community builder.
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Politics
Lula’s victory shows the far right can be defeated
Brazil’s runoff delivers a setback to the Bolsonaro movement and its Trump-aligned politics, with lessons for progressive organisation and South African solidarity.
Opinion
The ANC: pragmatism in renewal
Bongani Mabusela examines the ANC’s organisational crisis, class relations and whether renewal requires a deeper reconstruction of the movement.
Opinion
When Factionalism Replaces Comradeship
The cost of patronage from campus politics to the wider organisation. Sonwabile Ngoza on political education, accountability and independent leadership.
Opinion
The ANC’s response to the fuel price shock
Lukhanyo “Bhanda” Mtshingana argues that support for the Equalisation Fund can cushion households, businesses and supply chains against the rising cost of fuel.
Opinion
Election matters: the service delivery test on 4 November
Ahead of the local elections, Lukhanyo “Bhanda” Mtshingana examines how basic services, economic hardship and coalition politics will test political promises.
Editorial
The people’s choice must count
The ANC’s court victory, pressure on household budgets and COSATU’s new leadership put the relationship between democratic rights and daily life in sharp focus.
Politics
ANC Takes Fight for Voters’ Choice to Constitutional Court
Mbalula says the party will not accept the exclusion of 181 candidates where the information was captured before the deadline but the IEC system did not record the final confirmation
Opinion
An Open Letter to Gwede Mantashe
Thembalethu Nyikilana writes to Gwede Mantashe about the ANC’s 2017 diagnostic report, organisational renewal and members’ recourse to the courts.
Politics
‘Why Now?’ Student Formations Reject Cassim Visit to Mandela University
Student formations oppose Yusuf Cassim’s Mandela University visit ahead of SRC elections. The university disputes claims that it refused an official engagement.
Politics
ANC to Appeal as Court Upholds Exclusion of 181 Candidates
The ANC will pursue a further appeal over 181 excluded candidates. Political Desk analysis of the ruling, the nomination dispute and the stakes for voter choice.
Opinion
When the Branch Is Bypassed
Lukhanyo Frank Mbiza argues that the ANC’s mayoral selection process risks weakening branch authority, organisational unity and electoral loyalty.
Opinion
Revisiting the Industrial Politics and Economic Leadership of Nelson Mandela Bay
Siyanda Kate on Nelson Mandela Bay’s industrial history, political leadership and the institutions needed for inclusive re-industrialisation.
Opinion
On Dr Zamani Saul’s Selective Amnesia and Denialism: The Writing Is on the Wall — SACP Will Contest 2026 LGE Wall to Wall!
Mzwandile Thakhudi responds to Zamani Saul and argues for independent SACP participation in the 2026 local elections and a reconfigured alliance.
Opinion
Beyond Liberal Moralism: A Materialist Critique of the Narrative on Andile Lungisa
Bongani Phillip Mabusela offers a materialist critique of the narrative on Andile Lungisa, arguing for evidence, context and political accountability.
Politics
Lungisa Backs Jordaan as SAFA Vote Puts Institutional Leadership on Trial
Editorial: Andile Lungisa backs Danny Jordaan ahead of the SAFA vote while challenging his exclusion from the ANC’s Nelson Mandela Bay candidate list.
Politics
The ANCYL at 82: A Living Legacy Carried by a New Generation
The ANCYL marks 82 years of youth leadership, with Collen Malatji and the current collective advancing jobs, economic participation and representation.
Politics
ANC Nelson Mandela Region Manifesto Inspires Confidence With Strong Showing Ahead of Local Elections
The ANC Nelson Mandela Region’s manifesto launch puts its record, service-delivery programme and call for a stronger mandate before Nelson Mandela Bay voters.