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Why eSwatini has a king within a kingdom

King Maloyi III’s growing public profile has left some people wondering how another king can exist in a country ruled by King Mswati III, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royals Mzansi.

KZN news bites: Zulu King sends four cattle for fallen Maskandi stars

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.

Podcast: Joburg Ready to Dump the ANC

A new poll has the ANC at just 18% in Johannesburg, in the city that's been its political heart since before 1994.

Mineral-rich mining towns left struggling for internet

Young people in North West mining communities struggle with expensive data and poor internet, even though their towns produce minerals used in the growing digital and clean energy economy.

Real Politics: The DA is offering the same plumbing with a different plumber

The DA is promising what the ANC promised and failed to deliver, and the question is whether different hands can fix the same broken system, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Apartheid could not break Botswana’s royal love story

Ruth Williams Khama’s marriage to Seretse Khama challenged apartheid thinking and helped turn a royal love story into a political battle, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royals Mzansi. 

KZN news bites: Zuma’s daughter says she dropped law studies for acting by accident

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.

Podcast: The White Party Winning Black Votes

Zukile Majova makes the case that the Freedom Front Plus, long seen as an exclusively white party, is quietly winning support across racial lines.

South Africa’s wealth industry is failing women

South African women are expected to control more family wealth as they live longer than men, but many investment firms still treat them as secondary clients.

Real Politics: “Nangu umlungu” is a warning to the ANC

The Freedom Front Plus has discovered an unexpected political asset in Pieter Groenewald. Black admiration for his performance as Minister of Correctional Services has given the party attention it could never buy, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Podcast: ANC For Sale

ANC galas are selling seats next to the president for millions. Rob and Zuks ask where lobbying ends and buying access begins.

Real Politics: The coalition nobody wants but every city needs

After the 4 November local government elections, Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma may hold the balance of power in some of South Africa's biggest and most economically important cities, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

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