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Adapted from an original article by Charles Savage, first published on Currency News. Since the two-pot retirement system launched in September 2024, most South Africans...

South Africa has spent years regulating political donations. It has done almost nothing to regulate political influence. That blind spot may become the biggest threat to local democracy, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

This column uses AI to imagine Nelson Mandela's voice on world events. It draws on decades of his real speeches and writings. It is satire — not a real statement from the late president.

This week's Sharp Sharp finds Rob Rose and Zukile Majova, joined by Patrick Smith from Africa Confidential, digging into a pattern that runs right through South African politics. Old scandals do not disappear. They just get reassigned.

South Africa's renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once projects move from construction to operation, raising concerns about long-term employment.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/03qG7AAPH8zuz2gkDCJPf7?si=XFKdXIPGTBW6K2RkhHOi0Q June 30 came and went, and the chaos many feared never arrived. On this week's Sharp Sharp, Rob Rose and Zukile Majova, joining from...

As South Africa edges toward another flashpoint over immigration, one uncomfortable truth cannot be ignored. The loudest anger is not coming from the leafy suburbs of Cape Town, Durban and Sandton, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

June 30 is days away and South Africa is holding its breath. Rob Rose and Zukile Majova ask what happens when the deadline hits, whether the police can hold it together.

South Africa has a retirement solution hiding in plain sight and most people have never heard of it.

accident. From now on, Zukile Majova's weekly column will land every Monday morning. Geordin Hill-Lewis may have inherited the most important job in South African opposition politics, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mzWbMSuIj6YofQYuFZ6fZ?si=FZk-IkjvRjKf2F5pW-16oA Hector Pieterson was 12 years old when he was shot dead in Soweto on 16 June 1976. His picture became the image of a...

Most of us know we should have a budget. Few of us have one. Here is the easiest way to make one, in under five minutes, on your phone.