Real Politics Column

The president took flak for spending R150 million on a commission, but shocking testimony shows the rot in the police runs deep, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

Armed police opened fire on poor Johannesburg residents demanding water, exposing how far South Africa has strayed from Nelson Mandela’s vision, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Tiny political parties that once barely made a dent at the polls are quietly positioning themselves to hold serious power after the next local government elections, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

Helen Zille’s return to the spotlight is terrifying the ANC in Gauteng, as the city crumbles and residents lose hope, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

My Eastern Cape fields used to bloom with daisies and butterflies. Now, climate change and careless farming have turned the hills grey and dry, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

General Rudzani Maphwanya may have upset the West, but many South Africans see him as a truth-teller, not a troublemaker, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

The DA will soon have to decide if it stays in the unity government or walks away as the ANC tightens its grip, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

ANC leaders facing allegations of corruption and misconduct find comfort among comrades while the party sidesteps its renewal promises, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired a minister from his own party for the first time — and now he needs to keep swinging, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

Ramaphosa’s biggest mistake may not be that he failed to clean up the ANC. It may be that he tried — but only when it suited him, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa must finally act against his underperforming and compromised ministers — or risk losing the public’s trust for good, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

The Democratic Alliance’s refusal to join the national dialogue shows it has learnt nothing from history and still cannot hear the voices of ordinary South Africans, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.