Real Politics Column

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.

The Democratic Alliance’s behaviour in the government of national unity is starting to resemble the boy who cried “Wolf!” to get attention, except this time, it’s the country that could suffer when the real danger comes, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

Thousands of South African learners finish school each year without any computer skills. and it’s robbing them of their future, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics. 

Disaster funds are a jackpot for corrupt politicians who loot while flood victims wait in schools and churches for help that never comes, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.