South Africa enters a pivotal political year this week as 2026 begins — a year in which the country will hold local government elections.

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In February Trump signed an executive order stopping aid to South Africa and promoting the resettlement of Afrikaner ...

One politician says the white Afrikaner enclave of Orania must fall. But his party's rhetoric has now caught the attention of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has categorically dismissed calls for a referendum on Western Cape secession, asserting the importance of national unity and constitutional law amidst debates on government ...

President gives clearest indication that he has no intention of holding a referendum to test public opinion for secession of ...

A selection of Daily Maverick’s standout 2025 news videos, including the Tebogo Malaka bribe and criminal cartel allegations.

This despite attempts by South African authorities to get on the same page with Washington for several months.

An unscheduled press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025 set ...

Firebrand opposition leader Julius Malema has ignited a political storm after issuing a blunt warning to Rwanda, declaring ...

“South Africans, you are Sodom and Gomorrah; you do not have a conscience and a heart,” Cele said. As 2025 draws to a close, ...

Polokwane - ANC NEC member Nathi Mthethwa has warned that if the ruling party cannot avoid a further split it must be ready to “kiss goodbye'' the progress it gained from the battle against apartheid.