And so it was over the holidays that I learnt that South Africa will in 2026 be facing a Rubicon.

Activist Miles Bhudu demands the removal of Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald, citing racism and inhumane ...

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Ndlozi formally announced his departure from the EFF in February this year. “Ndlozi, once the party’s most compelling ...

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

The United States has meddled for decades in elections around the world. But no modern president has done so as brazenly as Donald Trump. Forget shady CIA-hatched plots or surreptitious media ...

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of Current Affairs, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, cabinet reshuffles, the State of the Nation Address, parliamentary ...

GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them control of the House and shave down their Senate majority ...

A new wave of state-level proposals targeting virtual private networks has stirred up an unusual amount of alarm from digital-rights groups, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation isn't pulling ...

ATLANTA — Democrats flipped two seats on Georgia's statewide Public Service Commission by wide margins, one of many surprise victories for the party Tuesday up and down the ballot in the handful of ...

The 2025 off-year election cycle has come to a close, with Democrats emerging victorious in a handful of high-profile elections. The election season was much more muted compared to 2024's wild federal ...

Democrats pulled off a romp of their Republican opponents in winning all key races on Tuesday night in the first major election of President Trump‘s second term. The victories come one year before the ...