Preserving the IDAC in any way would be a mistake

Paul Hoffman Sep 14, 2026 Many admirable sentiments are expressed in the DM opinion piece penned by Xola Nqola, an ANC MP, who is chair of the justice portfolio committee in the National Assembly. However, he misses the mark by a country mile; here’s why. The theme...

Elections are a matter of perspective

That self-effacing “humble newspaperman”, Mondli Makhanya, has outdone himself by penning a couple of choice phrases in his predictions for the ANC’s fortunes in the upcoming municipal elections. As the comments are tucked away at the end of a long Daily Maverick...

The right to vote is undervalued in SA

Dear Editor, According to the IEC a record number of voters in SA, about 29 million, have registered to vote in the local government elections in November. SA has an overall population of about 63 million people of whom approximately 21 million are under 18 years old...