Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times

Sibongakonke Shoba is an award-winning politics writer. He is a former deputy politics editor at Business Day newspaper and has been part of the Sunday Times politics team since January 2012.

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Whatever Ramaphosa claims, the people will reach their own ...

On Thursday Ramaphosa took to the podium armed with a catalogue of what he sees as his government’s successes in delivering on his promises, writes ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | ANC has to dig into distant past for bragging points

As Ramaphosa gears up for the elections, there is little for him to trumpet in his six-year incumbency, writes Sibongakonke Shoba

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | It’s a potholed road to coalition government

On the weekend in which the Springboks won their fourth Rugby World Cup, sending the entire country into a state of ecstasy, a group of South ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
‘We’ll run out of money if we don’t cut spending,’ says Godongwana

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that he would not come bearing good news when he delivers the medium term budget policy statement on ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
State wants spectrum quid pro quo from mobile operators

Government says private sector has been slow to meet the mass connectivity obligations that came with the spectrum auctions

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | 'SA is not ready for a white president'

Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald says a successful multiparty coalition will have to work with civil society if it is to unseat the  ANC.  ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
Royal battle for the soul of KZN

Kingmakers fall in and out of favour with the Zulu royal family, but access to the palace is vital for ANC & IFP leaders seeking influence in KZN, ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
PODCAST | 'I'm ready to be president'

‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Stellenbosch’ are among his bogeymen, and Julius Malema won’t join any coalition in which Cyril Ramaphosa or John Steenhuisen are ...

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
WATCH | ‘I’m talking to Ace Magashule’ – EFF leader Julius Malema reveals talks ...

EFF president Julius Malema has revealed that his party is in talks with expelled former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule to join the red berets.

Sibongakonke Shoba Politics editor: Sunday Times
Blinkered MPs have failed to fix electoral problem, says Motlanthe

Former president says parliament did no more than the minimum in amending the Electoral Act and showed no appetite to create accountability.