LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC and DA in Dead Heat Across Key Metros as MK Dominates eThekwini LIGHTHOUSE SAGA: Probe clears publisher at centre of DBE textbook catalogue row JUDICIAL FOCUS: Phala Phala review puts ‘paid work’ and business interests under spotlight BILLING CRISIS: City Power disconnects NGOs helping thousands of vulnerable children AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: SA carmakers are tired of waiting for the love OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS: Unaccountable 00048: The consultants revolving door — BCG welcomes Bain’s boys PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER: International acclaim for Gqeberha author’s screenplay, For the Love of Man CONSUMER TRENDS: Kasinomics — Competition Commission casts new light on SA’s township economy RUBBER-STAMPED: Zero deviations — the record of Cape Town’s planning tribunal in 1,328 rulings Criminal chrome Part 2: Stainful steel — Illegal chrome mining free-for-all taints the world’s stainless steel value chain RUGBY: Bok Women’s head coach steps down on eve of Black Ferns Test ANALYSIS: Khan out, Khumalo cleared: How the Crime Intelligence tables have turned After The Bell: WhatsApp with your profile pic? OP-ED: Trophy hunting quotas: Civil society objected, but did anyone in government listen? Enough talk — it’s time to make literacy a right in South Africa AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY: Criminal charges ‘don’t automatically force municipal managers to step aside’ OBITUARY: Roy Wallisch, who lit up Sea Point shopping strip, dies of a broken heart classroom fear: Gauteng’s school safety crisis triggers raids, CCTV, and private security at high-risk institutions INSURANCE POLICY OUTRAGE: Murder for Money trial — testimony recounts loss, lies and a witness killing GROUNDUP: Joburg mom’s R2.6-million water bill reversed after meter confirmed as faulty ANALYSIS: Set piece vs flair? The Boks-All Blacks rivalry is more nuanced than that HEALTHCARE ACCESS: Palliative care awareness critically low despite its recognition as a human right Our broken justice system needs a little local innovation 20 Questions: 20 questions with Mabatho Marakalla ‘SINGULAR JOURNEY’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies at 92 Leadership tussle: Sandile Zungu challenges Jordaan as Safa enters battle for its future Two detained as German police probe arson attack on Munich defence firm Beijing accuses Pacific forum host Palau of ‘hype’ over its missile test Foreign support, drones fuel Sudan war and possible war crimes, UN probe says More than 1,700 Indonesian students and teachers sickened this week due to free meals programme PODCAST: Young Zambians are betting on the copper boom. Will it be different this time? JOBS CRISIS OP-ED: Bring back the Basic Education Employment Initiative — SA youth need it urgently We can finally ensure 500,000 miners are paid out for silicosis and TB — here’s the problem Collaborative governance — election buzzword or game-changer for municipalities? The whisky ad and the Women’s March: When the struggle becomes a marketing campaign A prison sentence should never become a death sentence Lessons from Odysseus as we confront the monsters of complacency and despair Kevin Warsh’s quiet Fed in a face-off with Bessent’s Treasury Protecting Botswana’s wildlife: A national responsibility and lessons for SA I have a dream… that American voters will revive US democracy this November How geopolitical shocks and energy crises are derailing Africa’s climate goals A tough 2026 doesn’t change the SA citrus industry’s sound trajectory Afrikaans ministers who proved it’s never too late for reconciliation Old? Do not fear, your new best friend is here to help Conservation without inclusion: Why iSimangaliso protests reflect a governance crisis SA is wasting talent by putting the wrong hands at the till Courts are clear — Unisa bid to gag journalist had to fail Watch – Zapiro present: Haka (Feat. Butterfingers) Watch – Inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending State property register essential to cutting wasteful government leases
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