POLITICALLY AWEH: Why is rent so expensive in Cape Town, and would rent control help? LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: MK party takes four KZN municipalities from ANC as governance test looms LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ActionSA surges in Gauteng metros, taking ANC wards — see where FLAWED ARGUMENTS: The case against fencing Simon’s Town’s baboons just doesn’t hold up LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: From ActionSA to MK, what Gauteng’s top parties will demand in coalition talks LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA needs FF+, Knysna Civic Association to govern troubled coastal town I have a picture for you! 01 November-06 November ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: African climate voices demand fair funding and influence before COP31 EXIT: Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international soccer — one of sport’s all-time greats LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU: Sies for Sisisi’s creative accounting and the cat with crocodile tears The varsity research subsidy game is up — the education department must not back down Macau ex-lawmaker sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in city’s first national security trial X says police order demanding removal of Indian free-speech groups’ accounts was fake Pope Leo starts South America ‘homecoming’ tour a month after lung surgery Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to THE LONG ROADS HOME: Taking stock, nearly eight years on from a pandemic that changed us SQUAD STRENGTH: Boks’ superior depth could prove decisive in Nations Championship title race TOURISM BOYCOTT BOMB: The Honeybadger’s revenge: Former minister Dion George’s nuclear war over SA’s captive lions WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Resident Evil — a horror video game adaptation with a wicked sense of humour New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA draws coalition red lines as Nelson Mandela Bay results take shape POWER GUZZLERS: Cape Town data centre developers say objectors misunderstand the hustle LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: DA projected to win 79% in Ramaphosa and Malema’s Joburg home ward Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year Musk has little to show for his record spending on Republican campaigns in US UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: Mom demands answers after school bullying leads to tragic teen suicide DECISIVE ACTION: ANC loses control of Makana for first time in municipality’s history MOUNTAIN OF WORK: Cape Town’s baboon rangers — the unsung heroes of human-wildlife conflict Watch — The ANC could be left with no metros, projections show Watch — Judge Navi Pillay on the Nobel peace prize and international justice How to defeat criminals who profit from Joburg’s decline Cost of dithering — Ramaphosa’s prolonged retention of Mchunu raises accountability questions US voters have not handed us a mandate, we have work to do South Africa’s democratic state needs capability now, not more promises More haste, less speed — the search for new SAPS leadership The ANC’s problem isn’t communication — it’s contempt Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police Youth revolt sweeping Europe holds dire warning for SA A cricket Test series that showed the true talent of a true SA team Losing Agoa isn’t a catastrophe — a botched response from Pretoria could be Water that harms the people is not a right fulfilled — it’s a threat Leaving Agoa is a 3.4% tariff bump, not a door slammed on the US market When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong El Niño threatens SA’s crops, but ample maize stocks cushion the blow The African Century will be built through green industrialisation, not mined from the ground The state of play in the US midterm elections World Cities Day — Holding the line on eviction protections for the vulnerable Watch — Ferial Haffajee and Kallie Kriel on the Constitution at 30 Why the relentless drive for success is failing our children Watch — Voting 101 with Rebecca Davis
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