JSC’s October 2026 interviews reveal inconsistency, leadership and judicial appointment challenges ANALYSIS: Inside the big shiny plan to change how local government works TRANSACTION TECH: Settling up: The state of digital payments in South Africa POLITICS & POLICING: From EFF’s Malema to ANC’s Carrim — the politics permeating SA’s cop collusion scandal Watch – Top Court puts ANC candidates back on ballot after missed deadline REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Ekurhuleni after dark — unlit streets, empty promises and women’s lives on the line France’s Le Pen launches presidential bid as protests rattle the nation NOT A DROP: ‘This thing is killing us’ — residents bear the cost of Tshwane’s water failures SHOT IN THE ARM: Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay SIGNS OF INCOMPETENCE: IEC under fire after unqualified sign language interpreter used at election workshop Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats GREEN CORRIDOR CHAOS: Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley UNHEALTHY ALTERCATION: Union demands Kariega hospital security upgrades after violent trauma unit clash OBITUARY: Liza Key — a ‘dizzying disruptor’ at the heart of South Africa’s film scene BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Multiple Gutenberg moments and the defining question of our age WHERE TO INVEST: The investment tide has gone out in South African retail The fundamental flaw in SA’s water financing model South Africa’s AI strategy must be pro-employment Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way ANALYSIS: Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ambitious attempt to make sense of the Middle East Defying the cynics — how purpose, reality and action unlock human potential TIP-OFF AND BUST: Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe SMOOTH OPERATOR: Gayton Mckenzie’s gift of the gab is both his blessing and his curse THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: The ‘things were better under apartheid’ narrative is a cry for help Response to sardine mortality must be grounded in science and evidence LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: 10 under-30 candidates make a powerful case for their seat in council chambers POETRY CORNER: It's time to retire ancestors and spirits and face the finality of death LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Slovo Park should be a Joburg success, but residents have lost hope in elections LOCAL ELECTIONS TOUR: ‘We are moving backwards’ — Lekwa-Teemane’s collapse bleeds into residents’ daily lives OUR CITY NEWS: Joburg power, water outages put medically vulnerable residents at risk OFFLINE: SA’s Presidency website taken down as cybersecurity flaw sparks warnings across the world SUMMER SCORCHER: Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park MARKET THEATRE: Queer Fest kicks off: ‘Shockwave’ celebrates transformation over despair Preparing for the storm — grassroots action drives Durban’s climate disaster response BHEKISISA: SA’s regulators are struggling to keep up with black market weight-loss jabs FROZEN POSTS: Qualified doctors desperate for jobs as KZN’s public hospitals go understaffed I have a picture for you! 17 October-23 October CRÉATION AFRICA: GuguByGugu uses mohair to fuse luxury streetwear with a rich African heritage SA’s R13bn social grant cuts are arbitrary, cruel and economically short-sighted Brazil may turn right-wing again — this is why South Africans should care The mini budget keeps SA diplomacy afloat, but structural rot still festers Xenophobia’s high price — why ConCourt’s defence of refugees matters for us all Watch - Ramaphosa’s reform message as polls show continued ANC decline A 100-day plan to keep Joburg’s lights on Watching the watchers — the Mother City’s expanding surveillance network demands voyeurism scrutiny Trump Inc, American kleptocracy and the art of US State Capture Watch – Ferial Haffajee and Ernst Roets on Agoa, crosses and autonomy When killers earn sympathy, society’s moral compass has truly collapsed Hitting home — how a motorist panic button is a lifeline for GBV victims SA’s immigration conundrum is not at the border; it is at the Union Buildings
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