I have a picture for you! 08 August-14 August 2026 Turbulence: SAA acting CEO put on immediate special leave as board conducts internal investigation ‘KILLING US SOFTLY’: Melville residents have gone without water for over 20% of 2026 so far MADLANGA COMMISSION: Johnson and Batohi’s probe to link Andrew Chauke to Cat Matlala outed at inquiry Despite keeping World Cup hopes alive, Banyana Banyana need a reset Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price CAMPUS CHAOS: Court orders Manamela to reinstate NSFAS board, suspending Mathebula MADLANGA COMMISSION: Woolworths shopper, patient Suliman Carrim faces criminal charges after final commission no-show EXPLORATION HALTED: ConCourt ends Shell’s Wild Coast oil and gas lifeline in victory for coastal communities CORRUPTION-BUSTING: Theatre of consequences — Madlanga Commission needs an extended run Edge of survival: I sell sex and chicken feet to feed my children, says mom of three If we want a human rights economy, Africa must change from within American missionary kidnapped in Niger released, NYT and Christian organization say Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war France evacuates 525 as new wildfire hits pine woods in the southwest FOOD NOSTALGIA: When slow food was a way of life — a small-town reminiscence A REMINISENCE: A world of music and food memories in space and time FOOD BABBLE: FIRE: Super-hot Mozambican peri-peri sauce and other fiery stuff FOOD BABBLE: WOMEN IN FOOD: A world of food heroines — including ma and grandma BOOK EXCERPT: The Untouchables: A journalist’s career, vindicated in real time US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely’, vows more economic pressure Thousands stranded at Japan’s Narita airport after record rain kills four Hundreds still missing in Colombia as desperation grips earthquake rescue effort Hacking group claims mass data theft from Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv and dozens of others AMABHUNGANE: Online gambling: Look who’s knocking at the door MADLANGA COMMISSION: ‘My son was murdered in cold blood by the police,’ father tells inquiry IN THE DOCK: ‘Death pact’ bound Julius Mkhwanazi and co-accused to secrecy in murder case, court hears LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED: The Coalitions Bill has stalled, and voters are going into elections blind UNKINDEST CUT: Cold snap exposes the obvious — Joburg’s power grid can’t cope INSIDE STORY: How Eskom was turned around, told by those who steered it Watch – Beyond the Big Five cartel: Unmasking South Africa’s true narco kingpins Beyond the personalities — PIC drama is about control of R4-trillion in workers’ money Why Africa must treat disease surveillance as infrastructure SA’s maths teacher shortage: The numbers, and what could actually fix it Women’s rights begin with the right to truth Zohran vs Geordin — Two sons of Cape Town, two very different mayors Mining communities push for constitutional justice as Parliament delays accountability SA’s vanished R1.377-trillion — the cost of compliance without delivery Mafias rule a water tankering system needing urgent reform Why AI’s spoils will pass South Africa by The real PIC crisis — moving from governance theatre to accountability Unfunded municipal budgets: Councils promise, residents pay dearly Credibility is the real challenge facing South Africa’s AI policy National Water Action Plan gets the diagnosis right but misses the real fix How Wits should handle the fossil fuel divestment dilemma Life in Trump’s backyard and surviving DJT’s insidious badgering of Washington, DC Nelson Mandela Bay is bent but not broken and can still be rebuilt Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling Grade 1 at age 5: A policy built on unstable foundations
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