BUSHVELD LUNACY: Dig first, find water later: Limpopo’s industrial insanity UPROOTED: The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row CRYPTO CORNER: Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency ROAD SAFETY: Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities The SAPS continues to flounder through delayed reforms LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Five Tshwane polls give DA an edge in coalition negotiations DIGITAL MENACE OP-ED: Misinformation, disinformation and the threat to electoral integrity TRC Roulette : Khampepe probe — Selebi ordered TRC files sealed, says ‘master file’ keeper Louis Bester RESET AGENDA: Bad news for Mkhwanazi’s naysayers as Cachalia backs him to head Hawks SA’S CANCER STORY (PART 5): Why the Northern Cape’s only state cancer paediatrician left for the private sector From ballot box to Just Energy Transition — participation without power PAY UP: Pay R110.7m, or face liquidation — the ultimatum facing WP Rugby Football Union EXPLAINER: Reserve Bank data paint mixed picture as inflation comes knocking HANGING IN: Belligerent Proteas on back foot, but stay in the fight against Aussies GEOPOLITICS OP-ED: Brazil’s election — a victory for Lula, a wake-up call for democracy AFTER THE BELL: Why are SA’s cannabis rules still up in smoke? OBITUARY: Paris Mashile — regulator who fought to make SA’s phone calls cheaper Watch – The pipeline between US white supremacists and the SA right THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Interest on your money in the bank may deliver less than expected after tax What it takes to fight increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered disinformation campaigns SPY TRIAL : EFF secures Zuma-era SSA spy records as Idac stands by R12m case HOSTING AMBITIONS: SA unveils Durban as candidate city in its bid to host the Olympic Games POLITICALLY AWEH: Six parties share how they’ll tackle the cost of living El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti for rescue while elections postponed Taiwan flags ‘obvious’ threat from 50 Chinese vessels in wide sweep of waters North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says ANALYSIS: So you want to govern a metro? Be careful what you wish for HOUSEHOLD SQUEEZE: Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant WHAT’S COOKING: Rich, fruity Christmas cake BOOK EXCERPT: Sandstone Estates – where steam locomotives bring SA railway history to life AMABHUNGANE: Takeover row: Butters vs the Takeover Regulation Panel — and Warren Chapman Alphabet stock sinks as search woes cause revenue miss, cash burn worsens Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees Watch — Frank Chikane, DA polls and the ANC’s retreat from the cities Yawn-fest — political parties bore voters with dull election slogans, poles show Markets are waking up to the risks they have spent months ignoring As Trump staggers to the polls, Americans yearning for change prepare to say ‘enough’ Fuel levy remedy: Relief for a month, pressure for a lifetime Right of reply: SA needs more factories, not more walls Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture There is another Afrikaner story worth telling, rooted in reconciliation and a shared future Mantashe shifts focus from women’s vulnerability to linguistic legitimacy The other Pillay at the Geneva pharmacy East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny Regulation of religion — SA must tackle religious abuse without restricting freedom of belief Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual Local elections 2026: How do you choose who to vote for? Why the best-laid plans to fix Joburg won’t work — and what will When the state fails to protect you, self-defence isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity Watch – Top Court puts ANC candidates back on ballot after missed deadline
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