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PLANET CAPTURE ANALYSIS: Iranian roulette – War in the time of portfolio diversification

PLANET CAPTURE ANALYSIS: Iranian roulette – War in the time of portfolio diversification

PHOTO ESSAY: Easter friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier south of Johannesburg

PHOTO ESSAY: Easter friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier south of Johannesburg

different dance floor: Rooftop ballet — How Joburg Ballet is challenging elitist perceptions

different dance floor: Rooftop ballet — How Joburg Ballet is challenging elitist perceptions

Bluster and boasts: Trump marches up and down an Iranian hill and into a swamp

Bluster and boasts: Trump marches up and down an Iranian hill and into a swamp

NEWSFLASH: Ramaphosa picks 'steady hand' Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as new SARS boss

NEWSFLASH: Ramaphosa picks 'steady hand' Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as new SARS boss

BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Edward Kieswetter and the recovery at SARS — something to celebrate

BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Edward Kieswetter and the recovery at SARS — something to celebrate

ISS TODAY: Police corruption thriving as culture of silence keeps scrutiny at bay

ISS TODAY: Police corruption thriving as culture of silence keeps scrutiny at bay

Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 28 March-2 April 2026

Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 28 March-2 April 2026

Well rested: ‘I’m excited to be back’ — Sekgodiso reflects on time away from the track

Well rested: ‘I’m excited to be back’ — Sekgodiso reflects on time away from the track

GOAL MACHINE: Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool as a serial record-breaker

GOAL MACHINE: Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool as a serial record-breaker

TRIBUTE: Remembering Steven Gruzd: The mind that illuminated complexity and the friend who shared it

TRIBUTE: Remembering Steven Gruzd: The mind that illuminated complexity and the friend who shared it

MISINFORMATION OP-ED: Five ways African scientists can cut through the AI-driven ‘infodemic’

MISINFORMATION OP-ED: Five ways African scientists can cut through the AI-driven ‘infodemic’

SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED: Investing in women farmers could bridge the gap between inadequate grants and child nutrition

SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED: Investing in women farmers could bridge the gap between inadequate grants and child nutrition

TWO POLICING PATHS: Resentment or relief — beneath Masemola’s tenure turmoil and Mkhwanazi’s new contract

TWO POLICING PATHS: Resentment or relief — beneath Masemola’s tenure turmoil and Mkhwanazi’s new contract

IN PICTURES: Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha

IN PICTURES: Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha

MUNICIPAL COLLAPSE: A 30-year slow-motion crash: The foundations and realities of SA’s local government crisis

MUNICIPAL COLLAPSE: A 30-year slow-motion crash: The foundations and realities of SA’s local government crisis

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need

Indonesia earthquake damages buildings, but tsunami alerts have been lifted

Indonesia earthquake damages buildings, but tsunami alerts have been lifted

Trump touts gains against Iran but gives no timeline to end war

Trump touts gains against Iran but gives no timeline to end war

Russia woos students for its drone forces in Ukraine with large financial packages

Russia woos students for its drone forces in Ukraine with large financial packages

Sweden to buy air defence systems for 8.7 billion crowns, defence minister says

Sweden to buy air defence systems for 8.7 billion crowns, defence minister says

Australia to offer businesses $693m in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure

Australia to offer businesses $693m in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure

Nasa launches four astronauts on world’s first crewed lunar mission in half a century

Nasa launches four astronauts on world’s first crewed lunar mission in half a century

INVESTIGATION: EXCLUSIVE: The mystery of Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s missing SUVs

INVESTIGATION: EXCLUSIVE: The mystery of Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s missing SUVs

IN PICTURES: A Bedouin boy rides a donkey in Al-Fura, and more from around the world

COMPETING CLAIMS: Swimming SA accuses alternative aquatics body of pressuring athletes to boycott its events

SAPS IN CRISIS: SAPS suspends police captain for pocketing millions falsely claimed for Ramaphosa protectors

SAPS IN CRISIS: SAPS suspends police captain for pocketing millions falsely claimed for Ramaphosa protectors

Without Fear, Favour or Prejudice: Civil society launches bid to overhaul NPA Act

Without Fear, Favour or Prejudice: Civil society launches bid to overhaul NPA Act

GAUTENG RESHUFFLE : Lesufi hands top finance job to EFF in desperate move to save Gauteng coalition

GAUTENG RESHUFFLE : Lesufi hands top finance job to EFF in desperate move to save Gauteng coalition

BOOTS ON THE GROUND: Desperate Cape Flats residents welcome SANDF deployment amid the ravages of gangsterism

BOOTS ON THE GROUND: Desperate Cape Flats residents welcome SANDF deployment amid the ravages of gangsterism

ANALYSIS: KuGompo, the tactic of political extremism and the shape of things to come

ANALYSIS: KuGompo, the tactic of political extremism and the shape of things to come

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Zimbabwe’s opposition withdraws from violence-plagued hearings on Bill to extend Mnangagwa’s term

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Zimbabwe’s opposition withdraws from violence-plagued hearings on Bill to extend Mnangagwa’s term

CHEQUE IS IN THE MAIL : SA Post Office on borrowed time — funding gaps push it closer to the edge

CHEQUE IS IN THE MAIL : SA Post Office on borrowed time — funding gaps push it closer to the edge

Russia says its troops have taken full control of Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine

Russia says its troops have taken full control of Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine

Luigi Mangione's continued support shows need for swift trial, prosecutor says

Luigi Mangione's continued support shows need for swift trial, prosecutor says

Wilgenhof residence culture reckoning: Stellenbosch University needs more than leadership change

Wilgenhof residence culture reckoning: Stellenbosch University needs more than leadership change

ANALYSIS: Why National Transmission Company independence is harder than it seems

ANALYSIS: Why National Transmission Company independence is harder than it seems

MILESTONE: SARS hits R2.01-trillion revenue mark for first time as Kieswetter bows out

MILESTONE: SARS hits R2.01-trillion revenue mark for first time as Kieswetter bows out

DECENTRALISED FINANCE: How a single crypto trader lost $50m in broad daylight

DECENTRALISED FINANCE: How a single crypto trader lost $50m in broad daylight

WELFARE CLAMPDOWN: Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight

WELFARE CLAMPDOWN: Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: Inside the Box: Are there appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with medicines legislation in SA?

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: Inside the Box: Are there appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with medicines legislation in SA?

PIE IN THE SKY OP-ED: SAA claims R162m ‘profit’ but deeper analysis shows a R1bn operating loss

PIE IN THE SKY OP-ED: SAA claims R162m ‘profit’ but deeper analysis shows a R1bn operating loss

AZZURRI BLUES: Italy’s soccer World Cup woes persist after another qualification failure

AZZURRI BLUES: Italy’s soccer World Cup woes persist after another qualification failure

ROYAL CONFUSION: Explainer: Was an Igbo ‘king’ actually crowned in Eastern Cape?

ROYAL CONFUSION: Explainer: Was an Igbo ‘king’ actually crowned in Eastern Cape?

Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China

Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China

Kremlin, asked about its Donbas demands, says Ukraine should have pulled out 'yesterday'

Kremlin, asked about its Donbas demands, says Ukraine should have pulled out 'yesterday'

Burundi ammunition store blasts kill four, residents say

Burundi ammunition store blasts kill four, residents say

Estonia says stray Ukrainian drones entered its territory between Monday and Tuesday

Estonia says stray Ukrainian drones entered its territory between Monday and Tuesday

With the world unravelling into madness, all I can do is pray

With the world unravelling into madness, all I can do is pray

Graça Machel’s call for humane leadership is what this time of fracture requires

War and disease shape SA agriculture’s first quarter — but there are positives

AMABHUNGANE: A lotto trouble: marketing firm’s claims against new lottery operator land on minister’s desk

AMABHUNGANE: A lotto trouble: marketing firm’s claims against new lottery operator land on minister’s desk