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PROVEN WINNER: Pitso Mosimane finally unveiled as the new Bafana coach after extensive negotiations

Protecting Botswana’s wildlife: A national responsibility and lessons for SA

I have a dream… that American voters will revive US democracy this November

After student’s shooting rampage, Thai school reopens under tight security

UNHCR says it has no role in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of Myanmar refugees, warns country is still unsafe

Nine killed, over a dozen injured as Russia strikes Kyiv region for sixth successive day

France targets Shein and Temu with fast fashion fines

WHAT’S COOKING: Black and blue pasta (pappardelle with Black Forest ham and blue cheese)

ESCAPE: Walking with wildflowers, women and wonder: A Peruvian adventure in the Cordillera Huayhuash

Trump says it’s ‘very early’ to talk about a Hegseth 2028 presidential campaign

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Pogacar undergoes clavicular surgery after Vuelta crash

PUMP SQUEEZE: SA motorists can’t escape the petrol price pain in September

DISCHARGE APPLICATION: Mapisa-Nqakula trial: State ‘proves millions changed hands, but not the quid pro quo’

AFTER THE BELL: Sugar tariffs, pet food and fuel prices walk into a bar…

QUALIFIED, BUT UNEMPLOYED: DHET admits it cannot track which degrees lead to graduate unemployment

RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP: The ‘child from a village’ who helped reshape SA’s early childhood development sector

WHIRLPOOL: Swimming icon Tatjana Smith issues demand to Swimming SA over prize money dispute

TRC ROULETTE: Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry

BUREAUCRATIC GRIDLOCK: R44m Gauteng, Joburg billing dispute threatens 22 child-care NGOs

How geopolitical shocks and energy crises are derailing Africa’s climate goals

POWERING UP: Ramokgopa sets record straight on Eskom turnaround, buying board time for reforms

MADLANGA COMMISSION: Marimuthu, money laundering and Mchunu — Hawks officer grilled over cop controversies, cash

LABOUR UNDER ILLUSION OP-ED: The feminine rage against the machine: Why we need women’s scepticism about AI

Former French PM Balladur dies at 97

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 Q&A: DA sets sights on governance in 60 councils after November polls

THE CONVERSATION: The obsession with ‘maxxing’ our lives could actually be stressing us out

NEW ROLE: Kolbe to fullback for third Test as Rassie hints at possible late changes again

A tough 2026 doesn’t change the SA citrus industry’s sound trajectory

Agri Entrepreneurship: Reiger Park school empowers young women to break agricultural stereotypes

Afrikaans ministers who proved it’s never too late for reconciliation

Let’s talk about that nail-biting Airlink flyover

LEADING THE PACK: No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources

Jury to hear closing arguments in Tupac killing trial

US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

Kenya airport staff strike delays thousands of passengers

Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster

Old? Do not fear, your new best friend is here to help

WELLNESS: The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change

Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’

US, Iran exchange fire in flare-up; Bessent signals more sanctions

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself

TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters

Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny

NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars

EXPERTS SCEPTICAL: SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

‘FAILED THOSE IN NEED’: City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

COASTAL EPIC: 50 years, 244km and countless stories — gruelling surf ski race gets its own book

RED ALERT: ‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

COLOSSAL FAILURE: Slimes dam collapse raises safety and transparency issues anew

BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: A novel way to legalise insider trading

WHERE TO INVEST: Inside the mind of Redefine: A bold Poland push and a lesson in active asset management

Conservation without inclusion: Why iSimangaliso protests reflect a governance crisis

ROBOCASH : The ‘Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry

SYSTEMS CHANGE: Zaheera Mohamed brings public finance savvy to the fight for ECD systems change

SA is wasting talent by putting the wrong hands at the till

Courts are clear — Unisa bid to gag journalist had to fail

EYE UP ABOVE: The Cape Town shark spotter who keeps surfers and swimmers safe

UNEARTHING HISTORIES: Hiss of brush, ring of trowel: the ancestors speak at Gwalala Hill

NON-ENGAGEMENT PACT: Rassie seethes at Rennie’s accusations as All Blacks get away with negative scrum tactics

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN: Biko inquest delay deepens drift towards collective amnesia about apartheid horrors

THE GREAT UNRAVELLING: ANC devours itself from within as voters steadily turn their backs

BOKS BOUNCE BACK: Springboks roar back into series with victory over All Blacks in Cape Town thriller

Watch – Zapiro present: Haka (Feat. Butterfingers)

CHANGE MAKER: Young people are Jozi’s new gold