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POSTPONEMENT SOUGHT: Biko family wants to halt inquest into activist’s death

CORRUPTION TRIAL : Ex-defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula denies asking for R2m to promote general

AFTER THE BELL: Sun International and the high-stakes trend defining our time

When bond yields get too high: The risk to AI and global markets

Shadow economy: ‘Sex worker? No, I’m an adult content creator’ — inside SA’s R6bn OnlyFans boom

ECOLOGICAL AMNESIA: Bread & Wine: A land that can forget itself (Part Two)

Watch – Declassified document shows ANC were favourable to offering indemnity to apartheid-era crimes

Critical minerals need more than legal certainty — they need a fair balance sheet

THE CONVERSATION: Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

RISING EXPECTATIONS: Former Man United midfielder Michael Carrick charged with overseeing club’s lofty ambitions

Suspected migrant smugglers go on trial in Paris over mass drowning in Channel

Thieves steal three paintings from Renoir Museum on French Riviera

UK to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements in support for two-state solution

Singapore PM’s annual salary to rise 64% to $2.85 million amid ministerial pay hike

CORRUPTION TRIAL : Wig or R300,000? Mapisa-Nqakula gives her version of disputed airport handover

CARTOON: Twisted System

WHAT’S COOKING: Crunchy potato salad with bonus biltong

BOOK EXCERPT: John van de Ruit’s beloved Spud is back in his sixth and final instalment

Thousands of Brazilians rally for Bolsonaro in tight presidential race against Lula

King Charles confirms Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals

Trump says Canada’s Bombardier cannot sell in US unless it builds there

Investigators recover black boxes from cargo plane crash in Miami

GLOBAL JOURNEY: Bread & Wine: The loaf and the cup — an origins story (Part One)

AFTER THE BELL: Springboks, Shoprite CEO understand the power of making supporters feel part of the team

More champagne for a few, no water for All: SA’s water tanker disaster

Collaborative governance: Election buzzword or game changer for municipalities?

OP-ED: SA’s food system on trial — Who controls what we eat?

HIGH-FLYERS: R739m sponsorship power play – the Boks are a big-bucks business

FORM IN THE USA: Rassie keeps changes to a minimum for fourth Test showdown in Baltimore

Africa rising: Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery signs IPO documents before landmark share sale

COASTAL OUTBREAK: Rabid seals bite at least 176 people as fatal disease spreads, threatening other species

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Meet the candidates: eThekwini

INQUEST: ‘She blinked at me’ — witness recounts finding Anele Tembe alive after fall

Home Hero: Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass among F1’s greatest comeback wins

MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY: SABC apologised — the digital platforms never have to

El Niño is here: South Africa must pay for prevention now

THE CONVERSATION: Singlehood can be an opportunity for personal growth – here’s why

FINDING PURPOSE: Boks drew on deep well of resolve and perspective to fuel another victorious moment

Singapore’s high ministerial salaries under scrutiny in parliament this week

Philippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises

Seven Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau

Six killed in Delhi building collapse, rescuers search through rubble

ATHLETICS: Comrades changes lanes in a marathon governance dispute

Delays in the Coalition Bill reflect a lack of urgency in tackling local government problems

CORRUPTION TRIAL : Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to walk free fails as ‘cash and coded messages’ survive court test

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ‘Irreparable’ tensions cloud ANC regional secretary’s exit as Ekurhuleni mayoral race heats up

INTENTIONAL ACTION: Let your core values guide you through life’s toughest decisions

Hamilton wants written rules of engagement at Ferrari after Leclerc clash

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new destroyer will be part of nuclear response system

At least 5 killed in Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash in Miami

Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

PAPER TRAIL: Invoices reveal anomalies in the millions Daybreak Foods paid to PIC-linked law firm

CRYPTOCURRENCY: African nations move to bring stablecoins into the financial mainstream

NEW MARKETS: South African citrus exporters juice up their India ambitions

UNION TALKS: Denosa urges Gauteng health department to address mounting system failures

BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Degrees of doubt — how generative AI is fracturing higher education

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Bosa’s Joburg mayoral candidate details plan to revive crumbling city

Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Nelson Mandela Bay, raising fears for local dairy industry

ANC’s ‘purge without a plan’ may create the opposition it fears

The plant ecology and fynbos recovery of Lower Tokai — an alternative view

THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Access bonds can boost emergency savings, but mental discipline is vital

Who owns SA’s wildlife? Hunting quotas and the quiet rewriting of our biodiversity compact

From abundance to aridity — El Niño poses threat to SA’s summer grain crop

South Africans need to wake up to the many crippling costs of corruption

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Nelson Mandela Bay residents confused and frustrated by electricity rebate glitches

WHERE TO INVEST: Bell Equipment — why hopes of a buyout are keeping a share price afloat

JUDICARY OP-ED: Victory for the rule of law — JSC settlement forces transparency in judicial appointments

BREAKING POINT: 38 Dora Nginza doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ after mother’s death

EMERGENCY MODE: 197 more ambulances, but Eastern Cape’s EMS crisis is still critical

CRISIS OF CARE: Sassa’s R2,400 Care Dependency Grant leaves parents of children with disabilities stretched thin

ANALYSIS: If the ANC has given up on Joburg, why should business act any differently?

R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street

Sabotage and Cover-up: Inquiry hears 1967 plane crash ‘wiped out’ man who could’ve altered SA history

Water-logged: Severe storms batter Gauteng, North West and Northern Cape — roads closed, homes damaged

Can Johannesburg fix its books before the doom loop wins?

Implementation stands between Africa and its critical minerals opportunity

FEEDING EXCELLENCE: Buckets of ‘brain food’ and gardens of learning: How excellence is grown at ECD centres

ATHLETICS: Supermoms Walaza and Malungane are moulding SA’s sports starlets

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Ideologically blinkered SACP needs to drop socialist ‘isms’ to win over ANC-weary voters

REPORT CARD: Do Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s cop cartel accusations add up 14 months later?

MATCH THAT MATTERED: Boks take ‘moral victory’ in series after overpowering All Blacks in Soweto

HISTORIC CLASH: Springbok Women show promise despite Black Ferns defeat

CURIOUS CAT: ‘They’ve found sheep up in trees’ — inside Britain’s ‘black leopard’ mystery

GROUNDUP: SAFM apologises for Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa defends ANC’s late election candidate lists as party considers court action

Unanswered Questions Op-ed: Faces of the alleged cartel emerge in the Madlanga Commission’s ‘Big Five’ reveal

BIKO INQUEST: Apartheid police captain recalls ‘wrestling’ Biko during interrogation

OPEN SECRETS: Digital Profiteers (Part 3): How combating fraud in SA’s digitalised grants system hurts the poor

DM168 QUIZ: How well do you know Dolly Parton?

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Manifesto Test — UDM promises to maintain, maintain, maintain!

I have a picture for you! 29 August-04 September 2026

IMPEACHMENT: Phala Phala court arguments put presidential accountability under scrutiny

Time to close the open till and end the era of the permanent politician

OFFICIATING STANDARDS: VAR can reduce errors in SA soccer, but professional referees are the real fix

BOOK REVIEW: Regime Change peels back the thin skin beneath Trump’s second-term swagger

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Landmyn: An explosive local drama about family ties that bind yet threaten to erupt

WAR OF ATTRITION: Boks prepare to peak as All Blacks face test of endurance

Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte’s arrest in grave threats case

China arrests 52 Singaporeans for alleged pyramid scheme activities, Singapore minister says

Argentina’s Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in sovereignty push