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GROUNDUP: Space to grow: Carnarvon sets sights on jobs through astrotourism
LESSONS OF WAR: Deluded and defective: The leadership failings of Trump, Netanyahu, Khamenei and Putin
OUR CITY NEWS: How CLAW navigates ruins and rituals to save Joburg’s pets
NARRATING A DREAM: Blind brothers turn passion for soccer into commentary and bring the game to life
VIDEO: Watch – How Cape Town families found loved ones in paupers’ graves
IN PICTURES: Airstrike in Beirut as Israel Defense Forces target sites linked to Hezbollah, and more from around the world
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU: Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
REBUKE: Lessons in diplomacy for the new US ambassador, with love from SA
THE READINESS REPORT: Watch – Redi Tlhabi has advice for America’s new ambassador to South Africa
ISS TODAY: Agoa extension offers little relief as US trade chaos rattles African exporters
ELECTRICITY CRISIS: Nelson Mandela Bay councillors walk out of critical electricity meeting amid widespread blackouts
PEDAL POWER: Time parity for women introduced at iconic 2026 Cape Epic
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Pressure mounts as Netherlands, Iceland intervene in SA’s genocide case against Israel
ANALYSIS: Iran’s probable ‘withdrawal’ from 2026 World Cup opens up a legal minefield for Fifa
JOBURG NEWSLETTER: Women’s Power, jazz at Hugh’s and honouring Ufrieda Ho
US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil at sea
Japan to join Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ project, expects missile requests
Poland's Tusk vows to use EU defence loans despite president's veto
HEALTH INEQUITY: Red Cross Children’s Hospital doctor using donated ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug to save lives
Trump claimed in G7 call that Iran is ‘about to surrender’, Axios reports
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Loaded for Bear: Religious extremism and oil — the toxic mix roiling world markets
STRESS TEST: The battle for women’s rights in an under-strain multilateral UN system
MATTERS OF THE ART: Spier Light Art reflects on South Africa’s past and present with immersive installations
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, SnapChat after social media ban
US carrying out rescue effort after military aircraft crash in Iraq
Cuba to release 51 prisoners in Vatican-brokered deal
Several French soldiers wounded, one officer dead in Iraq after drone attack
MADLANGA COMMISSION: How to corrupt a cop — SAPS general Shibiri’s guide
DASHED AMERICAN DREAM: The Viljoens — from ‘Real Housewives fame’ in SA to US ‘shoplifting’ bubbly
GANGS AND GOVERNMENT: Prasa’s ‘well-known links’ to gang accused Stanfield echoes SA cartel infiltration scandal
TURNAROUND STRATEGY: New NPA boss Andy Mothibi sets sights on a fully independent prosecuting authority
BOOTS ON THE GROUND: This deployment is different, says Ramaphosa, as SANDF swoops on illegal mining
LAND CLAIMS SCAM: Payment pending — how the Fred Daniel matter taints the state attorney
LEARNER EMPOWERMENT: Bridging the gap — Bay organisation tackles school dropout rate head-on
SECRET SNOW SAUCE: South African scientists outperform heavyweights Princeton, Oxford and Stanford in Antarctic research
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION: Opposition parties move to oust NMB mayor over electricity and water woes
INFRASTRUCTURE FIASCO: Ten years of warnings, seven collapsed pylons and zero accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Civil Society Coalition demands top-level action as service delivery collapses in Nelson Mandela Bay
FINANCIAL PRUDENCE: IMF urges strict debt caps after SA opts for flexible fiscal rules
MORAL WITNESS: Goodbye Ufrieda Ho, keeper of Jozi and wordsmith of the people
RUFF TIME: RCL comes clean on pet food recall after stolen stock reaches retail shelves
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Parking the office
GROUNDUP: This may be as good as a Master’s Office gets in South Africa
GRAND FINALE: Flawed France still have the edge over rivals before Six Nations finale
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT: Club World Cup buzz brings Leipzig to Sundowns
Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years' jail
First train to Pyongyang in six years leaves Beijing as neighbours revive link
Indian source says Iran to allow India-flagged tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz
Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump's claim to have won the war
OUR CITY NEWS: Joburg artist’s stroke of inspiration immortalises Delta Park’s storm-battered Blue Bridge
SPATIAL APARTHEID TRAP: Why SA parents are faking addresses to flee failing schools
FBI bulletin warned of possible Iran retaliation on California targets
Israel pounds Beirut suburbs after Hezbollah fires volley of rockets
Five vessels attacked in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz as war puts merchant ships on front lines
Chile's Kast sworn in as president in biggest right-wing shift in decades
PHOTO ESSAY: Chilling out — Capetonians take to the water as heatwave sets in
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: New spat brews with US after SA rebukes Ambassador Bozell for ‘undiplomatic remarks’
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: From scarcity to ambition — reimagining global health strategies
WEATHERING STORMS: OUTsurance says war may bruise growth, but its risk engine is built for turbulence
GEOPOLITICS: A house divided — BRICS members at odds over Iran war
SOCCER: Tottenham Hotspur weathering a tumultuous storm as relegation looms large
AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE: Seventh pylon collapse sparks blackout across Nelson Mandela Bay as metro needs R35m upgrade
ANALYSIS: As local elections loom, the ANC is frozen
MEMORIAL SERVICE: ‘He never stopped being an activist’: Mosiua Lekota honoured at Soweto ceremony
BOOTS ON THE GROUND: The SANDF arrives in Joburg as communities call for ‘permanent’ deployment
SERVICE (NON-)DELIVERY: Joburg waste collection crisis deepens, with Pikitup and DA at odds over cause
WHAT’S THAT SMELL?: Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air
SEISMIC SURVEYS: Aucamp takes aim at ‘decision paralysis’ on appeals against offshore oil/gas exploration
GROUNDUP: Tongaat — a ticking time bomb set to go off in April
COUNCIL RUCTIONS : National ANC orders Jongizizwe Dlabathi back to Ekurhuleni as council fights continue
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Health Minister Motsoaledi suspends three top officials arrested on R1m fraud, theft charges
ROVING REPORTERS: Living with danger: How moral dilemmas shape conservation in Africa
MOVING FORWARD: Women’s Super League growing, but Daisies remain the benchmark
DERBY DAY: URC championship mentality under scrutiny as Bulls, Stormers clash in vital game
APPLICATION ABANDONED: Attempted murder accused Bellarmine Mugabe drops bail bid, wants plea deal
HOMECOMING TREND: Thousands of expats returning to SA, challenging claims of white persecution
Six die in Swiss bus blaze after reports of person setting themselves on fire
Israel believes Iran's new leader was lightly wounded in attacks, senior official says
Three vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats in parliament upper chamber
MIDDLE EAST FALLOUT: ‘No immediate risk’ of fuel shortages in SA, most oil imports from Nigeria
ISS TODAY: Fight against police corruption depends on accountability at the top
UNFINISHED COVENANT: A man of his zeitgeist: Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai
EXECUTIVE TURMOIL: SA soccer deserves better than Safa's boardroom brawls
South Korea says can deter threats if US weapons redeployed to Middle East
Suspected Hamas member detained in Cyprus over weapons procurement
No sign of sabotage in Finland-Sweden power outage, operator says
GROUNDUP: Joburg residents dispute massive electricity bills as City Power tackles broken billing system
Canada says it will let TikTok continue operations in the country
Trump threatens to escalate Iran war, but says it could end soon
DIVISIVE PLAN: Mayor vs Minister: Firoz Cachalia says Cape Town’s N2 wall can’t replace policing
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Tenders, tycoons, and threats — Suleiman Carrim’s day of reckoning at the Madlanga Commission
Almost 700,000 displaced in Lebanon as war enters second week
Much of Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium likely to be in Isfahan, IAEA's Grossi says
TRC Roulette : ‘Project Gnome’: How security police forged a memorandum that tricked ANC and changed history
VIDEO: Watch – Inside Johannesburg’s escalating water crisis
MARATHON MAN: Kipchoge picks Cape Town to launch his dream of uniting the world through running
COHESION UPTICK: South Africa’s social fabric is fragile, but it may be starting to mend
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Mzansi — a nation in search of accountability