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BELLARMINE BOOTED: Mugabe avoids jail time, is deported and fined R600,000 over shooting incident

BELLARMINE BOOTED: Mugabe avoids jail time, is deported and fined R600,000 over shooting incident

FONTS OF WISDOM: I collect headlines and I am upset by headlines that begin with I

FONTS OF WISDOM: I collect headlines and I am upset by headlines that begin with I

FORE PLEASE: SA’s LIV Golf team insist league is going nowhere but acknowledge challenges

FORE PLEASE: SA’s LIV Golf team insist league is going nowhere but acknowledge challenges

Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised, or it will be lost

Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised, or it will be lost

Why BBBEE must shift from ownership deals to productive participation

Why BBBEE must shift from ownership deals to productive participation

GROUNDUP: ‘Nightmare’: Joburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill

GROUNDUP: ‘Nightmare’: Joburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill

EXTREMELY EXTREME: SA runner goes the distance to set record in brutal last-man-standing race

EXTREMELY EXTREME: SA runner goes the distance to set record in brutal last-man-standing race

Philippine vice president faces impeachment vote in Congress after panel find probable cause

Philippine vice president faces impeachment vote in Congress after panel find probable cause

When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system

When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system

France urges citizens to leave Mali 'as soon as possible' amid security risks

France urges citizens to leave Mali 'as soon as possible' amid security risks

Taiwan tops Beijing's agenda for Trump-Xi summit

Taiwan tops Beijing's agenda for Trump-Xi summit

Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges

Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges

ROVING REPORTERS: Paving over a sanctuary: Nairobi’s Pallet Café to be replaced by petrol station

ROVING REPORTERS: Paving over a sanctuary: Nairobi’s Pallet Café to be replaced by petrol station

King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions

King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions

Russia to mark war anniversary with parade, but no equipment

Russia to mark war anniversary with parade, but no equipment

TRC ROULETTE: Inquiry reveals NPA’s mandate demands impartiality rather than independence

TRC ROULETTE: Inquiry reveals NPA’s mandate demands impartiality rather than independence

SPECIAL REPORT: Minister Tolashe ‘returns’ different Chinese SUV to ANC Women’s League

SPECIAL REPORT: Minister Tolashe ‘returns’ different Chinese SUV to ANC Women’s League

CHILD SAFETY: Minister confirms big new step in making the National Register for Sex Offenders public

CHILD SAFETY: Minister confirms big new step in making the National Register for Sex Offenders public

OBITUARY: The Queen of the Night falls silent — legendary soprano Mimi Coertse dies

OBITUARY: The Queen of the Night falls silent — legendary soprano Mimi Coertse dies

POWER GUZZLERS: New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town’s current electricity supply

POWER GUZZLERS: New data centres set to swallow 34% of Cape Town’s current electricity supply

LITIGATION FURY: State’s failure to meet foot-and-mouth disease vaccination deadlines sparks farmer outrage

LITIGATION FURY: State’s failure to meet foot-and-mouth disease vaccination deadlines sparks farmer outrage

FUNDS AT RISK: Nelson Mandela Bay races to meet Treasury deadline to protect equitable share grant

FUNDS AT RISK: Nelson Mandela Bay races to meet Treasury deadline to protect equitable share grant

US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro ouster

US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro ouster

The most vulnerable road users are the least protected — that must change

The most vulnerable road users are the least protected — that must change

Mali military leader makes first appearance since attacks, office says

Mali military leader makes first appearance since attacks, office says

Sanctified authoritarianism — apartheid nostalgia and the deepfake Jesus Trump

Sanctified authoritarianism — apartheid nostalgia and the deepfake Jesus Trump

WHERE TO INVEST: Market darlings wobble: Afrimat and Clicks stumble as Capitec retains premium investor love

WHERE TO INVEST: Market darlings wobble: Afrimat and Clicks stumble as Capitec retains premium investor love

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront decay chips away at tourism, jobs and investor confidence

ELEVENTH-HOUR MOVE: Ahead of cross-examination at Madlanga Commission, Brown Mogotsi seeks evidence leader’s recusal

ELEVENTH-HOUR MOVE: Ahead of cross-examination at Madlanga Commission, Brown Mogotsi seeks evidence leader’s recusal

URBAN GRIT: Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City

URBAN GRIT: Gqeberha social media page explores the ‘shitty’ side of the Friendly City

LEVY GAMBLE: Further fuel price relief as Godongwana again rolls the fiscal dice

LEVY GAMBLE: Further fuel price relief as Godongwana again rolls the fiscal dice

BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Who’s afraid of El Niño?

BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Who’s afraid of El Niño?

PERSONAL FINANCE : The car finance maze — and how to choose your way out

PERSONAL FINANCE : The car finance maze — and how to choose your way out

GROUNDUP: The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay

GROUNDUP: The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea amid ‘fishing activity’ in Algoa Bay

Ask a debt counsellor anything

Ask a debt counsellor anything

Gulf security model nears breaking point as external guarantees prove increasingly conditional

Gulf security model nears breaking point as external guarantees prove increasingly conditional

Indonesia commuter train crash toll rises to 15 as rescuers complete evacuation

Indonesia commuter train crash toll rises to 15 as rescuers complete evacuation

Tunisia president sacks energy minister ahead of renewable energy projects vote

Tunisia president sacks energy minister ahead of renewable energy projects vote

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

Ghana military convoy attack kills three civilians, seven assailants

Ghana military convoy attack kills three civilians, seven assailants

Government departments must lead by example and pay for City of Joburg services

Government departments must lead by example and pay for City of Joburg services

THEATRE REVIEW: Crybaby: A comical stab at the chaotic world of adults through a toddler’s eyes

THEATRE REVIEW: Crybaby: A comical stab at the chaotic world of adults through a toddler’s eyes

WEALTH DIVIDE: Inequality crisis ‘no longer just a social issue but a systemic threat to democracy’

WEALTH DIVIDE: Inequality crisis ‘no longer just a social issue but a systemic threat to democracy’

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes

Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice, likeness to ward off AI deepfakes

Trump unhappy with Iranian proposal, US official says

Trump unhappy with Iranian proposal, US official says

SPECIAL REPORT: REVEALED: Minister Tolashe’s state-funded nanny — and the daughter who took half her salary

SPECIAL REPORT: REVEALED: Minister Tolashe’s state-funded nanny — and the daughter who took half her salary

WINGS ON HIS HEELS: Sawe’s sub-two-hour marathon continues to move the needle of elite performance possibilities

WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT: Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes

WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT: Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes

ACCOUNTABILITY HACK OP-ED: Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — powered by AI

ACCOUNTABILITY HACK OP-ED: Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — powered by AI

MACHINE UN-LEARNING: Malatsi withdraws draft AI policy after hallucination revelations

MACHINE UN-LEARNING: Malatsi withdraws draft AI policy after hallucination revelations

What’s Eating Us? Maverick Citizen launches third season of food justice podcast