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External pressure and internal consolidation: Lessons from Iran, Somaliland and South Africa

Robben Island is not a place to sleep

Robben Island is not a place to sleep

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi arrested on fraud and corruption charges

Watershedding not cool

Watershedding not cool

The impact of the US/Israel–Iran crisis on Asia

The impact of the US/Israel–Iran crisis on Asia

UJ academic awarded Unesco Chair to advance digital inclusion and cultural equity in Africa

UJ academic awarded Unesco Chair to advance digital inclusion and cultural equity in Africa

SA’s rhinos are ‘more valuable alive than dead’

SA’s rhinos are ‘more valuable alive than dead’

The world needs a new bargain

The world needs a new bargain

Absa boosts fuel cashback as petrol prices surge

Absa boosts fuel cashback as petrol prices surge

Malawi’s questionable hotel deal lingers

Malawi’s questionable hotel deal lingers

More than half the cigarettes sold in South Africa are illegal, new research shows

More than half the cigarettes sold in South Africa are illegal, new research shows

Sexual violence and the weaponisation of the law

Sexual violence and the weaponisation of the law

Charge AfriForum, Solidariteit over white ‘genocide’ hoax

Charge AfriForum, Solidariteit over white ‘genocide’ hoax

Mswati’s word as law fuels  repression in Eswatini

Mswati’s word as law fuels  repression in Eswatini

A Story of Grace: How guide dogs are funded in South Africa

Translating academic work into societal value

Tongaat Hulett gets lifeline as court grants delay in liquidation bid

Tongaat Hulett gets lifeline as court grants delay in liquidation bid

Don’t ask if AI will take your jobs, ask who wants it to

Becoming umwana – a son: Part 2

Exclusive: Club Med deal exposes IDC governance failures

Becoming umwana – a son: Part 2

Litchi HOV on dance, inheritance and refusing to quit

Exclusive: Club Med deal exposes IDC governance failures

Litchi HOV on dance, inheritance and refusing to quit

What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC

What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC

Africa’s unfinished reckoning

Africa’s unfinished reckoning

EMPD and the missing R14m lithium

Malema avoids jail for now

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Manana and the art of trusting the process

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Eskom still backbone of economic recovery

Manana and the art of trusting the process

Eskom still backbone of economic recovery

The DA’s colour conundrum

Take Me Home finds Freshlyground listening forward

The DA’s colour conundrum

Take Me Home finds Freshlyground listening forward

IDC deal must be scrutinised

IDC deal must be scrutinised

Cryptic Crossword JDE 526

17 April 2026

Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle stipend delays, certification backlogs and weak delivery

Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle stipend delays, certification backlogs and weak delivery

Gauteng water crisis may amount to human rights violation, SAHRC warns

Voter education made easy

Voter education made easy

SAB spotlights South African women restoring water systems through invasive species clearing in the Western Cape

ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator

Samsung, DBE Announce top 20 schools selected to advance to the next level of 2026 solve for tomorrow competition

Paid the ultimate price, only for a half-baked Bill

Paid the ultimate price, only for a half-baked Bill

South Africa’s universities are outgrowing a transition-era governance settlement

South Africa’s universities are outgrowing a transition-era governance settlement

The Iran War is Africa’s warning: Build sovereignty or be ruled by other people’s power

The Iran War is Africa’s warning: Build sovereignty or be ruled by other people’s power

eThekwini pushes back as Macpherson halts EPWP funding over corruption claims

eThekwini pushes back as Macpherson halts EPWP funding over corruption claims

‘We have the skills but not the system’: Water Institute of Southern Africa on SA’s wastewater crisis

‘We have the skills but not the system’: Water Institute of Southern Africa on SA’s wastewater crisis

South Africa’s investment drive is rebuilding the economy

South Africa’s investment drive is rebuilding the economy

Africa must address the strategic impact of drones on future wars to preserve peace

Africa must address the strategic impact of drones on future wars to preserve peace

Malema calls for calm as sentencing looms

Malema calls for calm as sentencing looms

Mentorship, masculinity and change: A township programme rewriting boys’ futures