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South Africa’s asylum crisis is a mess of Home Affairs’ own making
The asylum controversy reveals how closed refugee offices, procedural barriers and Home Affairs’ failures have left…
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THERMAL TRAP: How to protect yourself from El Niño’s extreme heat
As supercharged El Niño conditions bring dangerous temperatures across South Africa, mortality predictions, though…
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Uncertainty is high as the 2026-27 summer crop season starts
As South Africa’s 2026/27 summer planting season begins, farmers navigate strong soil moisture against looming threats…
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything?
Even if AI solves science’s hardest problems, inequality may deepen as ownership, access and adoption remain…
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WATER SAFETY: Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents
Two boys, aged eight and nine, have died in separate drowning incidents at Camps Bay Tidal Pool and Kleinmond Main…
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CRÉATION AFRICA: Meet the magazine that celebrates the unsung heroes behind the creatives
In an industry dominated by mainstream celebrities, iQHAWE magazine rewrites who gets to be celebrated in African…
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ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system
The Department of Home Affairs plans to introduce a new asylum registration system by 10 November, as the government…
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NERVOUS SYSTEM: Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence?
While the Pirates-Sundowns MTN8 final in Durban passed without incident after two days of arson, looting and attacks…
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Community policing must stay above party politics to protect democratic integrity
As South Africa heads into local government elections it is important that Community Policing Forums (CPFs) remain…
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WELLNESS: Trevor Noah shows how personal experience can guide mental health care
Global mental health advocacy acknowledges the value of help from people with intimate knowledge because of their…
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THE CONVERSATION: How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain
Three researchers were honoured with the prize in physiology or medicine for revealing potential new ways to control…
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SECOND GENERATION: Relebohile Mofokeng’s father nearly benched his soccer ambitions
Former footballer Sechaba Mofokeng once opposed his son’s soccer career, but the Bafana Bafana star’s rapid rise has…
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HOLDING ITS OWN: Of agents and agency — A local AI policy must work to serve us
As AI systems become more autonomous, the continent faces a defining choice: remain dependent on foreign technology or…
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SAPS REPORT CARD 2025-2026: Cops on a hot tin roof: how scandals pummel SAPS’s plans
As corruption accusations spread among officers, SAPS bosses are scrambling to address a recruitment crisis, overworked…
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EXPLAINER: What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto
Violent protests erupted in Durban and Johannesburg this week following widespread misinformation about a Home Affairs…
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GROUNDUP: Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria
Home Affairs has backtracked on reopening the asylum system after violent clashes in various cities. In Pretoria,…
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STRANGE TIMING: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
Hours after South Africa’s Navi Pillay, a former judge of the International Criminal Court, was named as this year’s…
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Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching
A decade-long trial has ended in the conviction of two former Kruger National Park employees for the killing and…
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Cricket: Anrich Nortje’s impressive Test cricket return hands Proteas narrow advantage over Aussies
After a three-year absence, Anrich Nortje’s pace helped reduce the visitors to 124-6, but Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw…
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OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: SA helps feed China’s huge desert fish-farming boom
As China turns desert groundwater into fish farms in Xinjiang, South Africa’s sardines and anchovies are contributing…
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OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: The price paid beyond the plate — the huge costs of farmed seafood
Much of the fishmeal and fish oil that support imported farmed salmon and other seafood consumed in South Africa comes…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: High court orders ANC to reinstate Andile Lungisa after unlawful removal
With elections less than a month away, the high court has ruled that the ANC’s removal of Andile Lungisa from its…
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Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities
To build true disaster resilience there needs to be genuine collaboration between existing institutions and grassroots…
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TOUGH EXAMINATION: Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials
SA clashes offer an early gauge of franchises’ prospects in what looks to be a demanding season.
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SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION: School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar
A one-day school bus operator strike on Tuesday over soaring fuel prices has left thousands of Western Cape learners…
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Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe
If the current rate of is maintained, registered South African mines will record about 70 mining deaths in 2026, up…
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GLOBAL RECOGNITION: SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law
South African judge Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law, from…
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UN human rights office welcomes Nobel Prize winner Pillay as staunch defender of human rights
The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the news of Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win,…
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ICC hails Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay as recognition for international justice
The International Criminal Court said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to its former judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay on…
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SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law
South African judge Navanethem “Navi’ Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace…
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ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST: Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto
The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn its directive regarding the intake of asylum-seeker applications. This…
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CRÉATION AFRICA: This Mthatha artist turns shapes and lines into evocative African stories
Emotives Africa makes patterns, prints and artwork for brands that want an African aesthetic that isn’t clichéd.
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TREASURE & INSPIRE: Poké Box and Phansi Museum fuse heritage in Durban
Culinary roots and traditions preserved, cultivated, created as Hawaii meets Vietnam meets Korea meets Zulu customs and…
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SHOWING UP: Becoming a demo model after a lifetime of shying off
Introducing your Food Editor to a roomful of smart women in Constantia, my host Pippa Smith explained that a decade…
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Coyote vs. Acme — The Looney Tunes comeback taking cartoon chaos to the courtroom
After nearly being shelved, Coyote vs. Acme brings Wile E. Coyote to court in a lively Looney Tunes comedy about…
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