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ANC’s ‘purge without a plan’ may create the opposition it fears
The ANC’s last-minute decision to remove more than 350 candidate councillors before the 4 November local government…
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The plant ecology and fynbos recovery of Lower Tokai — an alternative view
Full restoration of pristine Cape Flats Sand Plain Fynbos in Lower Tokai might be achievable in 100 to 200 years. A…
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THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Access bonds can boost emergency savings, but mental discipline is vital
For this strategy to work, you need to mentally demarcate that money even though the bank does not.
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Who owns SA’s wildlife? Hunting quotas and the quiet rewriting of our biodiversity compact
Are we watching the transfer of a common biodiversity heritage into a private wildlife economy, one trophy, one…
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From abundance to aridity — El Niño poses threat to SA’s summer grain crop
Following a strong harvest, South African farmers prepare for a challenging summer grain season, with rising El Niño…
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South Africans need to wake up to the many crippling costs of corruption
Until ordinary citizens stop dismissing corruption as a peripheral issue, and stop voting for corrupt leaders, they…
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Nelson Mandela Bay residents confused and frustrated by electricity rebate glitches
Residents are reporting inconsistent electricity charges and rebate payments, while the Nelson Mandela Bay metro has…
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WHERE TO INVEST: Bell Equipment — why hopes of a buyout are keeping a share price afloat
Bell Equipment’s earnings plunged 74% as revenues fell and cash flow weakened; shareholders now rely on family buyout…
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JUDICARY OP-ED: Victory for the rule of law — JSC settlement forces transparency in judicial appointments
Following legal action by Freedom Under Law, the JSC has agreed to public consultation on its appointment criteria,…
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BREAKING POINT: 38 Dora Nginza doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ after mother’s death
Thirty-eight doctors at Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha have collectively warned that conditions in their obstetrics…
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EMERGENCY MODE: 197 more ambulances, but Eastern Cape’s EMS crisis is still critical
The Eastern Cape is set to receive more ambulances as the provincial health department battles a long-running crisis in…
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CRISIS OF CARE: Sassa’s R2,400 Care Dependency Grant leaves parents of children with disabilities stretched thin
South Africa’s Care Dependency Grant is meant to provide additional support to families with special needs children,…
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ANALYSIS: If the ANC has given up on Joburg, why should business act any differently?
The latest Ipsos polling shows that the ANC is leading in Joburg (31% v 27% for the DA) in the local government…
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R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street
The third deadline for the rehabilitation of just 1.8km of Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street has come and gone, with 80% of…
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Sabotage and Cover-up: Inquiry hears 1967 plane crash ‘wiped out’ man who could’ve altered SA history
Robyn Lichter was 11 years old in 1967 when the 56-seater Springbok Flight 406 “Rietbok”, the plane carrying her…
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Water-logged: Severe storms batter Gauteng, North West and Northern Cape — roads closed, homes damaged
South African Weather Services says severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for the next two days in Gauteng,…
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Can Johannesburg fix its books before the doom loop wins?
It has a name: fiscal fiction. Spending as though the cash were already in the bank. But increasingly, it isn’t. A new…
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Implementation stands between Africa and its critical minerals opportunity
Africa holds mineral deposits the modern world depends on, and critical minerals policies are being drafted across the…
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FEEDING EXCELLENCE: Buckets of ‘brain food’ and gardens of learning: How excellence is grown at ECD centres
The nonprofit Inceba Trust offers early childhood development centres breakfast porridge, vegetable garden training,…
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ATHLETICS: Supermoms Walaza and Malungane are moulding SA’s sports starlets
Bayanda Walaza and Tiisetso Malungane were both raised by single mothers who dedicated their lives to their sons’…
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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: Ideologically blinkered SACP needs to drop socialist ‘isms’ to win over ANC-weary voters
Heading into the November municipal elections, the South African Communist Party’s biggest drawback is likely to be its…
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REPORT CARD: Do Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s cop cartel accusations add up 14 months later?
Some thought the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner’s cartel-infiltration accusations in 2025 were part of an…
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MATCH THAT MATTERED: Boks take ‘moral victory’ in series after overpowering All Blacks in Soweto
The Springboks took a 2-1 lead in the Greatest Rivalry series with a 29-24 (halftime 12-12) third Test win over the All…
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HISTORIC CLASH: Springbok Women show promise despite Black Ferns defeat
South Africa’s Springbok Women lost 52-20 (halftime 24-10) against New Zealand’s Black Ferns in a historic once-off…
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CURIOUS CAT: ‘They’ve found sheep up in trees’ — inside Britain’s ‘black leopard’ mystery
In South Africa, a carcass hauled into a tree immediately suggests ‘leopard’. In rural Britain, witnesses reportedly…
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GROUNDUP: SAFM apologises for Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview
The broadcast watchdog found that SAFM breached its code by airing unverified claims about immigrants made by the March…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa defends ANC’s late election candidate lists as party considers court action
The ANC failed to submit hundreds of election candidate nominees on time, blaming ‘technical glitches’, but President…
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Unanswered Questions Op-ed: Faces of the alleged cartel emerge in the Madlanga Commission’s ‘Big Five’ reveal
Finally, the faces of some of the alleged leaders of the ‘Big Five’ cartel have been revealed after months of testimony…
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BIKO INQUEST: Apartheid police captain recalls ‘wrestling’ Biko during interrogation
Ex-apartheid captain Daniel Petrus Siebert told the reopened inquest that Steve Biko was wrestled and hit with a garden…
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OPEN SECRETS: Digital Profiteers (Part 3): How combating fraud in SA’s digitalised grants system hurts the poor
Previously in this series, Open Secrets explored challenges arising from the reliance on commercial banks and other…
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DM168 QUIZ: How well do you know Dolly Parton?
The extraordinary life and career of Dolly Parton. Put your trivia skills to the test with this week's 10-question…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Manifesto Test — UDM promises to maintain, maintain, maintain!
The UDM manifesto promises that democracy should be a lived process, not only an election event.
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I have a picture for you! 29 August-04 September 2026
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IMPEACHMENT: Phala Phala court arguments put presidential accountability under scrutiny
As President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court challenge of the Section 89 panel report that found he had a case to answer in the…
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Time to close the open till and end the era of the permanent politician
South Africa’s political system rewards politicians for staying in the job rather than delivering for the people who…
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OFFICIATING STANDARDS: VAR can reduce errors in SA soccer, but professional referees are the real fix
While the conversation around the introduction of VAR in South African soccer rages on after Minister of Sport Gayton…
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