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WHAT’S COOKING: Throwback Thursday: Ash-baked potatoes

Have a fresh look at potatoes baked in the coals, in this Throwback Thursday piece first published in 2022. Go back a…

QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know?

Voters go to the polls on 4 November. Answer ten questions on local elections to see how well you know the parties, the…

THE INTERVIEW: Stephen Symons’ Starlorn finds fragile humanity amid the fractures of war

Inspired by the true story of World War 2 Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille and his unlikely bond with a black South…

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of…

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready

SEOUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border…

New World screwworm cases confirmed in wildlife in Texas, beef cow in New Mexico

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of…

Meta strikes deal to keep Zuckerberg in California after wealth tax concerns

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to keep him living in California after the CEO…

AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS: Gloves come off between PetroSA and ex-partner, Nako Energy

Nako Energy was once a trusted insider at the state-owned petroleum company. Now, PetroSA accuses its former partner of…

Watching the watchers — the Mother City’s expanding surveillance network demands voyeurism scrutiny

Cape Town’s multimillion-rand surveillance grid promises safer streets. However, unchecked technology, vague safeguards…

MTBPS 2026: Opposition calls Godongwana’s fuel levy cuts ‘a scam’ as GNU offers muted support

Political reactions to Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement range from cautious GNU…

GASTROINTESTINAL CRISIS: Rhodes students hit by gastro, thrusting Makhanda water system into spotlight (again)

‘Water colour alone is already a turn-off,’ says a Rhodes University student after more than 111 students reported…

TRC Roulette : Former justice minister Brigitte Mabandla denies instruction to halt post-TRC prosecutions

At the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed TRC prosecutions, former minister of justice Brigitte Mabandla…

MAGICAL MARCO: Jansen takes five wickets to leave Australia on the brink of heavy defeat

South Africa need six more wickets to secure an extraordinary second Test win over Australia at St George’s Park in…

IN PICTURES: A greyhound race in Sydney, French riots, and more from around the world

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... a selection of recent images from our planet.

DEFENSIVE DEPTH: Bafana boast centre-back riches as Mosimane weighs options for Kenya double-header

Pitso Mosimane faces a welcome selection headache as Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Ime Okon, Olwethu Makhanya and other…

Trump Inc, American kleptocracy and the art of US State Capture

Something worryingly similar to South Africa’s State Capture is happening in the richest and most powerful country on…

PERSONAL REFLECTION: ‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack

Journalist and open-water swimmer Mike Loewe was in the water when his friend Janine Lochrenberg was fatally attacked…

Watch – Ferial Haffajee and Ernst Roets on Agoa, crosses and autonomy

AMABHUNGANE: Openness or secrecy: media and evidence leaders square off at Madlanga Commission

Evidence leaders are desperate to put intelligence coordinator Dr Ntandazo Sifolo on the stand. They argue his…

ANALYSIS: Bronkhorstspruit water crisis exposes a national pattern of municipal failure and impunity

The Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, which has sickened about 450 people, exposes deep-rooted failures in local…

PROMISED LAND: Title deeds may be key to unlocking SA agriculture’s full potential

After years of offering only short-term leases, South Africa is transferring state land with title deeds, offering…

GROUNDUP: Tshwane’s drinking water crisis a wake-up call for SA as sewage pollution sickens hundreds

More than 400 people, mostly children under four, contracted gastrointestinal illnesses after drinking contaminated tap…

MTBPS 2026: Rising revenue allows for fuel levy relief, El Niño readiness in Godongwana’s mini budget

This Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement is a big deal: debt stabilisation has been the elusive Holy Grail long pursued…

MTBPS 2026: GBV and early childhood development get prioritised in mini budget of maximum efficiency

After deafening silence from the Presidency at the height of the Ekurhuleni horrors, we had a family meeting that said…

MTBPS 2026: Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement — Full Speech

On Wednesday, 21 October, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana laid out the government’s progress in implementing his…

CRÉATION AFRICA: This fashion-focused consulting firm wants to build the ‘LVMH of Africa’

LEO SZN (pronounced lee-oh see-zn) is a beauty and fashion-focused consulting firm that positions itself as an…

INTERVIEW: New EU envoy red-flags rigid BEE, SA’s Ukraine ‘double standard’, but hails ‘deeper’ ties

EU ambassador Kristian Schmidt defends the principle of BEE while urging flexibility, highlights differences over…

PRESS FREEDOM: SSA seeks to shut media, public out of R12m spy trial, citing intelligence risk

The State Security Agency wants the media and public banned from attending and reporting on the trial of former…

20 Questions: 20 Questions with Laura Brink

Oxford and Cambridge graduate Laura Brink is kickstarting her career as multimedia production intern with Daily…

FORWARD DOMINANCE: Bok Women face stern Ireland challenge in first clash in two decades

The Springbok Women face fifth-ranked Ireland in a double-header as part of a global series designed to provide…

Iraq closes Sheeb border crossing with Iran to check security, sources say

Iraq has closed the busy Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security and install detection equipmentto stop the…

North Korea tells border troops to take ‘resolute action’ if South threatens their safety

North Korea has told its border troops to take "prompt and resolute action" if South Korean forces threaten their…

Australian lawmaker loses both legs in vehicle attack as suspect appears in court

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her electoral office,…

Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel

Malaysia has banned civil servants from using Alphabet's navigation app Waze after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said…

When killers earn sympathy, society’s moral compass has truly collapsed

The Eshowe massacre exposes a society losing its moral compass — broken institutions and toxic online sympathy must…

TIME TO REFOCUS: SA’s URC teams face northern examination as club season ramps up

While the Sharks and Lions face tough overseas assignments in the next two weeks, the South Africa-based Bulls and…