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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: JM Coetzee’s biblical trilogy comes to screen in daring cinematic saga
Tiago Guedes’s Aquí ambitiously adapts Coetzee’s Jesus trilogy into an on-screen saga that’s rich in biblical allusion…
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France vows response after Iran closes language centre in Tehran
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - France will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response…
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Australia to seek UN security council seat from 2029
SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Australia will bid to join the United Nations Security Council from 2029, Prime Minister…
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Cybercrime feud erupts on dark web as notorious group claims hijack of rival’s website
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - One of the world's best-known cybercrime groups said on Sunday it had hijacked one of…
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Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings
TOKYO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential…
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MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE OP-ED: How disinformation networks amplify online xenophobia in SA
A new report reveals how disinformation networks use bots and fake consensus to turn South Africa’s real social…
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SINKING CITY: Orange Grove sinkhole victim (81) languishes as Joburg defaults on court orders
Sherley Markowitz (81) was forced to move from her Orange Grove home when a municipal stormwater culvert collapsed. Six…
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WHERE TO INVEST: Datatec is riding the global AI infrastructure wave from the JSE
Can Datatec give you exposure to the AI hype on the JSE, or do you have to take your money to faraway lands?
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HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: Gqeberha hotel refurbishment signals faith in city’s tourism potential
A major refurbishment of the Courtyard Hotel forms part of City Lodge Hotels’ wider investment in its Gqeberha…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Kenny Kunene tells Joburg, ‘God gives light during the day; I will at night’
Launching his campaign for Joburg mayor on Saturday, the Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene committed to tackling…
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IN THE DARK: Despite Joburg mayor’s promise, 22 child-welfare NPOs still without power after 19 days
The Children’s Memorial Institute in Parktown enters its 19th consecutive day without electricity on Monday after City…
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BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: AI flips the script on the economics of hacking and cybersecurity
A single operator can now direct AI hacking swarms to scan, exploit and ransom neglected devices worldwide, collapsing…
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Looming El Niño threatens to shatter SA’s summer harvest triumph
There are still ample supplies in the silos across the country after a record harvest, but concerns about the effects…
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KEMPTON PARK KILLINGS: Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo buried in Mpumalanga as police announce some arrests
Mourners gathered to bid a heartwrenching farewell to 38-year-old Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo, the first victim…
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Power Guzzlers: Data centre deal — Cape Town forced back to the drawing board
There was, naturally, an appeal against the Municipal Planning Tribunal’s approval of the Equinix data centres – and…
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RETIRE IN STYLE: Making sure that where there is a will, there is clarity, not chaos
When we pass away, our loved ones can do without the confusion or acrimony that can arise from dying intestate or…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: FF Plus stands by its man as mayoral candidate’s apartheid-era murder conviction resurfaces
The Freedom Front Plus says Bill Harington should not be punished for the rest of his life over a murder conviction…
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ANALYSIS: Elections will tear the ANC apart
The ANC now appears to be in a doom loop – as it loses votes, so the fights for the positions and power left over…
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RUNNING — TO HER DEATH: Tsontso’s final run on lonely Ekurhuleni route where she probably faced killer
Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo vanished on a routine Rhodesfield run; her murder has been linked to at least eight…
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IN PICTURES: ‘We miss Happy Valley’ — Gqeberha residents refuse to let the magic die
Families, volunteers and former Happy Valley regulars returned to the neglected beachfront park this weekend,…
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LONG ARM OF THE ’LORD’: Serving 175 years, ‘the Lord’ still rules South Africa’s gangs from his cell
Murderer George ‘Geweld’ Thomas has been in jail for more than a decade. But last week, on 17 September, the prisons…
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new arbiter of truth op-ed: What happens when we start asking AI instead of each other?
Asking chatbots instead of people shifts trust to opaque AI. We need to audit what each model ‘knows’ and make that…
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When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral
The discovery of women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni has once again brought South Africa’s gender-based violence crisis…
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BABOONS OP-ED: Cape Town risks ‘monument to management failure’ just before municipal elections
Cape Town’s plan to trap and confine Seaforth and Waterfall baboons before rolling out coexistence measures sparks…
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COMING IN HOT: Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems
A very strong El Niño is likely to persist until February 2027, potentially bringing drier, hotter summers to South…
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Beyond broken cameras — the surveillance tech needed to protect SA women
Across the globe, CCTV cameras and AI software are being used to scour tens of thousands of hours of footage to help…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ‘Anger and apathy won’t fix NMB’ — New movement urges residents to vote
A new civic movement is betting that Nelson Mandela Bay residents who have lost faith in political parties and local…
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INQUIRIES LAUNCHED: Top SA investigative journalist goes missing in Djibouti, might be arrested
South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy has not been heard from since midday on Saturday, but there is…
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SOCCER: Ahead of the game: How Safa chief Danny Jordaan keeps iron grip on power
South African soccer federation president Danny Jordaan has deftly swatted aside his critics and maintained his power…
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DEADLY FAILURE OP-ED: A collar was not enough: Botswana’s failure to protect its research elephants from trophy hunters
The killings of two satellite-collared elephant bulls raise a much larger question than whether their collars were…
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LEARNERS STRANDED: Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families
As Gauteng intensifies its crackdown on unregistered independent schools, parents and learners are confronting the…
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IN PICTURES: Memorial run in honour of Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo in Kempton Park
Runners gathered outside the Kempton Park Police Station on 19 September 2026, carrying posters, raising their hands…
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(UN)DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: Ramaphosa found his voice abroad, but he lost it at home
In a time of need, and with ill winds blowing from the US, South Africa’s President got a sick note and took a leave of…
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Five criminal cases later, Ekurhuleni fires Julius Mkhwanazi
A year after the Madlanga Commission began peeling back allegations of criminal infiltration and compromised policing,…
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GROUNDUP: Raw sewage is flowing in nearly every metro, and the numbers keep getting worse
Wastewater treatment has deteriorated in almost every major South African metro between 2021 and 2024, according to the…
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