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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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Consistency proved key in Sinesipho Dambile’s remarkable year
South Africa sprint star Sinesipho Dambile has enjoyed a consistent season on the track, with a string of world-class…
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BAFANA BAFANA: Pitso Mosimane rewards in-form US-based player Puso Dithejane
Puso Dithejane left Kaizer Chiefs after a dispute about being asked to perform ball-boy duties three years ago. He’s…
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The Monday Cane — performative justice that prioritises retribution over protection
South Africa’s cycle of violence exposes the limits of punishment after the fact when prevention, policing and…
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Protests erupt in Nigeria after 37 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency
Residents of a city in central Nigeria took to the streets to protest overnight after 37 detainees were found dead in…
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China’s Djibouti base upgrades should boost its monitoring reach, report says
China has made upgrades to its military base at Djibouti that should significantly enhance its ability to monitor…
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Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest
Malaysia's king agreed on Friday to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence…
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Pakistan police re-arrest prominent rights lawyer after top court granted bail
Pakistani police re-arrested prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband on Thursday night, hours after…
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Why no teen builds a resilient identity alone
Who are you when you grow up feeling hungry, unsafe and excluded from opportunity? Who do you trust, and who do you…
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GROUNDUP: Foundation Phase textbook delays threaten SA’s literacy push
South Africa’s Foundation Phase textbook rollout remains frozen over procurement concerns, leaving schools facing the…
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Violence is South Africa’s unofficial 13th language
South Africa has a 13th language, which saturates daily life and numbs society through its staggering brutality.
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FRENCH LETTER: All I Know… Thoughts on travel, book tours and school visits
Three whirlwind weeks of travel bring a feast of books, school visits, South African flavours, spectacular sights and…
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ANYONE FOR TEDDY?: Throw a Rocky Horror Dinner Party, it’ll be bloody marvellous
I think perhaps you’d better come inside and take a seat at the dinner table. The master is having one of his affairs…
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: The Whisper Man: An adequate Netflix thriller boosted by Robert De Niro performance
A middling but entertaining Netflix thriller, The Whisper Man follows a father‑son hunt for a kidnapper.
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ROVING REPORTERS: Ducking disaster — what storm-battered Madagascar teaches us about conservation resilience
Madagascar is often reduced to headlines of disaster as cyclones intensify and ecosystems come under pressure. But that…
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Waymo to bring autonomous ride-hailing to Singapore in 2028
SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O autonomous driving unit Waymo will roll out its autonomous…
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Indonesia calls off search for journalists missing while covering volcano eruption
JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers called off a search on its 10th day for eight people missing at sea,…
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Centuries-old manuscript narrating Aztec history returns on loan to Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Azcatitlan Codex, a rare manuscript that recounts the founding of the Aztec…
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UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the…
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONNECTION: From Kabul to Nairobi — how US unmasked SA’s global drug links
From Kabul and Dubai to Nairobi and New York, US authorities used secret sources and cross-border tactics to capture…
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MADLANGA COMMISSION ANNIVERSARY: Mkhwanazi’s ‘too grave to contemplate’ allegations gain grim weight
One year on, Madlanga’s hearings appear to corroborate KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims of corrupt…
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MADLANGA COMMISSION: Where criminals rule the roost — Correctional Services boss outlines SA prisons’ parlous state
Correctional Services head Makgothi Thobakgale has described the state of South Africa’s overcrowded prisons – gang…
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‘Isolated Incidents’: Dolphin strandings in Gqeberha spark concern, but experts urge calm
As distressing as it is for three dolphins to wash ashore in Nelson Mandela Bay in two weeks, experts believe these to…
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READERS’ STORIES: ‘A gamble with my life’: Women speak out amid Ekurhuleni killings
As the number of women recently killed in Ekurhuleni continues to rise, we asked readers: How do safety concerns…
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Nelson Mandela Bay wants residents to repay electricity rebates if it wins court bid
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is challenging the return to cheaper electricity and says residents could have to…
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Local Elections 2026: ANC election-list war heats up as Eastern Cape secretary threatens to sue Fikile Mbalula
Eastern Cape ANC secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi is threatening legal action against Fikile Mbalula, accusing the…
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KILLING SPREE: Fourth Ekurhuleni victim identified as serial killer fears escalate after discovery of ninth body
A ninth woman’s body found in Villa Liza raises the toll to nine in Ekurhuleni since July; former SAPS profiler urges…
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LONG CAPITAL: The rules of pension fund investment have changed
Rising inflation and the AI infrastructure bubble have brought turmoil and speculation to the retirement funds…
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GROUNDUP : No relief in sight in Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water
Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed.
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HOLE IN NONE: Ailing LIV’s existence changed golf and made players richer than ever before
LIV Golf arrived like an explosion in the golfing world, created havoc by disrupting the old order, but it fizzled out…
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MUNICIPAL PARALYSIS: Suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager paid R6.7m — disciplinary hearing collapses
Nelson Mandela Bay’s disciplinary hearing against suspended city manager Noxolo Nqwazi was terminated after procedural…
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CORRUPTION TRIAL : Ex-defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula grilled over tenders, millions and a wig
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was cross-examined in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday…
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AFTER THE BELL: Busting the bluffers one bogus qualification at a time
A pattern of unverified credentials and confident lying allowed DA candidate Abdulkader Elyas to advance through…
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Community groups are preventing Joburg from collapsing — they need more support
I am usually the voice of doom and gloom coming through your television or radio, speaking about everything that is…
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Russia says new US sanctions, if signed by Trump, would make Ukraine peace deal harder
The Kremlin said on Thursday that further US sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in…
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US regulators to examine testosterone therapy as use by menopausal women rises
US health regulators will review the scientific evidence on testosterone use in menopausal women on Thursday, including…
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