BOOK REVIEW: Regime Change peels back the thin skin beneath Trump’s second-term swagger
A new political report by two veteran journalists, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, offers a devastating look at…
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Landmyn: An explosive local drama about family ties that bind yet threaten to erupt
Nico Scheepers’ second feature film cuts awfully close to the bone, letting us experience at close quarters the…
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WAR OF ATTRITION: Boks prepare to peak as All Blacks face test of endurance
Coach Rassie Erasmus expects the Springboks to outlast a tiring All Blacks squad when the teams meet in the final two…
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Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte’s arrest in grave threats case
A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case…
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China arrests 52 Singaporeans for alleged pyramid scheme activities, Singapore minister says
Chinese authorities haves arrested 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi, China, after a law enforcement operation against pyramid…
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Argentina’s Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in sovereignty push
Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, the British…
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White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit, sources say
The Trump administration pressured US space companies not to attend a high-profile global space summit in Paris…
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STUDENT FUNDS: NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch
NSFAS blames rising accommodation costs for its yearly budget shortfalls, while universities report that unpaid tuition…
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THE A-Z OF VENISON: Annatjie Reynolds, a Karoo legend in her own lifetime
If you need a faucet fixed, you call a plumber. If you need something wired, you call an electrician. And if you need…
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED: Miller’s Thumb — still Jolly ’n Sane after all these years
A happy return to the beloved and now veteran City Bowl restaurant where everything is still the same and they still…
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism
Comedy Spa Weekend may be as predictable as they come, but that doesn’t mean it’s not lightly entertaining throughout.…
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC and DA in dead heat across key metros as MK dominates eThekwini
The latest Ipsos poll reveals a fierce, neck-and-neck battle between the ANC and DA in major South African metros, with…
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How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley…
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South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say
SEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the…
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Volkswagen flags 50,000 job cuts across group as board approves turnaround plan
BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MEXICO CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation…
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US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
Sept 4 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an…
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LIGHTHOUSE SAGA: Probe clears publisher at centre of DBE textbook catalogue row
A leaked Department of Basic Education presentation says an independent investigation has found no wrongdoing involving…
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JUDICIAL FOCUS: Phala Phala review puts ‘paid work’ and business interests under spotlight
What constitutes paid work, and how this differs from dividends, emerged as a key issue in the Western Cape high court…
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BILLING CRISIS: City Power disconnects NGOs helping thousands of vulnerable children
Following a R44m intergovernmental dispute, City Power has cut electricity at the Children’s Memorial Institute campus,…
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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: SA carmakers are tired of waiting for the love
Our automakers are not feeling the love that an industry representing 5% of the country’s GDP should be feeling, and…
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OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS: Unaccountable 00048: The consultants revolving door — BCG welcomes Bain’s boys
Several former members of the Bain team that worked on the South African Revenue Service (SARS) project during the…
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PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER: International acclaim for Gqeberha author’s screenplay, For the Love of Man
A psychological thriller screenplay, written by a journalist and author from Nelson Mandela Bay, is making waves at…
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CONSUMER TRENDS: Kasinomics — Competition Commission casts new light on SA’s township economy
There’s a notion that the informal rural and township economy is the most lucrative in the land. This Competition…
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RUBBER-STAMPED: Zero deviations — the record of Cape Town’s planning tribunal in 1,328 rulings
From 1 July 2025 to 31 July 2026, Cape Town’s Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) presided over 1,328 recorded cases.…
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Criminal chrome Part 2: Stainful steel — Illegal chrome mining free-for-all taints the world’s stainless steel value chain
While odourless, at least some stainless steel carries the stench of crime, environmental and community degradation and…
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RUGBY: Bok Women’s head coach steps down on eve of Black Ferns Test
Swys de Bruin has stepped down as Springbok Women’s head coach. The news comes just days before the team faces the…
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ANALYSIS: Khan out, Khumalo cleared: How the Crime Intelligence tables have turned
Controversial Crime Intelligence cop Feroz Khan once said his boss, Dumisani Khumalo, was dubiously using a R286m…
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After The Bell: WhatsApp with your profile pic?
Building first impressions in your digital avatar is a matter of taste, and there is a variety.
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OP-ED: Trophy hunting quotas: Civil society objected, but did anyone in government listen?
South Africa has published new trophy hunting quotas for elephants, black rhinos and leopards, yet the scientific and…
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Enough talk — it’s time to make literacy a right in South Africa
Literacy must be legally recognised and enforced as an immediate constitutional right rather than just an outcome.
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY: Criminal charges ‘don’t automatically force municipal managers to step aside’
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs says councils can take action against municipal…
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OBITUARY: Roy Wallisch, who lit up Sea Point shopping strip, dies of a broken heart
Roy Edmund Wallisch, the flamboyant owner of Sea Point’s Balletique, has died at 69 after decades of turning his…
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classroom fear: Gauteng’s school safety crisis triggers raids, CCTV, and private security at high-risk institutions
The Gauteng Education Department has turned to hard security, SAPS search‑and‑seize raids (23 schools so far), private…
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INSURANCE POLICY OUTRAGE: Murder for Money trial — testimony recounts loss, lies and a witness killing
The Gqeberha high court heard how an alleged Murder for Money syndicate convinced a mother to lie for their profit, and…
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GROUNDUP: Joburg mom’s R2.6-million water bill reversed after meter confirmed as faulty
JoburgCAN warns of a much deeper billing crisis in the metro.
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ANALYSIS: Set piece vs flair? The Boks-All Blacks rivalry is more nuanced than that
The third Test of the Greatest Rivalry series at FNB Stadium is essentially the decider of what has been a stirring…
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