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AFFILIATION TUSSLE: Athletics SA refuses to sanction centenary Comrades Marathon

The custodian of South African athletics says that if the 2027 Comrades Marathon proceeds under the current status quo,…

INTERVIEW: Siviwe Gwarube targets 7 million children in structured ECD programmes by 2030

South Africa’s Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, is targeting seven million children in structured early…

CAMPUS CHAOS: ‘Throwing students to the wolves’ Parliament slams CPUT over evictions after protests

CPUT crisis deepens — students cry foul over eviction of residents who have no transportation funds. Parliament says…

LINK DENIED: SAA says CEO suspension unrelated to DA’s latest Daybreak Foods findings

The DA wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa asking for a full SIU investigation into Daybreak Foods on the same day the…

ONLINE PREDATORS: SA teen’s arrest highlights ‘depraved extremist predatory’ gang 764’s global spread from US

The US’ FBI previously issued warnings “about a sharp increase” in the activity of 764 – the overall name for violent…

Academics have a duty to warn society about disasters before they happen

Where universities are judged by what they produce, perhaps we should also ask what their knowledge prevents and…

POWERING UP: Eskom’s three tenors sing a song of reindustrialisation under new pricing model

Eskom’s new pricing model looks to decouple the burden of bailing out heavy industry from the the pockets of the…

Regulatory failure, not criminality, lies at the heart of SA’s mining crisis

Tragedies at abandoned mines highlight a severe regulatory failure: South Africa’s government continues to criminalise…

IN PICTURES: Swimming training for Gaza’s children, and more from around the world

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... a selection of images from our planet over the past…

Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned

PRICE WATCH: SA July food inflation hits 16-year low, slowing CPI trajectory

Food inflation recently hit many people hard, especially poor households that spend a large share of limited income on…

REPURPOSING: DRDGold pays dividends for 19th consecutive year, eyes expansion outside SA

After spinning cash and consistent dividends from Johannesburg’s mine dumps — while removing and vegetating a toxic…

GROUNDUP: Tulbagh factory closure threatens thousands of jobs, way of life

Tulbagh’s fruit canning factory closure threatens thousands of jobs and an economy built around generations of seasonal…

IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE : Ramaphosa objects to evidence leader over grudge claim as litigation threats loom

The President’s spokesperson dismissed claims of delaying tactics, saying some politicians used appeals to avoid going…

The pillar we forgot to build: A National Development Plan must include the father

The National Development Plan is a 489-page drawing of a house with a load-bearing pillar missing – and somebody has…

Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime

Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a…

POLICY DISPUTE: Western Cape denies DBE claims of discriminatory school admissions

The Department of Basic Education has flagged discriminatory admission practices in Western Cape schools after a…

KEY MAN: Malcolm in the middle: How Marx could swing key battles in SA’s favour

Malcolm Marx, 2025 World Rugby Player of the Year, will have a game-shaping role to play at the set pieces and…

Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios was provisionally suspended from tennis on Wednesday after testing positive for…

Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled Austria after conviction

Syrian security forces have arrested a former Assad-era security officer who fled Austria after being sentenced to…

Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson begins appeal against sentence

An Australian court on Wednesday began hearing the appeal of a woman convicted of murdering three of her estranged…

Queen Camilla says it was difficult to keep King Charles' cancer diagnosis private

Britain's Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about how hard it was to keep her husband King Charles'…

ANALYSIS: Mark Burke saga is a strong test of DA’s good governance swagger

DA federal chairperson and Deputy Minister of Finance Ashor Sarupen’s decision to play defence for DA federal finance…

VOTE WITH YOUR FEET: Beyond potholes, Joburg needs permission to dream bigger

Fix Joburg’s potholes, traffic lights and water supply. But give me something else too. Give me more reasons to believe.

FRENCH LETTER: Pastafarians staring intently at the sun

An eclipse, a colander, a village fête and a sky full of shooting stars – sometimes a week of small wonders is enough…

WHAT’S COOKING: Boerewors: Vinegar, spice and everything nice

In 2019, when TGIFood was young, Louzel Lombard Steyn wrote this piece about boerewors as her first story for the then…

FOOD BABBLE: BOERIES!: Who makes the best boerewors? Tell us all about it

Wherever you live in South Africa, there is boerewors. Some is good. Some is so-so. And some is dreadful. But who makes…

ESCAPE: Solo on the Baviaans Canyon Trail — five days slack‑packing

My lungs were screaming, I had no fuel in my tank, and I felt woefully unprepared. I was still getting used to my…

SPENDING AND SAVING: Use loans and credit wisely and avoid falling into the debt spiral

Many people are borrowing to bridge the gap between earnings and essential expenses.

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict…

Harvard to pay $53m to settle lawsuits over theft of body parts

BOSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Harvard University has agreed to pay $53m to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it…

TRIBUTE: In Memoriam: Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick’s ‘lisquito’-in-chief, is laid to rest

‘Estelle’s compassion shone through her writing and made me a more caring person too — her life was too short, but her…

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: NMB emergency and service vehicles immobilised by yet another fuel crisis

Nelson Mandela Bay’s recurring fuel problems are raising fresh questions about procurement failures and the…

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC hero Marius Schoon’s son, Fritz, is a DA candidate for Joburg

Fritz Schoon’s family fought for the ANC. He chose the DA. He tells us why.

US sanctions International Criminal Court president, senior lawyer

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U. S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday on the International Criminal Court's president…

21 PROBLEMS: NMB metro finally acts on R35m streetlight scandal, but suspensions still pending

The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s progress in implementing its…